News Results for Beazley (BEZ)

Dennis Holt, Chairman, bought 50,000 shares in the company on the 10th May 2012 at a price of 141.00p. The Director now holds 50,000 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com Director deals...

Beazley's premiums increased by 9% to $465m in the three months to the end of March while rates on renewals rose by 2%. The company's estimate of 2011 catastrophe losses - including Thailand -...

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Martin Bride, Financial Director, exercised 237,500 shares in the company on the 27th April 2012 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 464,810 shares. Story provided by...

Martin Bride, Financial Director, sold post-exercise 123,935 shares in the company on the 27th April 2012 at a price of 139.10p. The Director now holds 340,875 shares. Story provided by...

Jonathan Gray, Executive Director, exercised 198,750 shares in the company on the 3rd April 2012 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 1,458,299 shares. Story provided by...

Jonathan Gray, Executive Director, sold post-exercise 198,750 shares in the company on the 3rd April 2012 at a price of 140.10p. The Director now holds 1,259,549 shares. Story provided by...

Neil Maidment, Executive Director, sold post-exercise 116,708 shares in the company on the 29th March 2012 at a price of 137.00p. The Director now holds 3,624,001 shares. Story provided by...

Clive Washbourn, Executive Director, exercised 197,452 shares in the company on the 29th March 2012 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 3,576,304 shares. Story provided by...

Clive Washbourn, Executive Director, sold post-exercise 197,452 shares in the company on the 29th March 2012 at a price of 137.00p. The Director now holds 378,852 shares. Story provided by...

Andrew Horton, Chief Executive Officer, exercised 202,127 shares in the company on the 29th March 2012 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 1,388,010 shares. Story provided by...

Andrew Horton, Chief Executive Officer, exercised 202,127 shares in the company on the 29th March 2012 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 1,388,010 shares. Story provided by...

Andrew Horton, Chief Executive Officer, exercised 202,127 shares in the company on the 29th March 2012 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 1,388,010 shares. Story provided by...

Adrian Cox, Executive Director, has transferred in 45,740 shares in the company on the 22nd March 2012 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 366,488 shares. Story provided by...

Adrian Cox, Executive Director, sold 23,869 shares in the company on the 22nd March 2012 at a price of 142.30p. The Director now holds 342,619 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Beazley is no longer in discussions with Hardy Underwriting Bermuda and has no current intention to make an offer for the company. At 2:54pm: (LON:BEZ) Beazley Group share price was +0.85p at...

Beazley pre-tax profits tumbled to $62.7m in the year to the end of December - down from $250.8m last time. But the firm said this was a creditable performance in the worst year on record for...

Beazley's board has elected Dennis Holt as chairman with effect from the close of the annual general meeting on 27 March and subject to his re-election as a director. He will also, from the...

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Lloyd's managing agency Beazley Furlonge's appointment of Bob Deutsch as a non-executive director has been approved by the Financial Services Authority. Deutsch, 52, is a partner at GCP Capital...

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Beazley has confirmed its interest in entering into exploratory discussions with Hardy over a possible offer. Beazley says this follows an announcement by Hardy's board at the beginning of the...

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Beazley's estimates of first half catastrophe losses remain unchanged and the full year combined ratio still expected to be below 100%. Beazley says premium rates on renewal business have...

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Shares awarded to Beazley chief executive Andrew Horton in October 2007 under the company's retention plan have vested. Beazley said 261,025 vested and 136,211 shares were sold. Horton now holds...

Rolf Tolle, Non Executive Director, bought 60,000 shares in the company on the 8th August 2011 at a price of 113.90p. The Director now holds 60,000 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Former Axa UK group CEO Dennis Holt has joined Beazley's board as a non-executive director and is expected to become non-executive chairman following the annual general meeting in March 2012. he...

Insurance group Beazley unveils a resilient first half performance during a period of record industry losses. Beazley posts a pre-tax loss of $24.5m in the six months to the end of June compared...

