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<ul><li>Chesnara has announced its 1H'26 results.</li><li>The figures were dominated by the acquisition of HSBC Life (UK), now Chesnara Life UK, which contributed for five months and increased group scale.</li><li>OCG rose 79% to £96m, cash remittances were up 31% to £73m and AOP grew 46% to £31m, although acquisition effects and management actions supported much of the OCG growth.</li></ul>

Chesnara has announced its 1H'26 results.The figures were dominated by the acquisition of HSBC Life (UK), now Chesnara Life UK, which contributed for five months and increased group scale.OCG rose 79% to £96m, cash remittances were up 31% to £73m and AOP grew 46% to £31m, although acquisition effects and management actions supported much of the OCG growth.

Chesnara plc (CSN): Acquisitions show immediate benefits

<ul><li>Feature article: Unemployment – the spectre returns?</li><li>By Keith Hiscock, Chief Executive of Hardman & Co The rate of unemployment in the UK seemed to disappear from the headlines for many years.</li><li>However, it looks to have crept up the news agenda again in recent months.</li></ul>

Feature article: Unemployment – the spectre returns?By Keith Hiscock, Chief Executive of Hardman & Co The rate of unemployment in the UK seemed to disappear from the headlines for many years.However, it looks to have crept up the news agenda again in recent months.

Chesnara PLC - Hardman & Co Monthly: May 2026

<ul><li>Chesnara has announced its 2025 results.</li><li>The headline figures were presented on a new basis, with operating capital generation (OCG), cash remittances and adjusted operating profit replacing the previous measures.</li><li>The new KPIs showed a strong year, with good operating performance, higher cash generation and a much stronger balance sheet.</li></ul>

Chesnara has announced its 2025 results.The headline figures were presented on a new basis, with operating capital generation (OCG), cash remittances and adjusted operating profit replacing the previous measures.The new KPIs showed a strong year, with good operating performance, higher cash generation and a much stronger balance sheet.

Chesnara plc (CSN): Showing good operational progress

<ul><li>Feature article: Tech sector outlook | Small cap finding support at COVID-19 levels The past year has been a challenging period for UK technology stocks.</li><li>The sector has diverged from buoyant UK blue chips due to the perceived threats of AI-induced disruption.</li><li>This underperformance has been regardless of generally positive trading news, and larger cap software & services companies have performed significantly worse than their smaller brethren.</li></ul>

Feature article: Tech sector outlook | Small cap finding support at COVID-19 levels The past year has been a challenging period for UK technology stocks.The sector has diverged from buoyant UK blue chips due to the perceived threats of AI-induced disruption.This underperformance has been regardless of generally positive trading news, and larger cap software & services companies have performed significantly worse than their smaller brethren.

Chesnara PLC - Hardman & Co Monthly: March 2026

<ul><li>Chesnara has announced that it is buying Scottish Widows Europe, a closed company with a book consisting of UK products that were sold, pre-Brexit, into Europe, primarily Germany.</li><li>The consideration is €110m, which will be met from internal resources, notably the proceeds of last year’s Tier 1 bond issue.</li><li>For this, it adds ca.€1.7bn of AuA and 46,000 policies.</li></ul>

Chesnara has announced that it is buying Scottish Widows Europe, a closed company with a book consisting of UK products that were sold, pre-Brexit, into Europe, primarily Germany.The consideration is €110m, which will be met from internal resources, notably the proceeds of last year’s Tier 1 bond issue.For this, it adds ca.€1.7bn of AuA and 46,000 policies.

Chesnara plc (CSN): A positive expansion in Benelux

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Chesnara Plc is a life assurance and pensions business that focuses on the acquisition, restructuring, and management of financial services companies in Western Europe. The company provides financial protection, pensions, savings, life cover, and critical illness benefits, distributing products primarily through independent financial advisors. Chesnara is headquartered in Preston, England, UK, and was founded in 2004.

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Chesnara plc (CSN): Acquisitions show immediate benefits

Chesnara has announced its 1H'26 results. The figures were dominated by the acquisition of HSBC Life (UK), now Chesnara Life UK, which contributed...

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Chesnara PLC - Hardman & Co Monthly: May 2026

Feature article: Unemployment – the spectre returns? By Keith Hiscock, Chief Executive of Hardman & Co The rate of unemployment in the UK...

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Chesnara plc (CSN): Showing good operational progress

Chesnara has announced its 2025 results. The headline figures were presented on a new basis, with operating capital generation (OCG), cash...

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Chesnara PLC - Hardman & Co Monthly: March 2026

Feature article: Tech sector outlook | Small cap finding support at COVID-19 levels The past year has been a challenging period for UK...

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Chesnara plc (CSN): A positive expansion in Benelux

Chesnara has announced that it is buying Scottish Widows Europe, a closed company with a book consisting of UK products that were sold,...

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