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Bermuda-based insurer Torus Insurance Holdings Ltd. has designed an insurance product to help companies affected by the new EPA Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule.
The rule, which aims to protect people from lead-based paint hazards, affects t...
DATE: Sep 23, 2010
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Bermuda-based reinsurer Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. is to raise $350 million on the capital markets.
The company announced yesterday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Alterra Finance LLC, had priced the offering of its 6.25 percent senior notes due...
DATE: Sep 23, 2010
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - US stocks slipped yesterday, ending the Dow's five-day winning streak, following Adobe's discouraging revenue outlook and investors' disappointment over Microsoft's new dividend.
Investors also weighed the impact of the Federal R...
DATE: Sep 23, 2010
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Gold is one of the most attractive investment opportunities on the market after its price hit a record high of almost $1,300 an ounce yesterday, according to LOM's head trader Dave Barker.
Mr. Barker said that the reasons behind the precious metal's ...
DATE: Sep 23, 2010
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Lancashire Holdings Ltd. has announced the appointment of Simon Fascione as head of underwriting at its Bermuda operating subsidiary Lancashire Insurance Company Ltd.
He will report to chief underwiting officer Charles Mathias and his title recognise...
DATE: Sep 23, 2010
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Chris Harris, chief executive officer of Bermuda-based Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd., said low valuations for reinsurance companies will lead to more mergers.
Wall Street is "not showing much confidence" in reinsurance, which has...
DATE: Sep 23, 2010
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc chief executive Michael Dell said the company is on track to bring in more than $60 billion in revenue this year.
Speaking at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco yesterday, Dell said the company has gro...
DATE: Sep 23, 2010
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Bermuda-based Maiden Holdings Ltd. has announced that it has entered into an agreement with its founding shareholders, Michael Karfunkel, George Karfunkel and Barry Zyskind, to exchange all of their outstanding warrants for restricted Maiden common s...
DATE: Sep 23, 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge fund managers are well known for extracting huge fees from their wealthy investors. Relatively few have landed a role in a client's Hollywood blockbuster.
However, Christian Baha, head of $1.2 billon hedge fund group Superfun...
DATE: Sep 23, 2010
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Ace Ltd. could be set to continue its takeover spree with New York Life's Asian assets the latest acquisition target, according to a Bloomberg report.
The news service reported that the insurer may be in talks to acquire its American counterpart's As...
DATE: Sep 23, 2010
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