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Nicholas Furlonge, Executive Director, sold 600,000 shares in the company on the 11th May 2011 at a price of 130.00p. The Director now holds 1,089,651 shares. NOTE: Sold by wife and connected...

Adrian Cox, Executive Director, has transferred in 45,740 shares in the company on the 3rd May 2011 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 344,617 shares. Story provided by...

Adrian Cox, Executive Director, sold 23,869 shares in the company on the 3rd May 2011 at a price of 131.30p. The Director now holds 320,748 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Adrian Cox, Executive Director, sold 9,394 shares in the company on the 21st April 2011 at a price of 130.41p. The Director now holds 298,877 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Andrew Horton, Chief Executive Officer, sold 21,425 shares in the company on the 21st April 2011 at a price of 130.41p. The Director now holds 1,061,069 shares. Story provided by...

Neil Maidment, Executive Director, has transferred in 31,782 shares in the company on the 21st April 2011 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 3,559,842 shares. Story provided by...

Neil Maidment, Executive Director, sold 16,585 shares in the company on the 21st April 2011 at a price of 130.41p. The Director now holds 3,543,257 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Clive Washbourn, Executive Director, has transferred in 41,848 shares in the company on the 21st April 2011 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 420,700 shares. Story provided by...

Clive Washbourn, Executive Director, sold 41,848 shares in the company on the 21st April 2011 at a price of 130.41p. The Director now holds 378,852 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Adrian Cox, Executive Director, has transferred in 18,002 shares in the company on the 21st April 2011 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 308,271 shares. Story provided by...

Nicholas Furlonge, Executive Director, sold 24,635 shares in the company on the 21st April 2011 at a price of 130.41p. The Director now holds 1,689,651 shares. Story provided by...

Jonathan Gray, Executive Director, has transferred in 47,104 shares in the company on the 21st April 2011 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 1,284,130 shares. Story provided by...

Jonathan Gray, Executive Director, sold 24,581 shares in the company on the 21st April 2011 at a price of 130.41p. The Director now holds 1,259,549 shares. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com...

Andrew Horton, Chief Executive Officer, has transferred in 41,057 shares in the company on the 21st April 2011 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 1,082,494 shares. Story provided by...

Nicholas Furlonge, Executive Director, bought 24,635 shares in the company on the 21st April 2011 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 1,714,286 shares. Story provided by...

Beazley remained resilient in the first-quarter in difficult market conditions. Premiums fell by 3% to $426m and rates on renewal business decreased by 1% while the net cost of catastrophes in...

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Jonathan Gray, Executive Director, sold 1,250,000 shares in the company on the 9th March 2011 at a price of 130.00p. The Director now holds 1,237,026 shares. Story provided by...

Beazley chairman Jonathan Agnew will step down at the annual general meeting in 2012. Agnew has been a non-executive director of Beazley since 2002 and chairman since 2003. Beazley has...

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AEA Technology started with hold recommendation at Peel Hunt, target price 5.3p. Beazley raised to buy from hold at Finncap, target upped to 140p from 120p. Raised to buy from hold at Shore...

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Specialist insurer Beazley posts full year pre-tax profits of $250.8m - up 59% from $158.1m in 2009. Gross premiums written for the year to the end of December fell by 1% to $1,741.6m while net...

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Beazley has withdrawn its possible offer for Hardy Underwriting Bermuda. Beazley's board submitted a final proposal to Hardy at the beginning of December outlining a possible offer of up to 350p...

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Beazley has urged Hardy Underwriting Bermuda shareholders to encourage the board to take more constructive approach to the possible offer 330p offer. Beazley says it remains disappointed that...

Insurance group Beazley remains on track to achieve an excellent result in 2010 despite increasing competition and catastrophes in Chile and New Zealand. Gross premiums written rose 2% in the nine...

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Specialist Lloyd's insurer Hardy said an indicative 300p a share bid received from rival Beazley substantially undervalued the company. The board unanimously rejected the proposal. Hardy said...

Insurance group Beazley remains interested in Hardy Underwriting despite an indicative offer being rejected. Beazley said it was surprised and disappointed by Hardy's outright rejection of the...

