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Argus Group Holdings Ltd. yesterday announced a net loss of $115.7 million for the year ending March 31, 2009 — the first annual loss in the company's 60-year history.
Chief executive officer Gerald Simons said earnings had been "severely impacted by...
DATE: Jul 03, 2009
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XL Insurance has appointed Neil Robertson as chief underwriting officer for its global specialty business.
In his new role, Mr. Robertson will be responsible for the company's global speciality lines and will assume the role of active underwriter of ...
DATE: Jul 03, 2009
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Bermuda led the way for legal firms at The Lawyer Awards 2009 in London, with Conyers Dill & Pearman winning the Offshore Law Firm of the Year and Appleby scooping second place.
Conyers received the award at the ceremony held at The Grosvenor House H...
DATE: Jul 03, 2009
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Bermuda was scheduled to sign its 13th tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with Germany at the Germany Embassy in London today.
The bilateral agreement, which was due to be signed by Finance Minister Paula Cox and German Ambassador Georg Boomga...
DATE: Jul 03, 2009
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Omega Insurance Holdings Ltd. increased its underwriting capacity at the Lloyd's of London market by acquiring an 18.3 percent stake in Syndicate 958 with a stock and cash deal.
The Bermuda-based insurer will now underwrite 34.7 ...
DATE: Jul 03, 2009
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — The pension deficit at the UK's largest companies almost doubled to the highest in more than three years in June because of a drop in corporate bond yields, Aon Consulting Ltd. said.
The shortfall of the 200 biggest privately spo...
DATE: Jul 03, 2009
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Budding hairdressers will be able to take advantage of the Mizani International Hair Seminar, hosted by The Salon Store and sponsored by the Economic Empowerment Zone Agency (EEZA).
The two-day workshop, which will be held on Sunday July 5 and Monday...
DATE: Jul 03, 2009
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reinsurer Validus Holdings Ltd reiterated its unsolicited offer for rival IPC Holdings Ltd. yesterday despite a competing bid from Flagstone Reinsurance Ltd.
Validus' stock and cash offer amounts to $28.86 per IPC share, or $1.61...
DATE: Jul 03, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Manhattan apartment prices dropped for the first time since 2002 in the second quarter as the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Bear Stearns Cos. caught up to property owners in the nation's most expensive urban mar...
DATE: Jul 03, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) - A dour report on job losses in June sent stocks sharply lower yesterday.
Major stock indexes fell more than 2.6 percent after the government said the US unemployment rate hit a 26-year high. The Dow Jones industrials closed at their l...
DATE: Jul 03, 2009
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