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The first three months of 2010 will likely turn out to be the most expensive first quarter in history for natural disaster reinsurance claims, according to global reinsurance broker Willis Re.
In a report entitled "Calm Amid Calamity", released last ...
DATE: Apr 05, 2010
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LONDON (Reuters) - Stiff competition and moves by owners to protect ships better has taken the edge out of insurance costs after pirate attacks off Africa's east coast created a two-year boom for specialist cover.
But analysts say the menace of pirac...
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LONDON (AP) — A UK regulatory agency on Thursday proposed a steep reduction in connection charges for mobile phone users.
The regulator OFCOM proposed to cut the so-called "mobile termination rate" in stages from 4.3 pence ($0.065) per minute to half...
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Company Earthquake Xynthia Combined cat
Munich Re 546 137 683
Swiss Re 500 100 600
Hannover Re 253 55 308
PartnerRe 220-320 40-70 260-390
Everest Re 225 25 250
Validus 170-270 20-30 190-300
Scor 131 48 179
XL Capital 140-205 20-25 160-230
Hiscox NA N...
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LONDON (AP) — Struggling music group EMI faces being taken over by its bankers after failing to clinch a deal to sell the North American distribution rights for its artists to Universal Music Group or Sony Music.
EMI, which has the Beatles, Coldplay,...
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DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft Corp. say they will work together on creating a computerised link between houses, electric cars and utility companies to help manage energy use.
The companies said yesterday at the New York International Au...
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LONDON (Reuters) - A key British manufacturing survey rose to its highest level in over 15 years last month, and banks said they planned to step up corporate lending, in sign that the recovery is gaining strength.
However, the improvement is likely t...
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SEATTLE (AP) — People who lined up to buy the first iPhone knew what they were paying hundreds of dollars for: a new cell phone that promised to be better. Apple Inc.'s newest gadget, the iPad tablet computer, falls into a category that's foreign to ...
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Recently the Department of Statistics ("DOS") released its detailed tables for the fourth quarter of 2009. I took some time to slice through the data to discern any interesting or alarming trends. What I found may not come as a surprise to most peopl...
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The Reefs Hotel & Club has announced the appointment of Perry Robinson as its new club manager, overseeing the daily operations of club's 19 private beachfront residences.
Mr. Robinson has been with The Reefs for five years, serving initially as the ...
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