--- title: "Aviva vs LV=: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Aviva or LV= more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car insurance brands set in the United Kingdom. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/aviva-vs-lv-insurance" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Aviva vs LV=: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Aviva or LV= more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car insurance brands set in the United Kingdom. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Aviva and LV= - **Competitive set**: Car insurance brands - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Aviva Share of Search**: 28.3% - **LV= Share of Search**: 11.6% ## Is Aviva or LV= more popular in search? - In September 2026, Aviva had more branded searches than LV= among car insurance brands in the United Kingdom. Aviva had about 301,000 branded searches, while LV= had 124,000. Aviva made up 28.3% of all car insurance brand searches we track, and LV= accounted for 11.6%. - Aviva was ahead of LV= in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Aviva’s share of searches among car insurance brands in the United Kingdom moved from 33.5% to 28.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 368K to 301K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, LV=’s share of searches among car insurance brands in the United Kingdom moved from 9.2% to 11.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 101K to 124K. ## Top car insurance brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Aviva was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. LV= was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Aviva was listed before LV= in every answer that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Aviva | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Direct Line | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | LV= | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Admiral | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Churchill | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about car insurance brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which car insurance brand should I switch to in the UK?": 1. Aviva, 2. LV=, 3. Admiral, 4. Direct Line - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best car insurance brands in the UK?": 1. Aviva, 2. LV=, 3. Direct Line, 4. Admiral - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best car insurance brand in the UK for a cheaper policy?": 1. Aviva - Searched Google, AI Overview "cheap car insurance uk": 1. Churchill, 2. Direct Line, 3. Admiral - Searched Google, AI Overview "car insurance quotes uk": 1. Aviva, 2. Direct Line Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom car insurance brands in September 2026? - Aviva’s share of searches among car insurance brands in the United Kingdom has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 33% to 28.3% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for LV= in the United Kingdom rose 22.3% over 12 measured months, from 101K to 124K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Aviva estimated searches | Aviva Share of Search | Aviva rank | LV= estimated searches | LV= Share of Search | LV= rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 368K | 33.5% | 2 | 101K | 9.2% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 301K | 29.9% | 2 | 90K | 8.9% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 301K | 31.8% | 2 | 82.6K | 8.7% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 368K | 29.9% | 2 | 110K | 8.9% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 368K | 33.5% | 2 | 110K | 10% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 368K | 29.2% | 2 | 124K | 9.8% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 301K | 27.9% | 2 | 101K | 9.3% | 4 | | May 2026 | 301K | 27.6% | 2 | 124K | 11.3% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 368K | 33% | 2 | 124K | 11.1% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 301K | 28.8% | 2 | 124K | 11.8% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 301K | 28.5% | 2 | 124K | 11.7% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 301K | 28.3% | 2 | 124K | 11.6% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Aviva’s and LV=’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Aviva**: Measured on the search term “aviva”. - **LV=**: Measured on the search terms “lv car insurance” and “lv insurance”, summed into one figure. - [Aviva profile](/demand/uk/brands/aviva) - [LV= profile](/demand/uk/brands/lv-insurance) - [All car insurance brands in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-car-insurance-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Aviva or LV= more popular in search? In September 2026, Aviva had more branded searches than LV= among car insurance brands in the United Kingdom. Aviva had about 301,000 branded searches, while LV= had 124,000. Aviva made up 28.3% of all car insurance brand searches we track, and LV= accounted for 11.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Aviva vs LV=: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/aviva-vs-lv-insurance This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/aviva-vs-lv-insurance. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.