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Staying away from the herd in the crowded insurance and reinsurance sector is continuing to pay rewards for 2005 start-up Flagstone Re, which has just made a $66 million profit for the third quarter.
The company's philosophy of looking for growth opp...
DATE: Nov 13, 2007
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Former Argo Group International chief financial officer Robert Myron is to join Hanover Insurance Group.
Mr. Myron will join the insurance company as director of corporate finance and treasurer, overseeing corporate finance and supporting business de...
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Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited has entered into an accelerated share repurchase program with Goldman, Sachs & Co. to buy back $50 million of Aspen's ordinary shares, completing the $300 million share repurchase program authorised by the Board of Di...
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Flagstone Re boosted its profits by almost $10 million for the third quarter 2007, while exceeding the annualised growth target of 17 percent set when the company was formed.
Net income rose from $56.9 million in the third quarter 2006 to $66.2 milli...
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Just like the requirements for any well-designed and built house, Westport Architecture is still standing firm 40 years to the day it was founded.
The company specialises in architecture, restoration and landscape design and is based on the waterfron...
DATE: Nov 13, 2007
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Banking and insurance proved to be the main sectors of activity on the Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
Butterfield Bank boosted its share price by five cents (0.3 percent) to close up at $16.90, with 6,841 shares traded.
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DATE: Nov 10, 2007
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The following article is focused on general estate planning and is not intended to be taken as legal advice, nor is the author an attorney. You should consult with an experienced estate attorney if you have any questions or concerns relating to wills...
DATE: Nov 10, 2007
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I have been off the grid for the first time in years, spending some days in a rural part of Britain without Internet connections. They barely have the wheel. It's life in the raw, and it's a curious experience.
I'm not certain I would entirely recomm...
DATE: Nov 10, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - Aon Corp., the world's second-largest insurance broker, said it hired a law firm to investigate whether it complied with anti-bribery laws.
Aon is reviewing whether it broke the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other laws i...
DATE: Nov 09, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street closed another difficult session lower but well above its worst losses yesterday after a late-day rebound in financial shares lifted many other stock sectors. Investors still kept their distance from technology shares afte...
DATE: Nov 09, 2007
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