Avantia becomes one of the latest UK insurers to work with Google Cloud and scales its award-winning AI tool “Holmes” to transform customer experience. 

Avantia Group has strengthened its team by appointing Dan Hirlea as Head of AI, complementing the addition of Saurabh Johri as AI Advisor earlier in 2025.

AXA UK has today announced the renewal of its partnership with Avantia Group in a new multi-year deal. The deal sees AXA continue to provide capacity for Avantia’s Homeprotect customers. AXA and Avantia first partnered in 2012 and the extension signals the strength of the long-standing relationship between the two brands, with AXA being a lead insurer and Homeprotect being … Read More

We spoke to our Head of Operational Change, Kennedy Round, and asked her some key questions about her role. 1) How do you measure the impact of transformational change programmes?  The specifics may vary, but broadly, any change should consider its impact on your customers, your business, and your people. Start by understanding the “do nothing” state before implementing changes. … Read More

Avantia Group, the digital home insurance platform and the parent company behind award-winning direct-to-consumer home insurance brand Homeprotect is rewriting the rules of claims management, with the announcement of an industry-first AI solution named ‘Holmes’, designed to tackle fraud and transform home insurance claims.   Fraudulent claims continue to severely impact the insurance sector in the UK. According to the Association … Read More

Avantia Group has appointed Saurabh Johri as its AI Advisor to help drive the next phase of its AI transformation.  The creation of this newly-established role marks a significant milestone in Avantia’s continued journey to embed cutting-edge technology at the heart of its operations. It shows how AI and new technologies are becoming a bigger part of modern business, with … Read More

Avantia Group, the digital home insurance platform and the parent company behind award-winning direct-to-consumer home insurance brand Homeprotect, has reported record results for 2024, with turnover increasing by 23% year on year. The growth was driven by strong customer acquisition, powered by the company’s market-leading pricing capability and ongoing investment in AI-driven proprietary decisioning technology. Turnover increased from £38m in … Read More

Avantia Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Jo Ainsworth into the role of Chief Risk and Compliance Officer. Jo’s new role will be pivotal in ensuring our compliance strategies are as strong as our innovations.  Mark Eastham, CEO of Avantia Group, spoke about the importance of this strategic hire:  “We have big goals as a business with an … Read More

We are pleased to announce the appointment of James Parry into the newly created role of Head of Supply Chain to lead the strategic development of Avantia Group’s supplier network.

Avantia Group is excited to announce a strategic partnership with 360Globalnet, a pioneer in digital claims solutions. This collaboration will allow Avantia to leverage 360Globalnet’s multi-award-winning digital claims platform to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of managing home insurance claims.  

Avantia has continued its robust growth track record in 2023, driven by strong industry partnerships and continued investment in data and technology.  The firm reported turnover of £38m in 2023, a 17% increase year on year, with headcount expansion of 14 colleagues increasing the total workforce to 100 staff.  This marks the sixth consecutive year of double-digit growth, solidifying the … Read More

We’re pleased to announced that Siro Giaquinto has joined our team as Head of Technical Pricing and Underwriting. As Head of Technical Pricing and Underwriting, Siro will be responsible for delivering on our loss ratio commitments to capacity partners by helping us innovate and advance our risk modelling, managing our portfolio and further developing our underwriting capacities. We asked Siro … Read More