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He is poised as if in flight, the musculature aesthetically and fully exposed and straining, arms thrust forward, one leg mid-stride, the other flung far higher as if in a final kick to the finish of a long run. But this is not a photo finish of a fa...
DATE: Nov 25, 2006
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SAN FRANCISCO (Bloomberg) — Milton Friedman, the Nobel laureate economist who shaped the philosophies of Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and successive Federal Reserve chairmen, has died, his daughter Janet said. He was 94.Friedman’s theory that inf...
DATE: Nov 17, 2006
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LONDON (Reuters) ? Britain?s financial services chiefs will press for less red tape and lower taxes at a meeting with finance minister Gordon Brown yesterday but warm words rather than policy promises are all they?re likely to get.
HSBC chief executi...
DATE: Oct 18, 2006
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NEW YORK (AP) ? As the US population ages, the elderly are becoming a prime target for financial abuse.
Sometimes the thief is a stranger who befriends a lonely senior. Other times it?s a caregiver with sticky fingers. In still other cases, it?s a te...
DATE: Apr 15, 2006
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Security Capital Assurance Ltd., a newly formed Bermuda holding company for the financial guaranty units of XL Capital, on Friday filed a registration statement to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
The company will use the proceeds of t...
DATE: Apr 10, 2006
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Allied World Assurance Company Ltd. and its subsidiaries saw their financial strength rating downgraded one notch to ?A? yesterday on A.M. Best?s concerns about the Bermuda-based company?s capital plan and its independence from its original sponsor.
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DATE: Jan 10, 2006
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2005 will be remembered as one of the most tumultuous years ever for business with virtually every sector coming through 12 months marked by upheaval and change.
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The Island?s economic pillar ? insurance and reinsurance ? was thrown numerous...
DATE: Dec 30, 2005
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Bermuda insurance company Allied World Assurance Company is ending an agreement under which it out-sourced certain functions to its largest shareholder, American International Group Inc.
The agreement, under which AIG staff were contracted to do AWAC...
DATE: Dec 08, 2005
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has been promoted to the position of Chairman and CEO of Arch Worldwide Reinsurance Group, effective immediately.
Mr. Grandisson will succeed Dwight Evans, one of the founders of the Company?s reinsurance operations.
Mr. Evans, who joined the company...
DATE: Nov 18, 2005
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It?s getting close to the end of the year. A time for celebration and reflection, a time to think about progress made toward specific goals. In other words, it?s time to review your finances.
With the day of remembrance, yesterday, November 11, it br...
DATE: Nov 12, 2005
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