Services sector growth revives but employment fails to rise
Purchasing managers survey shows 'lacklustre' growth as 300 jobs at Friends Life come under threat
January 2011
Resolution appoints new chief executive at Friends Provident
Tenants flock to City's One New Change retail and office complex
August 2010
Britain's insurance industry poised for series of mergers and acquisitions
Insurance sector appears set for a period of consolidation to match that seen by the banking industry
June 2010
Axa job fears as Friends Provident owner makes £75m cuts
Buyout firm Resolution plans £75m savings over four years in merger after £2.75bn takeover of Axa, with staff cuts and office relocations expected
Resolution plans deal for Axa's UK life insurance business
Investment firm, led by Clive Cowdery, is set to table £2.75bn bid for UK life insurance business of the French company Axa
Prudential bosses fend off calls for boardroom purge
The insurer will meet leading shareholders over the next two weeks to discuss the rationale for the AIA offer, which the City slammed as too expensive and over ambitious
January 2010
Income protection insurance: don't slip up on the small print
Permanent health insurance should cover you if you can't work because of sickness or injury, but policies vary wildly
October 2009
Viewpoint column
What's on Cowdery's radar after Friends Provident?
Nils Pratley
Lloyds pays for Sir Victor Blank's office and secretarial staff
US data and Bernanke boost leave FTSE at fresh high
The US housing market and a cautiously optimistic Ben Bernanke fired up equity traders around the world on Friday, helping the FTSE 100 end the week on a high note
