2:49pm

Standard Life to pay special dividend

Strategy since demutualisation pays off

9:55am

Aviva slashes payout after £3bn loss

Shares down after insurer follows RSA in cutting dividend

10:12pm

Admiral says big payouts are sustainable

Motor insurer posts 15% profit rise to £345m

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Insurers sued over cancelled Lady Gaga show

Jakarta concert was dropped after extremist threats

From LEX 1:26pm

Aviva: the old two-step

UK insurer has made good progress in the past year, but now it must find growth

From INDUSTRIALS Mar 6, 2013

Toyota opens up to ‘outside opinions’

Former GM executive appointed in Japan carmaker shake-up

From LEX Mar 6, 2013

Legal & General: ageing nicely

UK life assurer has been on a good run, but can it continue?

Mar 6, 2013

L&G dividend rise allays investor gloom

Respite for sector after RSA cut and concern over Aviva pay-out

Mar 5, 2013

JLT eyes Middle East expansion

EM markets play key role in pre-tax profits

From WORLD Mar 5, 2013

Lloyds tops list for bank complaints

Group received more than 93,000 complaints

Mar 4, 2013

Amlin posts profit at European arm

Insurer avoids loss at division for first time since Fortis acquisition

From BANKS Mar 4, 2013

BofA loses claim over bond insurance

MBIA transfer that avoided payouts ruled legitimate

Mar 4, 2013

Europe’s insurers warned of rate risks

Regulators to step up scrutiny of groups left exposed by weak returns

Andrew Hill from MANAGEMENT Mar 4, 2013

Executive heads hunted by new tribes

The obvious threats are the crowd and the cloud

Mar 3, 2013

FSA puts insurers in risk spotlight

Regulators have stepped up on-site scrutiny

From LEX Mar 3, 2013

MBIA: high legal stakes

Settlement with BofA, if it ever happened, would unlock a lot of upside for the monoline bond insurer

From LEX Mar 3, 2013

CommonWealth Reit: shaking up the status quo

Activists can give investors a say on management performance

Mar 1, 2013

Old Mutual funds sub-Saharan Africa push

Insurer sets aside $550m to fund acquisitions

From MARKETS Mar 1, 2013

Insurance expertise becomes de rigueur

Asset managers are keen to hire in experience in a bid to gain contracts

Feb 28, 2013

Direct Line sends mixed signals for Esure

Insurer makes a profit but premiums are down

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