All Finance articles – Page 144
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Provident sells motor business for £170m
Provident Financial has confirmed the sale of its motor insurance business to a subsidiary of GMAC Insurance...
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NU targets top 10 with HSBC venture
HSBC Bank and Aviva have announced plans for the creation of a joint venture, under the "HSBC Insurance" brand, that aims to be a top-10 player in the UK general insurance industry. Under the terms of the planned joint venture, HSBC Bank and Norwich Union Insurance, the UK general ...
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Assurant launches in Irish insurance market
Assurant Solutions has entered the Irish insurance market...
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Silverbeck Rymer closes defendant operation, focuses on claimant work
Law firm Silverbeck Rymer has opted to become a claimant only practice and run off the defendant side of its operation.Silverbeck Rymer's chairman, Jim Rymer, commented: “It is a strategic decision to focus on the claimant side of the business, including high value claims. It is where our future ...
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Protectagroup to float after expansion plan
Welsh broker Protectagroup is set to float on the London Stock Exchange after completing an aggressive acquisition drive which will more than quadruple its size.The personal lines broker intends to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) by 2011 through a main market flotation, which may include the yet to ...
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Jelf strengthens position across Thames Valley
Jelf reaches tenth acquisition in 12 months with Aldershot broker purchase
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Lancashire weighs in with strong Q1 results
Lancashire Holdings has announced net income after tax of $87.9m or $0.43 diluted earnings per common share for the first quarter 2007, compared to $9.3m or $0.05 per common share for the same quarter of 2006. The company also generated operating income of $88.1m, or $0.43 diluted operating earnings per ...
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Quinn sues over risk equalisation exemption
The Quinn group has started legal proceedings against the government over this Week's emergency legislation on risk equalization exemption.Quinn has said it welcomes many of the conclusions reached in the Barrington Report and, in particular, the recognition that the main impediment to competition in the private health insurance market in ...
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Xchanging admitted to trade on LSE
Xchanging was today admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange...