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XL Group boss Mike McGavick has criticised new solvency rules for insurers being introduced by the European Union.
Mr. McGavick, chief executive officer of the Ireland-domiciled business insurer, said the new Solvency II regulations, due to take effe...
DATE: Nov 12, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index slipped lower yesterday as investor jitters about European debt woes and a glum outlook from tech heavyweight Cisco Systems sparked fresh worries about sluggish economic growth.
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DATE: Nov 12, 2010
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Life insurance policyholders of the wound-up Bermuda branch of British American Insurance Company are starting to get some money back.
The money relates to refunds of premiums paid in by policyholders since the provisional liquidation process started...
DATE: Nov 10, 2010
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In a previous column I had commented on how the e-book reader is starting to disrupt the traditional marketplace. For example, Amazon reported that its e-book sales for Kindle overtook hardcover sales in the US in July 2010.
Then there is the Nook, t...
DATE: Nov 10, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks and government bonds fell yesterday as commodities rallied to two-year highs.
Silver, soybeans and copper jumped to levels last seen in October 2008 as investors moved money into hard assets in anticipation that a massive econo...
DATE: Nov 10, 2010
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Butterfield Bank shares will not become a viable buying opportunity until the bank has shown successive quarters of clean profitability, according to an analyst who follows the company.
Jeremy Dyck, an investment adviser with LOM Securities (Bahamas)...
DATE: Nov 10, 2010
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Fifteen jobs will go as a result of the restructuring of the operations of commercial printing company Bermuda Press Ltd.
Jonathan Howes, chief executive officer of the firm's parent company, Bermuda Press Holdings Ltd. (BPH), said the redundancies w...
DATE: Nov 10, 2010
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You can pretty much do anything with your iPhone these days — control your digital video recorder from afar, unlock your car, and now, fly a drone.
Parrot, a company known more for its Bluetooth hands-free car speakerphones, has launched a small, unm...
DATE: Nov 10, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) — US Airways said it will add 500 flight attendants and pilots next year mostly to cover planned retirements and attrition.
It will offer the jobs to furloughed employees first and then hire from outside the company. The plan is to fill...
DATE: Nov 10, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) — Chevron will buy natural gas producer Atlas Energy Inc., marking the major oil company's first foray into the rich gas fields in the eastern part of the US.
Chevron will pay with both cash and stock, the companies said yesterday. Incl...
DATE: Nov 10, 2010
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