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NEW YORK (Reuters) — Stung by hurricane losses, two major US insurers, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. and Allstate Corp. are boosting their participation in the growing market for catastrophe bonds, which protect from storm, earthquake and ot...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Lazard Ltd., the investment bank run by Bruce Wasserstein, plans to sell 12 million shares — half by the company and the rest by current and former managing directors — to repay debt and make investments.Total proceeds would be...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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The makers of video game consoles may someday develop a machine that delivers on all the pre-launch hype, but we’re not there yet.
The new PlayStation 3 from Sony Corp., the Wii by Nintendo Co., and even the year-old Xbox 360 from Microsoft are not m...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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The London branch of professional services firm Deloitte is calling for a tax break aimed at property catastrophe insurers to halt the exodus of insurers to Bermuda, The Financial Times reported this week.
The firm has warned that the departure of Ll...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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Overuse of the Internet for personal matters by employees has always been a problem for companies ever since the advent of the technology. Now studies indicate that persistent Internet use may be a sign of a larger problem that managers may have to t...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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Ahmed Elamin
NEW YORK (Reuters) ? Stung by hurricane losses, two major US insurers, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. and Allstate Corp. are boosting their participation in the growing market for catastrophe bonds, which protect from storm, earthquake and ot...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — ITV Plc, the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster, rebuffed a 4.73 billion-pound ($8.98 billion) offer from cable-television operator NTL Inc., saying the bid was too low and there was little reason for the deal.The rejection is t...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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Bermuda’s financial services industry will go from strength to strength as the Island’s bond with Halifax in Canada continues to grow, according to business experts.
A string of companies have announced plans to open offices in the Nova Scotia port c...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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SAN JOSE, California (AP) — The gaming console war is officially under way after Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Co.’s Wii sold out at launches over the weekend.Long-awaited debuts marked by buying frenzies and marred by violence over extreme...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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Ace INA Insurance, part of the ACE Group of Companies, has opened a new Montreal office. The office will provide commercial property and casualty insurance for the Quebec and Eastern Canadian market.
“The opening of this new office in Montreal repres...
DATE: Nov 22, 2006
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