Stephen Hester News

Zurich Insurance Prepares Financing Ahead of Possible Offer for RSA: Sources

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 …

UK Accounting Watchdog Probes Former Employees of RSA’s Irish Unit

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 …

RSA Appoints Towergate’s Egan as Executive Director and Group CFO

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 …

RSA Q1 Premiums Rise 1% to $2.3 Billion in Competitive Markets

RSA Insurance Group plc, the U.K.’s second-largest non-life insurer by market value, said revenue for the first quarter edged higher as it disposed of assets. Net written premiums for its core operations rose 1 percent on a constant currency basis …

RSA May Face Shareholder Backlash on CEO’s ‘Excessive’ Bonus

RSA Insurance Group plc may face a backlash from investors this week as Pensions & Investment Research Consultants Ltd. said Chief Executive Officer Stephen Hester’s compensation was “excessive.” The shareholders’ group recommended investors abstain from voting for Hester’s pay at …

RSA’s Restores 2014 Profit and Dividend; CFO Plans to Step Down

RSA Insurance Group plc reported its first full-year profit since Stephen Hester took charge, restoring dividends after a string of asset sales and cost-cutting measures. Pretax profit was 275 million pounds [$425.9 million], compared with a loss of 244 million …

RSA Sells 26% Holding in India’s Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance

RSA Insurance Group plc announced that it agreed the sale of its 26 percent holding in Indian insurer Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Limited to Sundaram Finance Limited, its joint venture partner. RSA expects to receive cash consideration of approximately …

U.K.’s RSA Considers Sale of Middle East Business

RSA Insurance Group plc is considering the sale of its Middle Eastern business as the U.K. insurer seeks to raise capital, people with knowledge of the matter said. RSA, whose operations span Europe, Asia, Latin America and Canada, is working …

RSA to Sell Canada Broker Unit Noraxis to A.J. Gallagher for $460 Million

The UK’s RSA Insurance Group Plc said on Monday it had reached agreement to sell its majority-owned Canadian brokerage business – Noraxis Capital Corp. – to U.S. insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for C$500 million (US$460.60 million). One …