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BAT Bata of the Czech Republic is considering plans to re-enter the UK market with a chain of shoe shops. 28-Nov-2007 Zurich Group of Switzerland is planning to reorganise its asset management operations following the merger with BAT's financial services business, and London will be used as the base for international expansion. 22-Jun-1998 British American Financial Services is to cut 1,600 jobs when it demerges from BAT Industries and merges with the Zurich insurance group in the autumn, with the bulk of the cuts falling on the Eagle Star operation. 19-May-1998 Zurich Group of Switzerland is planning to acquire BAT Industries' financial services companies, including Eagle Star and Allied Dunbar, which are valued at almost £10bn. 13-Oct-1997 BAT's Farmers insurance subsidiary in the US has sold three life assurance operations for £202m. 25-Jan-1997 BAT Industries is to combine its UK financial services operations, including Eagle Star, Allied Dunbar and Threadneedle, into a new group called British and American Financial Services. 15-Jul-1996 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007