Amlin
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Insurance giant becomes latest insurer from Japan to launch overseas acquisition in face of slow growth at home
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Investors fear the cleanup from the storm could run into billions
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Lloyds of London insurer made losses last year due to Japanese tsunami and New Zealand earthquake
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Amlin, the biggest insurer operating in the Lloyd's of London market, reported a pre-tax loss of £193.8m last year, but expects to return to profit in 2011
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City gossips suggested Intel could pay £10bn for Cambridge technology group.
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A rare positive surprise from the US jobs market and more bid talk helped the FTSE 100 end the week on a high note as worries about a dip back into global recession receded
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Bermuda-based Hiscox estimates its bill for the Chilean earthquake and windstorm Xynthia will reach £100m
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The problems at troubled Saudi group Saad have prompted the firm to begin a sale of its quoted investments, with a stake in housebuilder Berkeley Group first on the block
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Leading shares lost more than 5% of their value yesterday and slumped to a six year closing low, dragged down by yet more unwelcome news from the financial sector
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The run on leading shares continues, with the FTSE 100 now down more than 4% on the back of further declines among the banks after HSBC's £12.5bn cash call
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The FTSE 100 closed just the right side of the 4000-point mark today as it recorded its fifth successive day of decline
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Insurer Prudential rose nearly 6% on talk that Chinatrust of Taiwan might be interested in taking a stake or even bidding. The suggestion came from reports in Taiwan that wealth management group Chinatrust wanted to increase its presence in the insurance sector, and had decided it would be cheaper to buy an existing company rather than set up a business from scratch
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The FTSE 100 recorded its sixth best day ever today amid enthusiasm for Barack Obama's planned stimulus package for the US economy
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Closing market report: The latest twists in the takeover battle around insurer Resolution keeps traders on their toes - Standard Life announces its bid and its rival Pearl immediately comes in with a higher offer. By Katie Allen
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Amlin, a syndicate at Lloyd's of London, the insurance market, said yesterday that first-half results would beat analysts' forecasts, with pre-tax profits of £120m.
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