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Empty schools at risk of metal theft this summer, warns insurer Ecclesiastical
This summer holiday, British schools are at risk of having valuable lead stripped from their roofs by criminals, causing major damage and leaving the...
Insurer Axa says capital loss cuts profits 29.0 percent
French insurance giant Axa reported on Wednesday a 29.0-percent fall in net profit for the first half, blaming a capital loss as expected from...
Italy’s Generali could be interested in AIA ‘pieces’: report
Italian insurer Generali could be interested in "pieces" of AIG's Asian unit AIA after British insurer Prudential abandoned its ambitious takeover plan, daily Corriere...
Prudential chairman says no heads will roll over AIA
Prudential chairman Harvey McGrath said in an interview on Friday that no heads would roll at the British insurer after it abandoned an ambitious...
Prudential pulls out of bid for Asian insurer AIA
British insurer Prudential said Wednesday it was withdrawing from a bid to buy AIA, the Asian arm of AIG, after the US group refused...
AIG refuses to change conditions of AIA sale to Prudential
US insurer AIG said Tuesday it had refused to modify the conditions for the sale of its AIA Asian unit to British rival Prudential,...
Prudential chairman defends AIA mega-deal
Prudential chairman Harvey McGrath Tuesday defended a planned takeover of Asian insurer AIA as the British company's shares started trading in Hong Kong and...
British insurer Aviva says ‘very low’ risk of eurozone defaults
The boss of British insurer Aviva on Tuesday said there was a "very, very low" risk that Greece, Spain or Portugal would default on...
Prudential delays rights issue to fund Asian insurer buyout
British insurer Prudential on Wednesday said it had decided to delay launching a rights issue aimed at helping to fund a 35.5-billion-dollar takeover of...
British insurer Aviva to return in Asia
Aviva said on Friday it will re-enter Asia's general insurance business with the launch of services in Singapore, one month after rival Prudential bought...
Legal & General appoints new chairman, John Stewart
British insurer Legal & General has appointed former National Australia Bank boss John Stewart as chairman, it said on Wednesday, ending a search that...
Aviva reports sales drop with £27 billion worldwide sales
British insurance giant Aviva on Wednesday reported an 11-percent drop in worldwide sales during the first nine months of the year but claimed the...
