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Consultants: China M&A Activities Continue to Slow With an Eye on Strategic Focus
Chinese regulators' attitudes towards such deals. The acquisition of Chaucer from Hanover Insurance Group Inc. "will raise China Re's profile at Lloyd's as well in the global ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 23, 2019
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After Change at Top, Chaucer Has a New Strategy for 2011
Brit Insurance Holdings. Brit withdrew its offer after Chaucer's board rejected it. Chaucer soon after announced Gilmour's retirement (BestWire June 26, 2009). Bartell was part of ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 4, 2011
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Chaucer Cites Strong Underwriting in Return to Profit
Chaucer Holdings plc reported a 2009 profit of 28.1 million pounds (31.2 million euros) attributable to equity holders, up from a loss of 19 million pounds in 2008. Gross written ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 8, 2010
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Stronger Underwriting Market, Stable Claims Bring Four-Fold Interim Profit Rise to Lloyd's Insurer Chaucer
Gilmour said in a statement. "We are well-placed, with our strong underwriting focus and diverse business mix, to benefit from this." Investment return rose to 2.7% from 0.2%. This ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 27, 2009
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Brit Makes All-Share Offer for Fellow Lloyd’s Insurer Chaucer
Chaucer said in a statement. Chaucer said the syndicate's capacity will be supported by a reinsurance contract worth 50 million pounds in 2009 and a similar amount in 2010. Premium ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 22, 2009
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Failure of Novae-Chaucer Deal Reflects Investment Vagaries
Fosh said in an interview in his London office. For a start, he said, a combined operation would have needed less capital than two separate entities. "In a business where scale ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 6, 2009
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‘Difficult Financial Climate’ Sends Chaucer Into 2008 Pretax Loss
Chaucer Holdings plc reported a 2008 pretax loss of 26.2 million pounds (28.4 million euros), down from a pretax profit of 89.4 million pounds in 2007. Investments produced a loss ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 10, 2009
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Lloyd’s Insurer Chaucer Reports Nine-Month Premium Rise
Chaucer (LSE: CHU) reported an investment loss of 27.7 million pounds, or a loss of 2.5% for the period. There was a further investment loss of 40.3 million pounds, or 3.6%, in ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 13, 2008
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Lloyd’s Expects Gustav, Ike Claims of $2.34 Billion
Problems came from hedge funds, equities and the credit markets. "Hurricane Ike is likely to have caused one of the largest hurricane losses in U.S. history," said Chaucer CEO Ewen ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 21, 2008
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Chaucer Sells Stake in Lloyd’s Insurer Pembroke to Ironshore
Ironshore into Lloyd's for the first time. "The addition of Pembroke completes Ironshore's strategic goal to have three central underwriting platforms: Bermuda, U.S. and Lloyd's," ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 1, 2008
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U.K. Motor, Investment Results Bring Record Profit to Chaucer
Pretax profit for Chaucer in 2007 was of 89.4 million pounds (117.34 million euros), up from 86 million pounds in 2006. Gross written premiums fell to 584.1 million pounds from 594 ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 10, 2008
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London Insurer Sets its Sights on World Forestry Market
Demand for new products is pushing foresters to look to new territories. And the capital providers who will finance this expansion want to see insurance in place before they part ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 11, 2008
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U.S. Subprime Crisis Setting Off Alarm Bells in United Kingdom
United Kingdom over possible risks to Lloyd's insurers. Clear Capital, a London-based equity research firm, has suggested recent drops in the stock prices of some Lloyd's ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 20, 2007
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In a Strong Market, U.K.’s Chaucer Posts Sevenfold Profit Rise
Officer Ewen Gilmour said. "After the challenges of 2005, the industry again demonstrated its unerring capacity to surprise, but this time more agreeably." Chaucer (LSE:CHU) also ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 19, 2007
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