Market Watch (Free subscription) | 30/07/2008
Insurers Admiral Group and Aviva stand out in a stronger London market on Wednesday, with both companies rallying after releasing second-quarter reports.
West Seattle Blog... (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
Our previous reports on the Admiral group proposing a kids’ play area for the tiny park shown above — California Place, at California/Hill next to Admiral UCC church (map) — have been greeted by some comments suggesting the space might be better left undeveloped. Nobody showed up at the group’s first community meeting last night [...]
Mistaken Phil (Free subscription) | 26/05/2008
Admiral Group is a car insurance provider with operations in the UK, Spain and Italy. The market cap. is about £2.5 Billion, the PE ratio is 18 and the dividend yield is about 2.5%. Insurance is not the most exciting of industries but Warren Buffett has proved that there is a lot of money to be made. Admiral's revenue increased a healthy 14% in the last quarter but the PE ratio is rather high and the...
ximblr.com (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
Benfield Group Still Anticipates FY08 Trading Results To Be Marginally Below FY07 Performance - Quick Facts [BFD.L]5/2/2008 2:35:02 AM Benfield Group Ltd. (BFD.L) issued an interim management statement for the period from January 1, 2008 to May 2, 2008. The company said that it has not been materially affected by the global credit crisis and [...]
Wales Office (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
A pioneering businessman who founded an insurance firm that now employs more than 2,500 people in Cardiff and Swansea has been presented with an Honorary CBE by Secretary of State for Wales Paul Murphy. American-born Henry Engelhardt, chief executive founder director of Admiral Group plc, has been honoured for his services to the insurance industry in [...]
Banking Business Review (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
CBG Group, an insurance broker, financial adviser and healthcare specialist, has completed the acquisition of Howgud Limited and its trading subsidiaries - EDN Insurance Services, E Davies Northern, and EDN Financial Services.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 13/03/2008
LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - UK-listed reinsurance broker Benfield Group said its trading profit fell 7.5 percent in 2007, due to the weak dollar and tough market conditions, sending its shares down as much as 15 percent.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 13/03/2008
LONDON (Reuters) -Reinsurance broker Benfield Group said its trading profit fall 7.5 percent in 2007, due to the weak dollar and tough market conditions.
Finance Markets (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
Motor insurance group, Admiral, beat market forecasts with a 24% increase in full-year profit. The group said its pre-tax profit for the 12 months to the end of December was £182 million compared with £147 the previous year. Admiral also announced a strong performance at its Confused.com insurance price comparison website, which generated a profit of [...]
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 27/12/2007
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Several companies promoted to the top London share index on Christmas Eve performed well on Thursday. Shares in the London Stock Exchange moved up 1.9%, TUI Travel shares rose 1.9%, bus and train operator FirstGroup shares climbed 1.4% and insurance firm Admiral Group also rose 1.4%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move....
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10/12/2007
LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - UK-listed reinsurance broker Benfield Group Ltd lowered its 2007 profit target for 2007 on Monday, causing its shares to drop 5 percent, as well as announcing a 150 million pound ($304 million) share buyback.
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 10/09/2007
Henry Engelhardt, chief executive of Admiral Group, takes a distinctive approach to car insurance by selling directly to customers others shun: young, urban drivers.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 05/09/2007
Admiral Group joined the chorus of insurers saying it will lift motor premiums as it unveiled a 26pc rise in first-half pre-tax profits.
