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LONDON (Bloomberg) ? UK insurers need to embrace new underwriting and pricing strategies or ?risk being swept away? by the costs of climate change, said Lloyd?s of London.
Insurers have not taken environmental threats such as greenhouse gases and ris...
DATE: Jun 06, 2006
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DALLAS (Bloomberg) ? Municipal bond insurers may sue issuers, underwriters and attorneys for fraudulent disclosure under a court ruling that gave insurers the same status as bondholders, a federal appeals court ruled.
New York-based Financial Securit...
DATE: Jun 06, 2006
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) ? Bawag PSK Bank agreed to pay at least $675 million to avoid prosecution in the Refco Inc. fraud case, the US government said.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said yesterday in New York it sued Bawag and immediately settl...
DATE: Jun 06, 2006
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PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) ? Allstate Insurance Co. says it is dropping earthquake insurance to most of its 407,000 quake customers nationwide as a part of a larger move to reduce exposure to catastrophic losses.
Allstate spokesman Mike Siemienas in Chica...
DATE: Jun 06, 2006
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index gained 55.11 points last week to close at 4,450.97
During a quiet of week of trading Argus was the only issue to advance, gaining $2.25 to close at $14.25 as investors traded in 2,300 shares.
BFM fell $1...
DATE: Jun 05, 2006
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VIENNA (Reuters) ? Troubled Austrian bank BAWAG P.S.K., its owner, and US lawyers and prosecutors are in the process of signing a deal to settle lawsuits of at least $1.3 billion against BAWAG, the bank?s owner said on Friday.
BAWAG?s owner, trade un...
DATE: Jun 05, 2006
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Stepping Into Supervision And
Management Level 3
June 5-7. This programme on project management and business process improvement skills.
It is specifically recommended for seasoned supervisors or managers who are expected to fulfil their supervisory...
DATE: Jun 05, 2006
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Minister of Finance Paula Cox opened a Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) sponsored exhibit last week at Commissioner?s House which tells the history of monetary notes in Bermuda.
The Minister unveiled the new show at a reception hosted jointly by the ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2006
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Walker Christopher has opened a second store in the Emporium Building on Front Street, expanding its offering of custom-made jewellery to offer a wide selection of sculpture designs.
The new store operates at the former Desmond Fountain Gallery but n...
DATE: Jun 05, 2006
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How much is enough? The question has been rattling around in my head of late. I spent last week in a very poor country, and this week in a very rich one. The culture shock has driven me nuts.
I'll put it another way: what is rich? I have always thoug...
DATE: Jun 03, 2006
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