February 27, 2014
RSA Insurance Group Plc confirmed reports that it plans to raise £775 million ($1.3 billion) in a share sale and scrapped its final dividend to replenish capital depleted by a scandal at its Irish unit and appease bond-rating companies. The …
February 24, 2014
RSA Insurance Group Plc is considering a rights offering to replenish capital following a scandal at its Irish unit and losses related to flooding in towns along the River Thames and southwest England. A share sale is one of a …
February 5, 2014
RSA Insurance Group Plc has hired former Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc CEO Stephen Hester to lead the U.K. insurer as it seeks to put a scandal at its Irish unit behind it. Hester, 53, succeeds Simon Lee, who …
January 9, 2014
RSA Insurance Group Plc fired two executives in Ireland after a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP probe found that inappropriate collaboration by managers at the division resulted in inaccurate financial reporting. RSA Ireland Chief Financial Officer Rory O’Connor and Claims Director Peter Burke …
January 6, 2014
RSA Insurance Group Plc rose the most in almost five years in London trading amid a report that the insurer’s Irish unit may require no further capital injections. The stock jumped as much 7.5 percent, the biggest intraday gain since …
December 13, 2013
RSA Insurance Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Simon Lee resigned as the company bolstered reserves in Ireland. The shares fell as much as 22 percent. The insurer added an additional £130 million ($212 million) to its Irish reserves and forecast …
November 21, 2013
RSA Insurance Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Simon Lee said the insurer has further growth potential in emerging markets and maintains a “robust” capital position, amid speculation it may sell assets. Lee, who this month injected 100 million euros ($135 …
November 11, 2013
RSA Insurance Group Plc, Britain’s biggest non-life insurer, tumbled by the most in more than nine years in London trading after the company suspended three top executives at its Irish operation. The stock fell as much as 16 percent, the …