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LONDON (Bloomberg) - XL Group plc., a US property and casualty insurer, said it's seeking "mid-single-digit" percentage growth in premiums this year as it wins back customers lost during the global financial crisis.
"This is not a market to grow in w...
DATE: Sep 21, 2010
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OSLO (Bloomberg) - Frontline Ltd. has agreed with Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard Co. Ltd. to restructure its VLCC newbuilding programme at the yard. Frontline said its total contract price is of $525 million.
The delivery dates for the vessels have been...
DATE: Sep 21, 2010
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index finished the session at its highest closing level since April yesterday as gold prices hit a record high and other commodity prices gained, lifted by expectations that the US Federal Reserve will keep it...
DATE: Sep 21, 2010
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Utilities was the busiest sector on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) last week.
Watlington Waterworks Ltd. dropped 18.95 percent ($2.35) to $10.05, with 2,100 shares traded, while KeyTech Ltd. rose 4.25 percent (30 cents) to $7.35, as 14,000 shares c...
DATE: Sep 21, 2010
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - American International Group Inc. (AIG) plans to list its Asian life insurance unit, AIA Group Ltd., on October 29, aiming to raise about $15 billion in Hong Kong, sources familiar with the deal said yesterday.
AIG, which is nea...
DATE: Sep 21, 2010
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Ace Ltd. and its subsidiaries have had their ratings affirmed by Fitch Ratings following the company's announcement that it will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Rain and Hail Insurance Service Inc. (R&H) for about $1.1 billion in cash....
DATE: Sep 21, 2010
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I keep wondering if consumers will learn their lesson from this recession - to rely less on credit cards and more on the cash they have.
If you look at recent reports, it does appear that people are pulling back from plastic and becoming more frugal....
DATE: Sep 18, 2010
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Life changes can be so unsettling. Sometimes, we know that change is coming; sometimes, it creeps up on us like Bermuda snails heading up an old limestone wall, or, change completely envelopes us like being in the middle of a spider weaving a master ...
DATE: Sep 18, 2010
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Q. I would like your opinion of my shares of Equifax Inc., which I've owned for some time. - BF, via the Internet
A. As one of the three major credit bureaus, along with TransUnion and Experion, this company is tied to cyclical trends in the economy ...
DATE: Sep 18, 2010
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BF&M Ltd. rose 7.72 percent (95 cents) to $13.25 on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The insurer traded 500 shares during the day.
The Index, as a whole, also climbed 6.62 points (0.52 percent) to 1,275.52, with 500 shares worth BD$6,565 a...
DATE: Sep 18, 2010
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