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MANAROLA, Italy (AP) - On a trip through southern Italy years ago, I was embarrassed to discover that all along, I had been mispronouncing "tabacchi" - tobacco shops that sell bus tickets and other sundry. I'd been saying "ta-ba-chee" rather than "ta...
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Bermuda holding company Northern Offshore Ltd. has named Gary Casswell as its president and CEO.
Mr. Casswell was formery vice-president of the eastern hemisphere operations for Houston-based Pride International Inc.
He replaces Jim LaChance, who res...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P snapped a three-day winning streak yesterday after mixed earnings reports and a fall in consumer confidence, but analysts said US stocks were taking a breather and the rally could pick back up.
Solid earnings from Dow com...
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Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.’s profits dropped by more than $90 million during the second quarter of 2010 as the Bermuda-based company experienced tough underwriting and investing conditions.
The company made a net income of $58.6 million, or 97...
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Marsh and Guy Carpenter & Company LLC helped patients at PALS Cancer Care get in the spirit of Cup Match with the presentation of more than 20 themed gift baskets.
This was the second year the companies took part in this initiative.
The Bermuda emplo...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Ace Ltd., the insurer added to the Standard & Poor's 500 Index this month, reported a fourth straight increase in quarterly profit as investment losses narrowed.
Second-quarter net income climbed 27 percent to $677 million, or ...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — BP Plc reported a record loss after taking a charge for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst in US history.
The second-quarter net loss of $17.2 billion compared with a profit of $4.39 billion in the year-earlier period. Chief...
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) - American consumers lost confidence in July, shaken by mounting concern over jobs and wages that threatens to constrain the economic recovery.
The Conference Board's sentiment index fell to 50.4, below the median forecast of e...
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RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. yesterday reported a 22 percent fall in second-quarter net income compared to the same period last year.
The Bermuda-based reinsurer's net earnings totalled $210.2 million for the April through June period, or $3.66 per sh...
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XL Group plc. has announced that Thompson Hutton has decided to leave its board of directors to start a new business focused on risk and insurance in renewable energy.
XL's chairman of the board Robert Glauber said: "Tom's decision that his future bu...
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