Company results

RSA 'distracted' by Zurich in Q3

RSA group CEO Stephen Hester has called Zurich's "unsolicited approach" to RSA a distraction during the third quarter of 2015 in which RSA reported a 1% increase in core group underlying net written premiums.

Markel COR improves to 88% in Q3

Markel Corporation has reported a combined ratio of 88% for the third quarter of 2015, an improvement on the result of 97% in the third quarter of 2014.