Insurance entrepreneur makes life unnecessarily complicated by using the same name for companies that are entirely unrelated in terms of ownership and operations
October 2012
Britain stands at equality crossroads, according to landmark report
Commission on Living Standards says two options face the nation: tackle low pay and childcare costs now or allow millions to endure stagnation for generations
November 2011
Cowdery fails in Phoenix takeover bid
Resolution says talks on possible acquisition of Phoenix Group, one of UK's biggest owners of 'zombie funds', are off
February 2011
Insurance tycoon Clive Cowdery goes on a mission to help the working poor
Rags to riches Cowdery wants to use his Midas touch to get families out of poverty
November 2010
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Resolution's low share price puts its acquisition strategy in doubt
Nils Pratley
There is now a battle of ideas about how Resolution should be run
June 2010
Aviva 'could target Prudential's UK business'
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Cowdery's Resolution blazes a rights issue trail
Nils Pratley
Axa job fears as Friends Provident owner makes £75m cuts
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Investors backed Cowdery's Resolution plan - now they are stuck with it
Nils Pratley
October 2009
Viewpoint column
What's on Cowdery's radar after Friends Provident?
Nils Pratley
Cowdery is fond of displaying a list of 25 life assurance companies with as many as nine reputed to be on Resolution's radar.
August 2009
Interview: How Clive brought drive to insurance
Friends Provident ready to submit to Cowdery's Resolution
July 2009
Back to the drawing board, George
Nils Pratley
Cowdery's Resolution sweetens offer for Friends Provident
Friends Provident lures Resolution onshore with merger offer
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Friends tests Resolution's resolve
Nils Pratley
Cowdery's first offer for Friends Provident rebuffed
Resolution launches £2bn bid for Friends Provident