Brit Insurance Holding(BRE)

Sector:

Insurance (non-life)

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£592.58m

Change Today

Price Down-3.75p

Share Price

188.75p

Latest ShareCast News

Thursday's newspaper round-up: Economy, British Energy, RBS

Date: Thursday 28 Aug 2008

Britain is set to endure an even deeper recession than is currently thought next year, with the economy shrinking for the first time since 1991, analysts at Capital Economics have warned, writes the Telegraph.

BRE ShareCast News

London close: Footsie rebounds after shaky start 27-Aug-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: London bounces back 27-Aug-2008 ShareCast
London midday: Oils and miners limit Footsie's l... 27-Aug-2008 ShareCast
London midmorning: Footsie drifts lower 27-Aug-2008 ShareCast
London open: Footsie flat on big result day 27-Aug-2008 ShareCast

BRE Regulatory News

Investment in Xbridge 11-Jun-2008 07:00 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 09-Jun-2008 17:10 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 03-Jun-2008 15:59 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 28-May-2008 16:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 28-May-2008 15:58 RNS

BRE Newspaper Links

Brit Insurance may quit UK within months over ta... 28-Aug-2008 Times
Old Mutual joins the list of companies looking f... 08-May-2008 Times
Aberdeen Asset Management joins list of firms re... 07-May-2008 Times
US sub-prime writs list AIG directors 10-Dec-2007 Telegraph
Lloyd's goes online with Chinese unit 09-Apr-2007 Telegraph

BRE Tips & Analysis

Questor : Brit Insurance 01-May-2008 Telegraph
Market Report: Cairn soars after rumours of bid ... 12-Mar-2008 The Independent
Market report: Tuesdy latest 11-Mar-2008 Daily Mail
Market report: Rate cut fails to impress markets 07-Dec-2007 Telegraph
Market report: McAlpine slides on rumours about ... 05-Dec-2007 Telegraph

BRE News Wires

BRIT Insurance Holdings Plc announces Final Resu... 01-Mar-2005 Market Wire

Other BRE News

Hedge fund leaves UK for lower taxes 08-Sep-2008 This Is Money
Market report: Wednesday close 27-Aug-2008 This Is Money
City news in brief: HBOS, Brit Insurance, Morgans 18-Aug-2008 This Is Money
Market report: Friday close 25-Jul-2008 This Is Money
Market report: Thursday close 15-May-2008 This Is Money

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

BRE Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 188.75p Price Down
Change Today -3.75p
52 Week High 344.75
52 Week Low 149.75
Volume 123,647
Shares Issued 313.95m
Market Cap £592.58m
Beta 1.20
RiskGrade 356

BRE Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
77.12% above the market average77.12% above the market average77.12% above the market average77.12% above the market average77.12% above the market average
52.00% above the sector average52.00% above the sector average52.00% above the sector average52.00% above the sector average52.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
24.65% below the market average24.65% below the market average24.65% below the market average24.65% below the market average24.65% below the market average
79.31% below the sector average79.31% below the sector average79.31% below the sector average79.31% below the sector average79.31% below the sector average
Income
89.28% above the market average89.28% above the market average89.28% above the market average89.28% above the market average89.28% above the market average
70.00% above the sector average70.00% above the sector average70.00% above the sector average70.00% above the sector average70.00% above the sector average
Growth
22.33% below the market average22.33% below the market average22.33% below the market average22.33% below the market average22.33% below the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 2
Neutral 2
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 7
buy
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BRE Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Special
Ex-Div 03-Sep-08 16-Apr-08
Paid 03-Oct-08 19-May-08
Amount 7.50p 7.00p

Trades for 06-Oct-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
13:23 299 @ 188.75p
13:23 534 @ 188.75p
13:23 267 @ 188.75p
13:22 2,600 @ 188.75p
13:20 3,249 @ 188.75p

BRE Key Personnel

Finance Director Matthew Scales
CEO Dane Jonathan Douetil
COO Kathy Lisson

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