Zurich goes public with £7.7bn bid for UK insurer Beazley
Boss of Swiss group says £12.80 a share offer is its fifth for FTSE 100 rival and it is time for shareholders to decide
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Deal marks the latest tie-up between private markets and insurance firms as investment drive escalates
Posted on Monday January 19, 2026Reeves hails ‘golden age’ for City after easing of listing rules
Rule changes for share and bond listings come into force on Monday
Posted on Monday January 19, 2026UK taxpayers exposed with creditors set to take over struggling broadband provider
National Wealth Fund, NatWest and Lloyds make move after unsuccessful attempt to sell Gigaclear
Posted on Monday January 19, 2026Investors pull billions from private credit funds
Plus, Europe’s unaffordable pensions, Lebanese bond rally and Nan Goldin at the Gagosian
Posted on Monday January 19, 2026Europe’s rightwing parties squirm as Trump threatens tariffs
Maga allies refuse to condone US president’s threats over Greenland, with many staying quiet or blaming Brussels
Posted on Monday January 19, 2026Far-right Israeli minister attacks Trump’s plan for postwar Gaza
Bezalel Smotrich calls for the closure of a US base set up to monitor the ceasefire
Posted on Monday January 19, 2026Zurich goes public with £7.7bn bid for UK insurer Beazley
Boss of Swiss group says £12.80-a-share offer is its fifth for FTSE 100 rival and it is time for shareholders to decide
Posted on Monday January 19, 2026Trump’s Arctic ambitions torch the most important US asset
The market reaction to the threat of tariffs on supposed allies over Greenland has been extremely telling
Posted on Monday January 19, 2026The US products in the EU’s €93bn retaliation plan
Boeing aircraft, bourbon, motorcycles and soyabeans among targeted products if Donald Trump makes good on his threats
Posted on Monday January 19, 2026