All articles by Ben Dyson – Page 75
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NewsLockton puts team in place for new MGA
Broking group hires three senior staff members for Mapledown
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News AnalysisHunting season
With opportunities for organic growth thin on the ground, big insurers with excess capital are on the prowl for smaller firms to snap up. The sector could be in for a feeding frenzy this year
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NewsEurope listening to Lloyd’s Solvency II calibration concerns
Lloyd's has been lobbying the FSA, Treasury and European bodies to amend the capital requirements
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NewsInsurers cool on new bank bonds
Low appetite for contingent capital and bail-in bonds is negative for banks, says Moody's
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NewsTowers Watson arm delivers £11m profit
Reinsurance division reports ‘satisfactory’ results to June 2010
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NewsOval plans to pay off debt in three years
Interest payments will go down as broker's debt reduces
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NewsAon’s broking division to introduce global liability limit
Clients can pay a fee to extend broker's liability beyond £1.6m
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NewsAchilles’ Brit bid still on track
Deadline may be extended a third time if acceptance level is not reached
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NewsOmega shareholders to seek £1.40 a share
Canopius’s offer for rival may have to be at least 1.3 times book value
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NewsAggregator sites ‘cost sector £1bn’
Advertisers have been the main winners as comparison sites make slim profits
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Companies & MarketsOmega is a good fit for Canopius
Surplus capital and sound growth strategy make Lloyd’s insurer a sensible target, despite a turbulent 12 months
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NewsPrivate equity firms queue up for a slice of Towergate
Advent International among at least two names in the running for minority stake in consolidator
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NewsLloyd’s insurers turn to third parties to continue buy-backs
Hardy sets up buy-back programme with stockbroker, while Hiscox enters similar deal
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NewsReinsurance rates plunge 10% on 1 January renewals
Cheaper reinsurance a mixed blessing for primary market as excess capital holds down market
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Re & RisksIs cheaper reinsurance a false economy?
Rate cuts look good for insurers on the surface, but do they pose underlying risks?
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Companies & MarketsComment: Don't bash the broker
But intermediaries may need to look in new directions for income if they want to change opinions
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The LobbyThe new face of financial regulation
Hector Sants reveals how the new UK regime will differ from the FSA’s previous approach
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NewsPersonal lines market returns to growth
Datamonitor forecasts GWP of £29.2bn in 2014, up from £25.7bn this year
