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TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida state lawmakers will meet in a special session in mid-January to try to tackle a property insurance crisis caused by the devastating hurricane seasons of 2004 and 2005.In a widely expected session that will start on Jan...
DATE: Nov 30, 2006
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WASHINGTON (Dow Jones/AP) — A court-appointed investigator probing some of the allegations of fraud that led to Refco Inc.’s collapse last year has demanded the employment records of four employees of Grant Thornton LLP.
Grant Thornton served as the ...
DATE: Nov 29, 2006
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DUBAI (Bloomberg) ? Lancashire Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based insurer, plans to open an office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to help increase sales in the Middle East.
?Having a presence in the Middle East will allow the Lancashire Group to grow a ...
DATE: Nov 29, 2006
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NEW YORK (AP) — Monster Worldwide Inc., a leading provider of online help-wanted advertising, announced partnerships with four newspaper publishers Monday, expanding its base of advertising-sharing arrangements with traditional media companies.The ne...
DATE: Nov 29, 2006
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ZURICH (Reuters) — Record hurricane damages in the energy sector last year mean there is now more demand for insurance than supply, the head of Swiss Re said yesterday, leaving the industry with a gap in risk cover.Oil production platforms and drilli...
DATE: Nov 29, 2006
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LONDON (Reuters) — Two clicks on the Internet can buy you cut-price home or car insurance, but will such policies cut the mustard if your home is a multi-million pound London townhouse and your car of choice is a top-of-the range Ferrari?The rich are...
DATE: Nov 29, 2006
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The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index jumped 51.16 points or 1.06 percent yesterday as the Island's two main utility companies posted gains.
The Index closed at 4,861.44 points in heavy trading, with 38,697 shares worth $1.2 million changing...
DATE: Nov 29, 2006
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Britain plans to extend legal privilege to bankers, accountants and professionals who merge with law firms under a bill to modernise the $19 billion ($35 billion) legal services industry.The changes mean non-lawyers who work with...
DATE: Nov 29, 2006
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The Ministry of Finance has been asked by dissident members of the Old Colony Club to appoint an inspector to investigate the controversial sale of the Hamilton club’s building to the Argus Group of Companies.
The Royal Gazette has learned that a gro...
DATE: Nov 29, 2006
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Shopping for computers and other high-tech products has always been a challenge, partly because the manufacturers and retailers erect a tower of techno-babble terminology to confuse you into spending more money, and to make poorly trained salespeople...
DATE: Nov 29, 2006
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