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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil rose more than three percent to above $71 a barrel yesterday as positive manufacturing data in the US and China raised optimism for an economic recovery that could bolster energy demand.
US crude settled up $2.13 at $71.58, t...
DATE: Aug 04, 2009
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Argo Group Holdings Ltd.'s second-quarter profit beat the estimates of Wall Street analysts thanks to a 36-percent rise in revenue.
The international specialty re/insurance underwriter saw its net income drop slightly to $21.9 million, or 71 cents pe...
DATE: Aug 04, 2009
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RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. has presented the 2009 RenaissanceRe Scholarship Award to Saltus Grammar School graduate Ellisse Johnston.
Ms Johnston will be attending Pennsylvania State University this Autumn to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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DATE: Aug 04, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - Essent Group Ltd., an insurer whose investors include Bermuda reinsurers PartnerRe and RenaissanceRe, said it will become the first firm to enter the mortgage guaranty business since the US housing collapse.
Essent won approval...
DATE: Aug 03, 2009
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Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. saw its profits dip by more than $15 million over the second quarter of 2009 after incurring $12.5 million in losses from the Air France disaster.
The insurer's net income dropped to $110.4 million or $1.14 per share in ...
DATE: Aug 03, 2009
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Two sports shoe maunfacturers have become the first Bermuda-incorporated companies to make their their primary listings on the Bursa Malaysia Stock Exchange.
Xingquan International Sports Holdings Ltd. has raised RM165 million via an initial public o...
DATE: Aug 03, 2009
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Net income: $110.4 million compared to $126.9 million in 2008
Combined ratio: 87.7 percent compared to 78.2 percent in 2008
Gross premiums written: $534.3 million compared to $528.8 million in 2008.
DATE: Aug 03, 2009
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A controversial bill aimed at raising taxes on Bermuda-based insurers operating with the US has come under fire from one of the Island's top re/insurance groups.
The legislation, which was introduced late on Thursday by Representative Richard Neal (D...
DATE: Aug 03, 2009
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American Safety Insurance Holdings Ltd. reported second-quarter net earnings of $6.9 million, or 66 cents per share, compared to $6.8 million, or 63 cents per share, for the same period in 2008, based on improved underwriting results, higher fee inco...
DATE: Aug 03, 2009
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Tech entrepreneur McCal Roberts is offering free advice on how to go about setting up a website for the month of August.
Mr. Roberts' company Mac10 Soft will also be happy to advise on other tech-based issues, such as video editing and software desig...
DATE: Aug 03, 2009
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