Chaucer Hldgs Share Discussion Threads

[terzoalan] 07/2/2011 15:40

There we go. A bit of news. Bit of luck for long-term holders here perhaps?

[mister md] 07/2/2011 15:40

takeover approach(es) !

[solarno lopez] 07/2/2011 15:18

well let's hope he knows something positive

[harleymaxwell] 07/2/2011 15:10

Chaucer's share price has strengthened by almost 5 percent in trading today (7 February) as talk on Lime Street continues to fix on the perennial takeover target.

The stock rose by 5.21 percent to 55.50p (13:20 GMT) and it has now risen by 9.9 percent since 28 January when it...

snippet from the Insurance Insider

[harleymaxwell] 07/2/2011 09:50

moved last week too and then the chartists comment put a dampener on it.

doesnt usually move without a good reason tho

[solarno lopez] 07/2/2011 08:24

hope not as I have a shed load

[peterz] 07/2/2011 08:23

Moved up - is advfn faulty today?

[2magpies] 02/2/2011 14:59

What have CHU got on cyclone Yasi?

Also on the charts:

'rising wedge', from what I can see (supposed to be bearish) --



plus, potential triple-top

[aleman] 01/2/2011 17:53

Lots of insurers were suffering with EU sovereign bond problems. Recent EU deficit news has been very good and it just looks like the US still hasn't sorted out its deficit which is forecast at around 9.8% to add to its already high debt approaching 100% of GDP (UK around 9.2% and 59%). Whilst EU bonds now look much less like defaulting, it looks more like inflation may take its toll.

EU ,manufacturing PMI very strong but with record price pressures.




(UK strongest manufacturing PMI on records going back 19 years, also with record price pressures.)

[tom111] 01/2/2011 17:40

Very unusual movement,then again look at the insurance sector as a whole today,no doubt a bit of bid speculation swerling around

[tday] 01/2/2011 17:29

You can say that again.

[harleymaxwell] 01/2/2011 17:00

suddenly woken up!

[harleymaxwell] 01/2/2011 17:00

suddenly woken up!

[colonel a] 27/1/2011 18:36

Sorry, the thread was out of sync, and continually showing unread posts {1704 & 5} and my OCD side switched in.

[solarno lopez] 27/1/2011 08:07

COLONEL A

... can you expand on what you are trying top post

[peterz] 20/1/2011 07:55

1.5million b/s before start.

[lord gnome] 14/1/2011 08:51

Solarno - you are not the only one that came perilously close to buying into CTO. That could have been very nasty! A good company, but not a good market to be in at the present time. I'll revisit in about a year.
Sorry for O/T.

[solarno lopez] 14/1/2011 07:58

so long as they keep paying the divi

[dashton42] 12/1/2011 09:29

From today's City AM...

FOUR Lloyds insurers saw their profit forecasts slashed by RBS analysts yesterday due to ballooning losses from natural disasters.

Chaucer, Catlin, Hiscox and Lancashire saw their full-year pre-tax profit estimates cut by up to a fifth due to losses from the earthquake that devastated Christchurch in New Zealand last September.

And insurers, already hit by losses of $5.5bn to $6bn from that quake alone, are likely to be further hurt by fresh losses from the floods in Queensland, Australia, RBS analyst Joanna Parsons warned.

"It seems likely that there will be some notable claims arising from the disaster, especially regarding business interruption and potentially from flooded mines," she said.

The Queensland floods, which have killed nine people and seen thousands evacuated, are estimated to have cost the Australian economy $6bn so far and the coal industry alone $2bn from mine closures. Analysts are already speculating about insured losses running into billions of dollars.

RBS expects Chaucer's profit to drop 21 per cent to £34.1m in 2010, after it almost doubled its estimated net loss from the earthquake to $20m from $12.5m last month.

[aleman] 11/1/2011 18:08

Missed this one.

Numis Securities Ltd BUY 24 Dec 2010
Pretax EPS DPS
2010 38.30 5.00 4.00
2011 53.10 7.00 4.00
2012 58.30 7.80 4.00

[solarno lopez] 10/1/2011 15:19

I think people seem to be more interested in the possible bid for OMEGA and whether it will bring Chaucer back into play