By: Rupert Hargreaves

Rupert Hargreaves is City AM's Chief Operating Officer. He was previously the Managing Editor and City AM's News Editor. Today he edits Whisky Business: City AM's monthly look at the world of whisky and covers the insurance sector, including Lloyd's of London. Before joining City AM, he helped lead the digital team at MoneyWeek, the UK's best-selling financial magazine. Rupert has nearly 20 years of experience in financial journalism and holds qualifications from the CFA Institute and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

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Lack of major natural catastrophes puts Lloyd’s of London insurer Beazley on front foot

April 29, 2024

For the full year, the company said it expected to report a combined ratio—a measure of insurance premiums taken as a percentage of losses paid out—in the low 80s on an undiscounted basis.
Lloyd’s of London leans on its unique qualities to ignite growth

April 29, 2024

Since the first agreements between merchants and shipowners were inked in Edward Lloyd’s coffee house in 1698, the market has relied on paper-heavy face-to-face trading.
Slowdown in housebuilding hits Brickability’s top line

April 26, 2024

The revenue decline reflected "the lower levels of demand in Bricks and associated building products experienced in the first nine months of the year."
Hikma: Pharma giant starts year strong as new product sales surge in key markets

April 25, 2024

In 2023, the group became the second-largest pharmaceutical company in Middle East and North Africa by sales.
WPP expects to return to growth in second-half as AI tools ‘deployed at scale’

April 25, 2024

For the full year, the company said it expected to report like-for-like revenue growth less pass-through costs of zero to one per cent.
Astrazeneca’s revenue surges as pipeline investments pay off

April 25, 2024

Pascal Soriot, chief executive officer of AstraZeneca, said: "Astrazeneca had a very strong start in 2024 with substantial total revenue growth of 19 per cent in the first quarter.
Severfield launches buyback as booming steel demand in UK and Europe powers record backlog

April 17, 2024

The acquisition of Voortman has helped the firm diversify from its home market in the UK, with 32 per cent of its order book now located in Europe.
Saga cruises back to growth as over 50s return to the high seas

April 17, 2024

Saga's ocean cruising business roared back to life with underlying profit before tax hitting £35.5m, compared to an underlying loss after tax of £0.7m in the previous year.
De La Rue: Struggling British banknote maker reassures market it’s on track to hit profit target

April 17, 2024

Last year, the company informed markets that demand for banknotes had slumped to the lowest level in 20 years.
Leave London if UK markets are ‘unwilling or unable’ to engage, hedge fund tells Wood Group

April 16, 2024

In the letter, which City A.M. has also seen, Sparta said it has been a shareholder in Wood since "early 2022," and during that time, the fund has been "frustrated by the continued underperformance of the shares."

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