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Hiscox (HSX) Share News

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Hiscox Chief Executive Exercises Options

7th Mar 2014 13:07

LONDON (Alliance News) - Hiscox Ltd Chief Executive Bronek Masojada has exercised options over 561,861 shares in the specialist insurer, according to a regulatory filing, Friday. The transaction, which occurred Thursday under the insurer's performance share plan, means Masojada has a benefi Read More

REPEAT: UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Markets Jolted By Ukraine Crisis

3rd Mar 2014 13:43

LONDON (Alliance News) - Stocks have tumbled across the world, while gold and oil prices have jumped sharply, after Russia moved over the weekend to take control of the Crimea, prompting fears that Ukraine could end up going to war with its bigger neighbour. The oil price has hit a Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Markets Jolted By Ukraine Crisis

3rd Mar 2014 13:40

LONDON (Alliance News) - Stock have tumbled across the world, while gold and oil prices have jumped sharply, after Russia moved over the weekend to take control of the Crimea, prompting fears that Ukraine could end up going to war with its bigger neighbour. The oil price has hit a 2 Read More

TOP NEWS: UK Mortgage Approvals And Manufacturing PMI Rise

3rd Mar 2014 11:27

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Monday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- AstraZeneca PLC said the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its Bydureon Pen injectable suspension treatment for type Read More

Hiscox To Acquire Consumer Insurer DirectAsia For USD55 Million

3rd Mar 2014 08:34

LONDON (Alliance News) - Hiscox Ltd Monday said it has agreed to acquire online insurer DirectAsia from the Whittington Group for USD55 million plus an earn out over four years. It said it has "significant" plans to invest in the business, which it says will complement its existing direct-to-cons Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: Five Brokers Cut HSBC Price Target

25th Feb 2014 10:05

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- UBS CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 665 (715) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' ---------- CANACCORD CUTS HSBC PRICE TARGET TO 750 (825) P Read More

UPDATE: Hiscox Declares Special Dividend After Annual Profits Rise 12%

24th Feb 2014 14:42

LONDON (Alliance News) - Hiscox Ltd on Monday joined fellow insurer Beazley PLC in paying a special dividend to shareholders for 2013 as it reported a 12% rise in pretax profits for its last financial year on the back of a largely favourable year in terms of catastrophe claims. In a stateme Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: RSA Insurance, HSBC Lead FTSE 100 Lower

24th Feb 2014 13:50

LONDON (Alliance News) - RSA Insurance is leading the FTSE 100 lower Monday after the struggling insurer confirmed it is considering a number of measures to bolster its balance sheet, while HSBC Holdings is also down after its results missed market forecasts.< Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: HSBC Shares Fall On Lower-Than-Expected Profit

24th Feb 2014 08:30

LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened lower Monday amid a raft of UK corporate announcements. HSBC Holdings is the biggest faller in the FTSE 100, down 4.0%, as it reported just after the open lower-than-expected pretax profit in its recent full year. Here is Read More

Hiscox Declares Special Dividend After Annual Profits Rise 12%

24th Feb 2014 07:59

LONDON (Alliance News) - Hiscox Ltd on Monday joined fellow insurer Beazley PLC in paying a special dividend to shareholders for 2013 as it reported a 12% rise in pretax profits for its last financial year. In a statement, Hiscox said it made a GBP244.5 million pretax profit for the year en Read More

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Set To Follow Asia Lower At Open

24th Feb 2014 07:43

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK equities are called to open lower Monday, taking cues from their Asian counterparts, amid a lack of UK macro-economic data scheduled for the trading session. Asian stocks have dropped sharply overnight, with the Nikkei in Tokyo closing down 0.2%, and the Hang Sen Read More

REPEAT: MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Closes Up For Sixth Day, Third Week In A Row

21st Feb 2014 17:14

LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed higher for the sixth consecutive day Friday, closing less than 100 points short of its 2014 opening level as investors shrugged off a host of weaker-than-expected UK and US data releases to ensure the global equity rally continues. The FTSE 100 c Read More

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