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BT Group will be in City spotlight on busiest day of the short week
Thursday's preview includes BT Group, Superdry, Morrisons, Barratt Developments, and RSA Insurance.
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Beazley PLC
LON:BEZ
Beazley Group is the holding company of Beazley Group, an insurance and reinsurance business operating through Lloyd’s syndicates 2623 and 623 in the United Kingdom and Beazley Insurance Company, Inc., a United States-admitted carrier. Beazley is organized in four business segments: specialty lines, property, reinsurance and marine. Specialty lines mainly underwrites professional lines, employment practices liability, specialty liability, political risk, directors’ and officers’ liability, healthcare, stand-alone terrorism and contingency.
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BT to take centre stage as it reports full year numbers with dividend in focus
The week ahead includes updates from BT Group, Superdry, Morrisons, ITV, IAG, Barratt Developments, Direct Line, RSA Insurance and Imperial Brands
Beazley profits halve in 2018 but insurer guides to stronger returns this year
Beazley said it has started 2019 with some “moderate tailwinds” including firmer pricing for some businesses and higher interest rates, which should improve investment returns
Beazley sees California wildfires claims coming in at US$40mln
The FTSE 250-listed insurer said investment markets continue to be volatile and that its year to date investment return to 30 November 2018 is 0.5%
Hardware & electrical equipment
Ensurance expands UK portfolio with launch of specialist cyber insurance offering
The offering extends Ensurance’s niche product range with the cover available to any policyholder that handles customer data.
Beazley weak as half-year profit drops by 64% reflecting plunge in investment income
The FTSE 250-listed insurer saw its pre-tax profit fall to US$57.5mln, down from US$158.7mln a year earlier, with its net investment income dropping to US$8.0mln from US$79.4mln
FTSE 100 closes in the red amid heightened trade worries
The UK index of leading shares closed around five points lower at 7,678
Beazley shares edge up on positive first quarter but Numis downgrades on valuation grounds
In the first part of 2018, Beazley saw gross written premiums increase by 10% to US$631mln compared to the same period last year
City broker upgrades Beazley on insurer’s bullish outlook for 2018
As expected, last autumn’s hurricanes and storms in the US and Caribbean knocked 43% off the insurer’s profits, but Beazley is bullish about its prospects for the year ahead
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 closes firmly lower as strong pound weighs
The FTSE 100 index – which is chock full of dollar earners – closed around 108 points lower at 7,170
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Smith & Nephew, Bellway and Compass to provide Thursday’s City highlights
Smith & Nephew, Bellway Plc and Compass are on the Thursday's agenda.
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Bank of England rate decision eyed, plus numbers from blue chips BP and Glaxo in coming week
After November's hike, another UK rate rise is unlikely this month, although some Bank of England MPC members may vote for a rise after a unanimous vote in December
Beazley expects 2017 profit to be ahead of current market expectations despite spate of natural disasters
In a brief post-close season trading update, the Lloyd's of London insurer said it anticipates that the group will report a combined ratio of 99% for the year ended 31 December 2017
FTSE 100 firmly in red as EU cuts growth forecasts for UK
After a bullish run over the past few months, European and US markets endured a rare off day on Thursday
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AstraZeneca's results: focus will be on the pipeline and recovery options for the MYSTIC trial
Will Astra get into the MYSTIC? The company said not all hope was lost for its lung cancer trial, which flunked in the summer
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M&S and Sainsbury's take centre stage as BoE interest rate hike excitement dies down
The week ahead includes earnings from M&S, Sainsbury's, ABF, Direct Line, Wetherspoon and AstraZeneca while macro-economic announcements will be thin on the ground
FTSE 100 closes firmly in positive territory as sterling slides
The FTSE 100 rose to within a couple of points of 7,500 after US markets opened higher
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Unilever results to illustrate strategy review boosts; investors looking for Vodafone improvements
Week Ahead: Unilever PLC, Vodafone PLC, easyJet PLC, Sports Direct PLC, Royal Mail Group PLC ...
First Worldpay, now Lloyd's of London insurer Novae falls to an opportunistic bid as weak pound entices Americans
AXIS Capital is shelling out 700p a share in cash for Novae Group PLC – a 29% premium to the average price over the last month.