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Security Capital Assurance Ltd. (SCA) has confirmed Moody's Investor Services downgraded the insurance financial strength (IFS) ratings of SCA's subsidiaries, XL Capital Assurance Inc. and XL Financial Assurance Ltd., as well as XLCA subsidiary, XL C...
DATE: Jun 23, 2008
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To mark the start of Hurricane Season 2008, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. has announced key findings from the first ever Hurricane Risk Mitigation Leadership Forum, which it co-sponsored with its affiliate WeatherPredict Consulting Inc., the Federal Al...
DATE: Jun 23, 2008
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar fell broadly on Friday as fears of further write-downs at US financial institutions raised speculation the Federal Reserve would not signal a shift toward tighter policy when it meets next week.
Rebounding oil prices, ...
DATE: Jun 23, 2008
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Daily reports of rising oil prices can be hard to put in to context, but at the end of the month when the electricity bill comes one thing is obvious - it costs more.
But what do the numbers really mean? And how much is you air conditioner actually c...
DATE: Jun 23, 2008
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The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) and the Bermuda Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers Association (BIRBA) have announced the adoption of a contract certainty code of practice that binds their members to specific completion pract...
DATE: Jun 23, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Alistair Darling called yesterday for pay awards to be kept in check to ensure they did not add to inflationary pressure in the UK economy.
"It's important that we don't allow inflation to become entrenched...
DATE: Jun 23, 2008
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) - Canadian stocks fell, sending the main equity index to its second straight weekly decline, as Royal Bank of Canada and other financial shares dropped on analyst reports that North American credit losses may widen.
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DATE: Jun 23, 2008
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Bermuda-based Enstar Group Ltd. has bought London insurer Goshawk Insurance Holdings plc. for about $90.3 million.
Under the terms, Enstar, an operator of insurance companies and provider of services to the industry, will pay 5.2 pence ($0.103) a sha...
DATE: Jun 23, 2008
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - European Union (EU) leaders called on Friday for studies on ways to cut taxes on fuel and ease the pain of more costly oil for consumers.
Europeans pay some of the world's highest gas pump prices to fill up their cars at an a...
DATE: Jun 23, 2008
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Bermudians are being hit with some of the world's highest electricity prices - but power supplier Belco is warning residents to brace themselves for further increases.
Currently electricity costs 37 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), including the fuel a...
DATE: Jun 23, 2008
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