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America must be better prepared for major catastrophic natural disasters, an international reinsurance conference was told yesterday.
Edward Collins, national director of ProtectingAmerica.org, a coalition of first responders, emergency management pr...
DATE: Oct 12, 2006
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) Insurance company bonds gained more than any other corporate debt as the hurricane season passed without damaging the US Gulf Coast.
Bonds of American International Group Inc., St. Paul Travelers Cos. and other US insurers retur...
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Government has been praised for starting a major household survey this week to boost an Economic Empowerment Zone in Court Street and the general north-east corner of Hamilton.
But action should be taken now even as interviewers set out to canvas the...
DATE: Oct 12, 2006
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News that Bermuda is about to be brought under the umbrella of Britain?s Outer Space Act could pave the way to the Island picking up thousands of dollars in filing fees, Government said yesterday.
Telecommunications Minister Michael Scott said the Is...
DATE: Oct 12, 2006
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LONDON (Bloomberg) ? American International Group Inc. and a team of investors agreed to buy London City Airport, taking control of the terminal serving the UK capital?s financial district in anticipation of a surge in air travel. Terms weren?t discl...
DATE: Oct 12, 2006
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NEW YORK ? Consolidation among US health insurers will heat up next year as companies have largely finished integrating past acquisitions and new deals can help cut costs and generate members, according to an industry analyst.
CIBC analyst Carl McDon...
DATE: Oct 12, 2006
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Bermuda reinsurers were knocked yesterday when Citigroup cut its ratings on a number of sector leaders.
Hardest hit were Renaissance Re and Axis Capital, which were cut to sell from hold, with Citigroup saying of RenRe that while the company stands t...
DATE: Oct 12, 2006
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Global stock markets have extended their run from September into October and risk appetite remains high. There seems to be considerable confidence among equity investors that monetary policymakers will be successful in their endeavour to dampen infla...
DATE: Oct 11, 2006
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Farewell European fashions and Aston & Gunn. Hello international styles and David Winston.
Clothes shop chain TESS Ltd. is counting on a change of name and a style to turn around the men?s store on the corner of Reid and Queen Streets.
TESS, whose fl...
DATE: Oct 11, 2006
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XL Capital has asked a Birmingham, Alabama court to rule on whether it is permissible for it to pay the legal fees of executives of a bankrupt insurance company against lawsuits.
The Birmingham News reported that XL said in a filing last week with US...
DATE: Oct 11, 2006
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