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Elderly and the physically impaired will be able to get help in the event of an emergency at the touch of a button thanks to a new device launched by Integrated Cabling & Security Solutions (ICSS).
The Church Street-based security firm, which is run ...
DATE: Apr 16, 2010
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SHANGHAI — The latest surge in China's growth is welcome news for the global recovery and could give Bejiing room to let its currency yuan rise, while adding to pressure to take that step to help cool inflation.
Growth in the world's third-largest ec...
DATE: Apr 16, 2010
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — Insurance companies including WellPoint Inc. and Aetna Inc. don't provide consumers the benefits they paid for, which is why the industry needs close supervision, US Senator Jay Rockefeller said yesterday.
Many insurers spent...
DATE: Apr 16, 2010
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A record number of US homes were lost to foreclosure in the first three months of this year, a sign banks are starting to wade through the backlog of troubled home loans at a faster pace, according to a new report.
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DATE: Apr 16, 2010
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan Post Insurance will invest $3.2 billion more in regional and corporate bonds this financial year than last and plans to pick up domestic stocks to win higher returns, a senior company official said yesterday.
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DATE: Apr 16, 2010
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Finance Minister Paula Cox told an insurance industry audience that Government and the private sector had to work together to achieve a fulfilling relationship for the Bermuda insurance market to continue to thrive.
Speaking at a fundraising receptio...
DATE: Apr 16, 2010
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Jonathan Kent
The soft market shows few signs of loosening its grip on commercial insurance pricing, according to the RIMS Benchmark Survey.
The survey, which was conducted by Advisen Ltd., revealed that average premiums in every line fell during the first quarter...
DATE: Apr 16, 2010
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Credit card delinquency rates fell last month at major US lenders, including Bank of America Corp and JPMorgan Chase & Co, in the latest sign that Americans are starting to climb out of the recession.
On the downside, credit loss...
DATE: Apr 16, 2010
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McLEAN, Virginia (AP) — Rates for long-term mortgages dropped this week but still remained above five percent, Freddie Mac said yesterday.
The average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 5.07 percent this week, down from 5.21 percent a week ear...
DATE: Apr 16, 2010
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Seven insurance companies were set up in Bermuda last month - the highest number so far this year, according to the latest figures from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA).
The BMA's Monthly Registration Statistics showed that five insurers, one bro...
DATE: Apr 16, 2010
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