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NEW YORK (Reuters) — Four reinsurers, flush from a year without catastrophic storms and with higher premiums, are set to test investor enthusiasm with a series of US stock listings.Bermuda-based reinsurer Validus Holdings Ltd. and Greenlight Capital ...
DATE: Jan 22, 2007
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SEATTLE (Bloomberg) — Gold may rise for a third week on speculation the US dollar will weaken, boosting the appeal of the precious metal as an alternative investment. Nineteen of the 30 traders, investors and analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News from ...
DATE: Jan 22, 2007
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street faces another busy week with a slew of major earnings reports, and investors will also be watching for any surprises that might unfold in tomorrow’s State of the Union address.Earnings will likely command most of investors...
DATE: Jan 22, 2007
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) — In a move to give consumers greater choices for hurricane insurance, state lawmakers on Friday agreed to require companies that sell property insurance in other states to sell it in Florida if they want to offer car insura...
DATE: Jan 22, 2007
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Abandoning the 60:40 rule for the telecommunications industry would take Bermuda back more than a decade to the time of a monopoly and $1.25 a minute overseas calls.
That is the view of former Telecommunications Minister E.T (Bob) Richards, who belie...
DATE: Jan 22, 2007
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc. cut its earnings estimates for oil-tanker companies including Bermuda-based Frontline Ltd., the world's second-largest, because an expansion in fleets is hurting freight rates."With OPEC production remaining the ma...
DATE: Jan 22, 2007
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-based Tyco International Ltd. paid chief executive officer Edward Breen 32 percent more in restricted stock last year as it prepared to split itself into separate security, health-care and electronics companies.Breen’s ...
DATE: Jan 22, 2007
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TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) ? In a move to give consumers greater choices for hurricane insurance, state lawmakers on Friday agreed to require companies that sell property insurance in other states to sell it in Florida if they want to offer car insura...
DATE: Jan 22, 2007
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The Bermuda-based company needs two-thirds of shareholders to vote in favour of the plan, spokeswoman Sarah Lubman of Brunswick Group said on Friday in a phone interview. Cypress Group, the largest holder with 15 percent of shares outstanding as of N...
DATE: Jan 22, 2007
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Abandoning the 60:40 rule for the telecommunications industry would take Bermuda back more than a decade to the time of a monopoly and $1.25 a minute overseas calls.
That is the view of former Telecommunications Minister E.T (Bob) Richards, who belie...
DATE: Jan 22, 2007
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