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Marsh & McLennan Cos. chief executive Brian Duperreault believes the insurance industry is entering an "invisible hard market" that will see rates rise but the value of insured exposures fall.
The Bermudian former CEO of Ace Ltd. told an an Associati...
DATE: Jan 13, 2009
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NEW YORK, (Reuters) - Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc , which is slashing 15,000 jobs, reported a fourth-quarter loss yesterday, as the global economic crisis sent revenue plummeting on lower demand and declining metal prices.
Although Wall Street was ex...
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Age: 33
Role: Underwriting Trainee
What is your job? It's a rotational programme that exposes me to key business areas and roles within the organisation. During my first three months in the finance and accounting department, I was involved in the dra...
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CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: The customer is king.
If companies want to avoid being swallowed by the economic crisis, then that's what they need to realise, says Gal Borenstein, customer service strategist and author of "What Really Counts for CEOs: Connec...
DATE: Jan 13, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street extended last week's slide yesterday as investors worried that the quarterly results companies begin releasing this week will signal the economy is in worse shape than feared.
Oil prices helped fuel the pessimism, tumbling...
DATE: Jan 13, 2009
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's enthusiasm for President-elect Barack Obama may come full circle this week as he prepares to take office and help to offset what many expect will be a barrage of bleak corporate earnings reports.
In the week leading...
DATE: Jan 12, 2009
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NEW YORK, (Reuters) - The US dollar rose on Friday, posting its best weekly gain in two months against the euro, after a government report showed job losses in December were slightly lower than expected.
Traders have sold the dollar since a private s...
DATE: Jan 12, 2009
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One of Bermuda's most well-established barber shops may be changing its name, but is still continuing the fine tradition of hair cutting.
What has been virtually an institution for those looking for a short back and sides or a close shave since the b...
DATE: Jan 12, 2009
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Banking, insurance, utilities and the consumer sector were the busiest industries on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) last week.
The banks took the biggest hit, with Butterfield Bank down 55 cents (5.3 percent) to $9.90, with 32,8...
DATE: Jan 12, 2009
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How to cope with the current economic crisis is just one of the subjects covered in a guide launched by Capital G, Imagine 2009 and The Family Centre
The trio have joined forces to offer the new brochure called 'We Believe In Your Future - Social and...
DATE: Jan 12, 2009
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