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Net income: $184 million compared to $113.7 million in 2009
Combined ratio: 87 percent compared to 82.8 percent in 2009
Gross premiums written: $493.8 million compared to $492.8 million in 2009
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Butterfield Bank eked out a $200,000 profit in the second quarter as the bank's revenues were squeezed by low interest rates.
After dividends paid out on preference shares were taken into account, the April through June period brought a net loss of $...
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NEW YORK (AP) - A surprisingly poor signal on the jobs market sent stocks slightly lower yesterday as investors remained worried about a lack of hiring.
The modest drop came after the Labour Department said first-time claims for unemployment benefits...
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Bermuda incorporated Majestic Capital Ltd. lost $3.9 million during the second quarter, equalling a loss of 23 cents per share of common stock.
The loss was greater than the one reported for the same quarter a year ago of $2.1 million, or 12 cents pe...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index closed lower yesterday as financial shares dropped after Manulife Financial Corp. posted a steep quarterly loss.
Manulife, Canada's largest life insurer, was the most heavily traded stock on the TSX and ...
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Re/insurer Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd. said yesterday that first-half pretax profit declined 90 percent to £0.8 million ($1.3 million).
The company was hit by around $80 million in losses from two first-quarter catastrophes — the earthquake in Ch...
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Pre-tax profit: £0.8 million compared to £7.8 million in the first half of 2009.
Gross premiums written: £155.9 compared to £149.9 million in 2009.
Combined ratio: 101.7 percent compared to 71.4 percent in 2009.
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TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Hikosaburo Yasuda says he knows a trend when he sees one and plans to buy Apple Inc.'s iPad to keep up with junior members in his computer club. Yasuda is 95.
"It's important to always try new things, otherwise you get left behind...
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LONDON - Britain's top shares closed lower, with Barclays leading banking shares lower after it posted first-half numbers, and as investor sentiment was dampened by downbeat US weekly jobless claims data.
The FTSE 100 closed down 20.38 points, or 0.3...
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WRAPUP 2-European insurers spring back to life
ZFS, Aviva, Delta Lloyd, Generali life sales up
Aviva shares up 6 percent, outperforming flat index
Life sales following more positive trend - analyst
(Adds Generali results, analyst's comment, updates s...
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