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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Amlin Plc, the biggest Lloyd's of London insurer, said 2009 profit rose more than fivefold, beating analysts' estimates, on higher investment returns.
Net income climbed to £454.8 million ($687 million), from £80.3 million in 200...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) - American International Group Inc. is selling a cornerstone of its business, Asia-based life insurer AIA Group, in a government-approved $35.5 billion deal. The sale to British insurer Prudential PLC could reduce by nearly one-fifth th...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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Butterfield Bank's common shares dropped 1.72 percent (five cents) as speculation mounted that the bank was going to be taken over.
The bank traded 28,827 shares to close at $2.85.
BF&M Ltd. and the Ascendant Group Ltd., however, both rose 50 cents (...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — Bermuda-based Hiscox Ltd., the second-biggest Lloyd's of London insurer, posted a better-than-expected 2009 profit after a benign U.S. hurricane season and higher investment returns.
Net income rose to £280.5 million ($424 millio...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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Businesses will be able to better and more easily manage their shareholder transaction records and activities thanks to the launch of a new registry system by software developers Nova Ltd.
Quantum, a comprehensive shareholder registry system develope...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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Butterfield Bank's current share price makes it ripe for takeover — and it would be a "good fit" for one of the top Canadian banks.
That is the view of Jeremy Dyck, an investment adviser with LOM Securities (Bahamas) Ltd., who follows the 150-year-ol...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) - Major stock indexes rose to their highest levels in more than a month yesterday after corporate buyouts raised hopes about the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 79 points. The Standard & Poor's 500 index, the basis of man...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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Age: 18
Role: Retail assistant at Regali, Tucker's Point Hotel & Spa
What is your job? My job is to assist guests in the shop as well as a few behind the scenes tasks. There are so many little jobs within my job, that it is almost impossible not to k...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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Quitting your job and starting up your own business during a recession may seem like either a very brave or very foolish move to most people.
But for Kerry Judd, owner and consultant at New Beginnings Inc., it seemed like the perfect opportunity to p...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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The importance of doing business with an authorised auto dealership has been highlighted in the wake of Toyota Motor Corp.'s recent safety of more than eight million vehicles last month.
HWP Group, the Island's biggest auto dealer, has itself recentl...
DATE: Mar 02, 2010
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