

The devastating earthquake in Japan this morning overshadowed today's trading but shares struggled to climb into the blue and finished just a few poin...


The nonlife insurance sector has been hit by worries over the possible effects of the Japan earthquake. Omega Insurance, Amlin and Chaucer are sufferi...


An attempt at continuing the late-morning rally fizzled out over the lunch time session, but prices are not as soft as might be expected given the arr...


Markets around the world were hit by this morning's massive earthquake in Japan, with insurers hit hard as investors attempt to assess the cost of dam...


Initial estimates by insurance underwriter Catlin put the cost of the recent earthquake in New Zealand at about US$125m (£77.5m). The quake near Chri...


The earthquake in New Zealand could cost insurers $12bn (£7.5bn), the US bank JP Morgan has estimated. Analyst Michael Huttner, who notes that last y...


Footsie staged a late rally to climb back over 6,000, but still ended the day lower amid a very mixed bag of company results. It was a day for corpor...


Wealth management and stockbroking firm Hargreaves Lansdown had a record breaking second half to 2010. Underlying profit before tax in the six months ...