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Her fluency in French was one of the factors for Cheryl Packwood deciding the Bermuda International Business Association (BIBA) would hold a reception in Paris after attending the MARHedge 12th Annual European Conference in Geneva.
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ZURICH (Bloomberg) — Swiss Reinsurance Co., the world’s biggest reinsurer, said its property and casualty reinsurance portfolio grew by 14 percent in the January renewals following its acquisition of General Electric Co.’s Insurance Solutions unit.Th...
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The shake-up of the Florida insurance and reinsurance market, following a move by Florida legislators to double the size of the state-sponsored catastrophe insurance fund and the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to give residents lower insuran...
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FRANKFURT (Bloomberg) — Europe's economic growth accelerated more than forecast in the fourth quarter and an increase in German investor confidence suggested the momentum will be maintained in 2007.The gross domestic product of the euro area grew 0.9...
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — The US trade deficit widened to a record for a fifth straight year in 2006 as American purchases of Chinese goods and imported oil overwhelmed an increase in exports.The gap between imports and exports expanded 6.5 percent to...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Scottish Re Group Ltd. shareholders should vote for a $600-million buy-out bid when they meet in Hamilton on February 23.That is the view of two investor advisory firms who believe the bid by Cerberus Capital Management LP and ...
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NEW YORK (AP) ? Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., the largest US insurance brokerage, yesterday reported a six-fold increase in profit for the fourth quarter on strong revenue growth in its insurance, risk and consulting businesses.
The New York-based...
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Butterfield Bank reported record profits of $134.1 million for 2006 yesterday ? an increase of 22.6 percent compared with 2005.
Shareholders will feel the benefit of the bumper earnings as the Bank?s board decided to raise the quarterly dividend paym...
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Bermuda company W.P. Stewart and Co., Ltd. yesterday reported net income of $11.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2006 ? up $8.8 million on the last three months of 2005.
Assets under management at the end of last year were approximately $8.1 billi...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) ? Scottish Re Group Ltd. shareholders should vote for a $600-million buy-out bid when they meet in Hamilton on February 23.
That is the view of two investor advisory firms who believe the bid by Cerberus Capital Management LP and...
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