Swiss Re
Your profession
Swiss Re has purchased Barclays Life, the bank's closed book life assurance business, for £753m.
05 August 2008
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Protection
Decisive action is needed to stem a steep decline in UK protection sales and plug a growing protection gap, according to Swiss Re.
16 May 2008
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Investment
LV=, the insurance and investment group, has exercised its option agreement for retirement business Tomorrow and will complete the acquisition by December 31.
17 December 2007
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Your profession
Standard Life is pulling out all the stops in its bid to snatch Resolution from the rival Pearl Group.
05 November 2007
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Your profession
Friends Provident and Resolution have announced they are targeting a £1bn capital return to shareholders in both 2008 and 2009.
24 October 2007
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Your profession
Standard Life and Swiss Re are reportedly set to launch a 730p to 740p per share bid for Resolution.
22 October 2007
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Your profession
Resolution rivals Pearl and Standard Life were told today: Make a firm offer by 5pm on 25 October or walk away.
15 October 2007
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Your profession
Standard Life and Swiss Re are reportedly closing in on a 750p a share joint offer for Resolution.
15 October 2007
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Investment
Tomorrow, Swiss Re's retirement specialist, will not remove the option to convert pension policies to self invested personal pensions (SIPPs) at the end of the year.
03 October 2007
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Investment
Zurich has confirmed it is to transfer part of its annuity business, worth approximately £3.7bn in assets, to Swiss Re.
04 June 2007
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