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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The US economy grew at a tepid two percent annual rate in the third quarter, slowed by the sharpest slump in housing in more than 15 years, while mid-Atlantic business activity stumbled in December, data showed yesterday.The gr...
DATE: Dec 22, 2006
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Ratings agency A.M. Best has predicted that Bermuda insurer Amlin Bermuda Ltd. (ABL) will make a profit of $186 million in 2006 and $255 million next year.
The ratings agency anticipates an outstanding loss ratio of approximately 40 percent for 2006 ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2006
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Carnival Corp., the world’s largest cruise operator, said fourth-quarter profit rose 24 percent, beating its forecast, on demand for European trips.Net income for the three months ended November 30 climbed to $416 million, or 5...
DATE: Dec 22, 2006
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Bermuda’s insurance market is described as being “long on capital and short on talent” in a report by analysts Stifel Nicolaus.
The term is used to summarise opinions voiced to Stifel Nocolaus researchers during a round of interviews with insurance a...
DATE: Dec 22, 2006
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Appleby Hunter Bailhache has announced that Adrian Beasley and Jackie Stirling have been appointed as associates. They began their two-year training programme with the firm as pupils in September 2005, and were called to the Bar on October 27, 2006.
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DATE: Dec 22, 2006
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CHICAGO (AP) — Wary of the rising risk of hurricanes, Allstate Corp. has added coastal regions of North and South Carolina, Alabama, Maryland and Virginia to the growing list of areas nationwide where it is cutting back homeowners’ insurance coverage...
DATE: Dec 22, 2006
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Four Bermuda accounting students recently passed their Uniform final Evaluation of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Chrystal Gatare and Nikki Thomas-Bell of KPMG, Joelle LaCasse of PricewaterhouseCoopers and Olena Schemenauer of Arthu...
DATE: Dec 22, 2006
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CHICAGO — Aon Corporation yesterday announced that its investment banking group, Aon Capital Markets, successfully completed the private placement of $190 million of principal at-risk variable rate notes for Munich Re. The placement provides Munich R...
DATE: Dec 22, 2006
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Bermuda?s insurance market is described as being ?long on capital and short on talent? in a report by analysts Stifel Nicolaus.
The term is used to summarise opinions voiced to Stifel Nocolaus researchers during a round of interviews with insurance a...
DATE: Dec 22, 2006
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TORONTO (Reuters) — Toronto’s main stock index ended lower yesterday, as mining shares took a beating due to a combination of lower metal prices and profit-taking.The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index closed down 45.78 points, or 0.36 ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2006
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