en-us Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:54:15 -0800 JAVA JAVA Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:28:03 -0800 JAVA JAVA Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:03:00 -0800 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:24:14 -0800 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:56:33 -0800 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:36:26 -0800 AOC AOC Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:15:26 -0800 ALL LTR ALL,LTR Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:46:46 -0800 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:25:42 -0800 Reuters UK) - Insurance-focussed takeover vehicle Resolution RSL reported a drop in sales at Friends Provident, its first acquisition, but said it planned further deals as the sector remains ripe for consolidation.Resolution, which completed the acquisition of Friends Provident on November 4, said the insurer had sales of 505...]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:45:47 -0800 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Reuters) - Shares of bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc ABK sank 33 percent on Tuesday after the company warned it may be forced to seek bankruptcy protection if it cannot fix its liquidity problems."Ambac's available liquidity is currently insufficient to fund its needs beyond the...]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:15:16 -0800 ABK MBI ABK,MBI Reuters UK) - French insurer AXA AXAF bid for full control of its majority-owned Asian arm on Monday, seeking a tighter grip on the region's strong growth potential.The insurance market in Asia is growing faster than Europe and the United States, with Ping...]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:30:49 -0800 AMP AXA AMP,AXA Reuters) - French insurer AXA AXAF sought full control of its majority-owned Asian arm to get a tighter grip on the region's booming markets, and stuck with plans to grow in China in spite of regulatory obstacles there.The insurance market in Asia is...]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:45:34 -0800 AMP AXA AMP,AXA Reuters UK) - French insurer AXA's 5.6 percent stake in China's No.4 life insurer, Taikang, attracted foreign and domestic bidders, including Temasek and Blackstone, valuing the holding at more than $1 billion (598 million pounds), sources told Reuters on Monday.Other bidders included Bain...]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:00:26 -0800 MS MS Reuters UK) - French insurer Axa AXAF is readying a 2 billion euro (1.8 billion pound) rights issue that could be launched as early as later on Monday, British newspaper the Daily Telegraph reported.The insurer is planning the capital raising to fund potential acquisitions, the paper said. Bankers at...]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:30:52 -0800 Reuters UK) - Consumer caution dented insurer Aviva's AV nine months sales on Wednesday, although its shares rallied on the company's modestly positive outlook and strong capital buffer.The country's second-largest insurer said life and pensions sales fell 11 percent to 24.1 billion pounds -- just below an...]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:15:52 -0800 AV AV AV,AV Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Reuters UK) - Life insurer Legal and General LGEN reported a 7 percent drop in its nine-month sales, broadly in line with expectations, and said confidence was returning to the economy.L&G, Britain's sixth-biggest insurer by market value, had sales of 1,058 million pounds in the nine months to September...]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:15:54 -0800