M&A – Page 111
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NewsReserves running out warns Savage as Lloyd’s profit falls
Savage says reserve releases are drying up, and post-2007 releases ‘will not offer same prop’
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NewsSwinton back on acquisition trail as profits slide 25%
Halpin is eyeing commercial buys ‘that fit with the business model’ while turnover rises 13%
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Companies & MarketsBrit/Apollo and CVC deal could spur further takeovers and mergers
Could a successful takeover break the Lloyd’s deadlock and lead to a flurry of deals in the insurance sector?
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Online onlyMontpelier CEO: Reinsurers will merge
Montpelier Re boss says mergers will make firms stronger
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NewsBrit deal is ‘a near certainty’ after Apollo teams up with CVC
Offer is 'not a bad price' given Brit's recent history, analysts say
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NewsFBD and Liberty Mutual interested in Quinn
Anglo Irish Bank, which is owed £2.37bn by Quinn Group, is also in the frame
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Online onlyGiles director Brooke to focus on M&A
Simon Brooke steps down from exec team into new role
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Online onlyAnglo sets aside €700m for Quinn losses
Uncertainty over Quinn Insurance triggers new provision
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NewsGiles applies for injunction against former employees
Consolidator puts money where its mouth is following recent warning note to current staff
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Online onlyBluefin network BPS funds broker deals
Broker Partnership Services adds a dozen brokers and grows revenue
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Online onlyParabis backs Argent and Carmichaels merger
Parabis Group says Carmichaels will compliment Argent
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News AnalysisSale of the century
The rumour mill is in overdrive yet again over a possible RBSI sale as potential bidders, including Berkshire Hathaway, enter the picture. But could its painful losses resulting from the explosion in bodily injury claims have left it vulnerable to a cheeky offer from a savvy investor?
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People & OpinionLeader: Could Buffett perform a motor miracle?
“Tony and I feel like two hungry mosquitoes in a nudist camp. Juicy targets are everywhere.” So said Warren Buffett of his US motor insurer GEICO, chaired by Tony Nicely, in a letter to shareholders last year
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NewsBidders line up for NIG as speculation surrounds RBSI
Bank moves to appoint corporate advisers to manage process through a sale or flotation
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NewsRSA’s ‘under-priced’ bid for Aviva may be the opposite
Citi analysts put Aviva's net profit at up to £200m less than RSA's estimate
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News AnalysisSplit decision
RSA’s bold bid for Aviva’s general insurance business took the market by surprise. But with the composite insurer model seemingly in decline in the UK, is Aviva just putting off the inevitable?
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Online onlyAXA's Maso denies Bluefin sell-off
AXA "very happy" with its investment in Bluefin, says insurer boss
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Online onlyInk rubber-stamps Westinsure takeover
Westinsure's shareholders give thumbs up to takeover by Giles-owned Ink
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NewsKerry London set for buying spree after capital injection
Loss of sports and leisure team will not affect profits, chief exec says
