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Aviva swings the axe

Britain’s largest insurance company, Aviva, parent of Norwich Union, is looking for another swathe of job cuts as part of a bid to save £350 million a year in costs. Read
Companies: AV.   

Deals steal the show

Corporate activity has continued to preoccupy the insurance sector. Read
Companies: FP.    OML    RSL    SL.    ZURN   

Climate of fear

Insurers face the risk of being swept away if they fail to take adequate measures to cope with climate change, warns the Lloyd’s insurance market. Read
Companies: HSX   

Break-up pressure mounts

Big insurance companies are ripe for breaking up or participating in the breaking up of others. Read
Companies: AV.    FP.    PRU    SL.   

Musical chairs

As Richard Harvey, chief executive of Britain’s largest insurer, Aviva, prepares for his retirement in July, the path to his succession appears to have been cleared by the departure of Patrick Snowball, head of the company’s UK operations. Read
Companies: ALEA    AV.   

Competition clouds the picture

Increasing competition and margin pressure in areas such as critical illness cover and the bulk annuity pensions buy-out provided a less than cheerful background to Legal & General’s announcement that it was ‘one step nearer’ a £1 billion cash return to shareholders. Read
Companies: HDU    LGEN   

Testing the weather

Against an uninspiring background of easing premium rates and a weak dollar – in which most world insurance is transacted – the Willis broking group has teamed up with leading academic experts Read
Companies: PRU   

Egg on Pru’s face

Mark Tucker, chief executive of insurance giant Prudential, has had the unenviable task of defending the company’s decision to sell Egg. Read
Companies: PRU   

Buffett opens for Lloyd’s

The prospect of finally ridding 34,000 old Lloyd’s ‘names’ of their exposure to past liabilities has begun to look like reality. Read
Companies: WUN   

All eyes on Standard

As speculation intensified about how soon Sandy Crombie would retire as chief executive of Standard Life, the recently floated life insurer unveiled disappointing interim profits, after making a £100 million provision for customers surrendering their policies. Read
Companies: HDU    OUH    SL.   


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