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Andrew Horton, Chief Executive Officer, has transferred in 74,298 shares in the company on the 30th July 2010 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 876,628 shares. NOTE: Story provided by...

Andrew Horton, Chief Executive Officer, sold 30,570 shares in the company on the 30th July 2010 at a price of 108.31p. The Director now holds 846,058 shares. NOTE: Story provided by...

Interim pre-tax profits at insurance group Beazley jumped to $115.5m - up from $30.1m last time. The firm said profit before income tax and earnings per share included an exceptional foreign...

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Clive Washbourn, Executive Director, sold 172,395 shares in the company on the 22nd June 2010 at a price of 123.00p. The Director now holds 251,419 shares. NOTE: Story provided by...

Collins Stewart raises insurer Catlin from a hold to a trading buy and lowers Beazley from a hold to a sell in its London Market catastrophe analysis. Analyst Ben Cohen says, 'Earnings risks are...

Beazley's gross premiums written increased by 19% in the three months to the end of March to $438.2m. And it says claims costs remain on track despite some high profile market losses. Chief...

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Jonathan Agnew, Chairman, bought 12,200 shares in the company on the 28th April 2010 at a price of 113.85p. The Director now holds 226,147 shares. NOTE: Purchased by connected person Story...

Insurance group Beazley is changing its reporting currency to US dollars from the 2010 financial year and onward. The move follows an announcement in January that the group's underwriting capital...

Beazley estimates net losses from the earthquake in Chile to be in the range of $55m to $75m. It said uncertainty still surrounded the full scale of the losses and, as a result, estimates of the...

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Clive Washbourn, Executive Director, sold post-exercise 22,361 shares in the company on the 26th March 2010 at a price of 107.80p. The Director now holds 431,840 shares. NOTE: Story provided by...

Clive Washbourn, Executive Director, exercised 24,348 shares in the company on the 26th March 2010 at a price of 89.00p. The Director now holds 454,201 shares. NOTE: Story provided by Business...

Clive Washbourn, Executive Director, exercised 290,691 shares in the company on the 26th March 2010 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 549,528 shares. NOTE: Story provided by Business...

Clive Washbourn, Executive Director, sold post-exercise 142,036 shares in the company on the 26th March 2010 at a price of 107.80p. The Director now holds 407,492 shares. NOTE: Story provided by...

Neil Maidment, Executive Director, exercised 36,592 shares in the company on the 22nd March 2010 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 3,444,436 shares. NOTE: Story provided by Business...

Neil Maidment, Executive Director, sold post-exercise 17,877 shares in the company on the 22nd March 2010 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 3,426,559 shares. NOTE: Story provided by...

Andrew Beazley, Executive Director, exercised 73,184 shares in the company on the 22nd March 2010 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 3,496,455 shares. NOTE: Story provided by Business...

Andrew Beazley, Executive Director, sold post-exercise 73,184 shares in the company on the 22nd March 2010 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 3,423,271 shares. NOTE: Story provided by...

Nicholas Furlonge, Executive Director, exercised 36,592 shares in the company on the 22nd March 2010 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 1,726,243 shares. NOTE: Story provided by...

Nicholas Furlonge, Executive Director, sold post-exercise 36,592 shares in the company on the 22nd March 2010 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 1,689,651 shares. NOTE: Story provided...

Jonathan Gray, Executive Director, exercised 54,888 shares in the company on the 19th March 2010 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 2,541,914 shares. NOTE: Story provided by Business...

Jonathan Gray, Executive Director, sold post-exercise 54,888 shares in the company on the 19th March 2010 at a price of 0.00p. The Director now holds 2,487,026 shares. NOTE: Story provided by...

Full year pre-tax profits at insurance group Beazley rose 15% to £100.7m. Underlying profits before tax for the year to the end of December rose 259% to £147.3m. The firm's gross written premiums...

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Specialist insurer and reinsurer Beazley is increasing the US dollar component of its capital base. Beazley said it had concluded that it was appropriate to match its underwriting capital by...