PEOPLE MOVES MARK WILSON FROM: AVIVA TO: ABACAI WAS: CHIEF EXECUTIVE NOW: DIRECTOR & FOUNDER Mark Wilson enjoyed a highly successful career in the insurance market, having reinvigorated Asian giant AIA before being hired to do the same at Aviva. Initially he was praised for saving the troubled UK company, but later years saw investors grow frustrated with Aviva’s failure to thrive and lack of focus.Wilson currently sits on the board of BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, and last year headed a failed takeover bid for Saga, the over-50s travel and insurance provider. The launching of Abacai, a new, disruptive auto insurtech, will be Wilson’s first foray back into the insurance business since his 2018 exit from Aviva. 14
May 2021
“WE HAVE AN AMBITIOUS VISION FOR ABACAI AS A HIGH GROWTH DISRUPTOR. THERE IS A MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY IN THE FAST-EVOLVING DIGITAL INSURANCE MARKET AND WE PLAN TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE INDUSTRY”
