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Net income: $494 million compared to $54 million in 2008.
Gross premiums written: $5 billion compared to $5.22 billion in 2008.
Combined ratio: 88.1 percent compared with 97.9 percent in 2008.
DATE: Oct 28, 2009
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Willis Group Holdings Inc., the insurance broker moving to Ireland from Bermuda, said taxes and a lack of stimulus has made business in its new home "a drag".
"Ireland is getting worse," chief executive officer Joseph Plumeri sai...
DATE: Oct 28, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of "Family Guy" are chortling about Microsoft's belated discovery that a "Family Guy" special might not jibe with the software giant's corporate image.
On Monday, Microsoft said it's pulling out as sponsor of a "Family Guy" varie...
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ZURICH (Bloomberg) — Ace Ltd., the Zurich-based insurer with operations in more than 50 countries, said third-quarter profit rose ninefold from a year ago on fewer claims tied to catastrophes.
Net income rose to $494 million, or $1.46 a share, from $...
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Bermuda-based Tokio Millennium Re Ltd., a subsidiary of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., has announced that it will expand into additional lines of business from the start of next year.
Tokio will target its existing US client base and...
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Net income: $258.6 million compared to a net loss of $231 in 2008
Combined ratio: 43.3 percent compared to 163.4 percent in 2008
Gross premiums written: $202.4 million $239.8 million in 2008
DATE: Oct 28, 2009
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LONDON - Britain's leading share index gained 0.18 percent lifted by a rally from heavyweight energy issues led by BP after its forecast-beating third-quarter results, which offset weakness in banks and mining stocks. At the close, the FTSE 100 was 9...
DATE: Oct 28, 2009
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LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 share index ended 0.97 percent lower, with mining and energy stocks suffering as the US dollar rose and commodity prices fell, while a sharp decline in ING put pressure on financials. The index ended down 50.83 points at 5...
DATE: Oct 27, 2009
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A figure of 36 percent of residents who know of someone who has lost their job in the past year as calculated from a poll by Research.bm comes as no great shock to one of the Island's top employment experts.
Doug Soares, partner at Expertise Ltd., sa...
DATE: Oct 27, 2009
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Net income: $566.7 million compared to 151.7 million in 2008
Combined ratio: 78.1 percent compared to 95.5 percent in 2008
Gross premiums written: $893.7 million compared to $868.6 million in 2008
DATE: Oct 27, 2009
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