Financial / Results – Page 210
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NewsZurich’s Dave Smith: More good weather could undermine price discipline
Chief executive said obstacles prevented stronger growth in 2014
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NewsAndy Watson: Some competitors are cutting motor rates
Ageas UK chief executive not confident that pricing will improve despite optimism elsewhere
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NewsZurich UK’s Dave Smith hails return to growth in 2014
General insurance business grows 2.2% after years of personal lines cutbacks
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NewsZurich UK’s combined ratio drops to 95.5% in 2014
UK general insurance operating profit increases 26%, group results show
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NewsAgeas UK profit rises 11% thanks to life business sale
Sale gains and legal settlement proceeds mask lower profit in insurance and retail divisions
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NewsHedge fund Tosca sells 2.2 million Quindell shares
Investor makes £1.56m from sale as stake drops back below 5%
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NewsRIAS founders target £50m GWP with new home insurance broker
Hampshire–based Intelligent Insurer will sell policies through aggregators, direct online sales and a UK contact centre
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NewsRevenue fall in transport and real estate stunts Willis Insurance UK growth in Q4
Broking Group profit dips by 0.8% in full year 2014 as organic growth slips
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Online onlyTowergate: Now the hard work begins
While takeover by unsecured creditors has put the troubled broker on the road to recovery, the new owners still face challenges, not least how to grow organically during the year ahead
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NewsCatlin reports 13% boost to pre-tax profit
The insurer will also declare a special dividend of 12p per share following the sale of Insure the Box
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NewsDavies expects to win 20 contracts this year after returning to profit
Garwyn acquisition contributed nearly £1m to underlying profit in 2014
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NewsAon creates new SME arm after merger
Aon Risk Solutions boss Jim Herbert says move will position broker for growth
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NewsTowergate chairman hails unsecured creditors’ takeover deal
Certainty about future will allow unfinished transactions to be completed, says Alastair Lyons
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NewsTowergate’s unsecured creditors strike deal to take control of broker
Highbridge, KKR and Sankaty will own 80.6% of company
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NewsAon broking profit rises 7% in 2014 as group enjoys 26% jump
But organic growth in broking slips back to 2% because of fall in reinsurance revenue
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NewsGallagher buys Maidstone MGA Evolution
Paul Upton (pictured) and his team will continue to run business
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NewsAspen results miss analysts’ expectations
Chief executive O’Kane says firm mantained discipline in January Reinsurance renewals
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AgendaBriefing: How can the new owners clean up a troubled Towergate?
Once the dust over ownership has settled, Towergate has a list of woes that will need addressing to get it on the road to recovery
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Online onlyAmerican financial giant JP Morgan swoops for Towergate
JP Morgan arm leads pack of unsecured creditors primed to seize control
