September 8, 2015
RSA Insurance Group plc, which received a takeover approach from Zurich Insurance Group AG, agreed to sell its Latin American operations to Suramericana SA for about 403 million pounds ($620 million) in cash. The sale will be “significantly” positive for …
August 26, 2015
Zurich Insurance Group AG’s announcement that it’s considering a 5.6 billion-pound ($8.8 billion) offer for RSA Insurance Group plc is leaving investors in doubt that the takeover will happen at that price. RSA rose 4.6 percent to 517.5 pence at …
August 7, 2015
Martin Senn, Zurich Insurance Group AG’s chief executive officer, is considering a bid for RSA Insurance Group plc, one of the U.K.’s biggest insurers, after a cost-cutting program failed to revive returns for shareholders. Investors including GAM Holding AG are …
August 7, 2015
RSA Insurance Group plc, the subject of a potential takeover bid by Zurich Insurance Group AG, reported a jump in first-half profit that beat analyst estimates and restored the interim dividend. Operating profit rose 84 percent to 259 million pounds …
August 6, 2015
Zurich Insurance Group AG, the Swiss firm considering a bid for the UK’s RSA Insurance Group plc, reported profit that missed analysts estimates as earnings dropped 43 percent at the general insurance unit and it made a loss on unit-linked …
August 3, 2015
Zurich Insurance Group AG is raising financing ahead of a possible takeover offer for RSA Insurance Group, according to people familiar with the matter. The Swiss insurer is talking to banks about raising more than $4 billion, said two of …
July 29, 2015
Zurich Insurance Group AG said any offer for RSA Insurance Group would be in cash. Wednesday’s statement from Zurich means “there’s a very high likelihood that it will come through with an offer in the next few weeks.” said Ben …
July 28, 2015
Cash-rich Zurich Insurance is weighing a bid for British rival RSA Insurance Group which could top $8 billion and be the latest industry tie-up amid toughening regulations. The impending launch of new European rules governing how much money insurers must …
July 8, 2015
The UK Financial Reporting Council is investigating former employees of RSA Insurance Group plc’s Irish unit regarding accounting irregularities in 2012. “The FRC has decided to investigate the conduct of certain individual members,” the accounting and auditing authority said in …
July 7, 2015
RSA Insurance Group plc (RSA) announced the appointment of Scott Egan as an executive director and group chief financial officer of the company. He is expected to join the company during the fourth quarter of this year. He replaces Richard …