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LONDON (Reuters) - British reinsurer Alea Group Holdings said yesterday its finance chief and chief operating officer, Kirk Lusk, had quit the firm. Bermuda-based Alea said Mr. Lusk's resignation had been accepted his current deputy Carl Speck had be...
DATE: Apr 01, 2008
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Accenture Ltd.'s second quarter profits surged 37 percent, sending the technology services company's shares more than four percent higher.
The Bermuda-based global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company said more clients a...
DATE: Apr 01, 2008
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - Security Capital Assurance Ltd. had the credit rating on its preferred shares cut one level to 'D', or default, by Standard & Poor's.
The series 'A' perpetual noncumulative preference shares were cut from 'C' following the Hami...
DATE: Apr 01, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street closed a dismal first quarter with a moderate gain yesterday, rising after a reading on regional manufacturing came in better than expected.
The Chicago Purchasing Managers Index, considered a precursor to the Institute fo...
DATE: Apr 01, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - Four bidders, led by Jim Beam bourbon maker Fortune Brands, have submitted binding offers for Sweden's Absolut vodka maker Vin & Sprit (V&S) in a $6 billion-plus auction, sources close to the auction said.
The US-based Fortune is j...
DATE: Mar 31, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) - Health care products maker Covidien Ltd. spent $760,000 lobbying the federal government last year, according to a government disclosure form.
The Bermuda-based company lobbied on patent, regulation and payment issues affecting drugs a...
DATE: Mar 31, 2008
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Knowledge sharing and thought leadership will be the focus for a series of seminars hosted by Logic in Bermuda tomorrow.
The business solutions provider will launch its Executive Briefing series on April 1 with a panel of IT governance experts led by...
DATE: Mar 31, 2008
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An environmentally-friendly insurance policy which offers pollution coverage is set to be hit the Chinese market thanks to ACE Group strategic partner Huatai Insurance Co. of China Ltd.
Huatai received approval from the China Insurance Regulatory Com...
DATE: Mar 31, 2008
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Getting to grips with the ever-changing world of technology is the focus for a book by top communication guru and leadership counselor, Robert Dilenschneider.
The book, entitled 'Power and Influence: The Rules Have Changed', was being promoted by Mr....
DATE: Mar 31, 2008
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - Delta Air Lines Inc., Continental Airlines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. began flights into London Heathrow airport yesterday as a new "Open Skies" treaty expands trans-Atlantic air travel.
The European Union (EU)-US accord e...
DATE: Mar 31, 2008
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