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A slight fall in the value of Argus Group shares was reflected in a 1.73 point (0.03 percent) slip in the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange which ended the day at 5,147.55.
Argus shares lost five cents (0.3 percent) to close at $15 after 13,700 ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2007
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SHANGHAI (Bloomberg) — Willis Group Holdings Ltd., the world's third-largest insurance broker, plans to buy out its joint venture in China, where property and casualty coverage premiums rose almost 50 percent in this year's first four months.Willis "...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Lloyd's of London, the world's biggest insurance market, is selling bonds to help reduce costs for members of the mutually owned institution.Lloyd's, which began 319 years ago as a place where merchants, ship owners and captains ...
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Reinsurers hit by big losses from the 2005 hurricanes of Katrina, Rita and Wilma who have since sought to diversify into non-catastrophe business lines are facing diminishing returns.
And the flip-side of the emerging picture shows that "unfashionabl...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Shareholders of Ingersoll-Rand Co., the Bermuda-based maker of Bobcat machinery and Thermo-King refrigerated trucks, approved a proposal urging directors to adopt a policy allowing for an advisory stockholder vote on executive ...
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Former US Navy commander D. Michael Abrashoff was an unusual choice of speaker at the Professional Liability Underwriting Society's two-day business symposium in Hamilton.
Yet captains of industry from across Bermuda's multi-billion dollar insurance ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2007
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LONDON (AP) — Online gaming operator Sportingbet PLC said yesterday it swung to a loss in the third quarter after being forced to quit the US because of legislation that makes online gambling illegal in that country.The net loss for the three months ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2007
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LONDON (Reuters) — Wages in Britain are rising at their fastest in seven years as employers scramble to fill vacancies and consumer confidence is riding high, two reports showed yesterday, adding to pressure for higher interest rates.Most economists ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2007
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A US appeals court judge yesterday promised a swift ruling in a case pitting New Orleans homeowners against insurance companies for their refusal to cover damage from the failure of levees in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath in 2005.R...
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DALLAS (Bloomberg) — Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc., a low-cost carrier trying to end three years of losses, will switch to lighter seats on its aircraft to reduce fuel use.The change will begin later this year, trimming as much as 1,584 pounds per ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2007
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