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LONDON (Reuters) - UK insurer Amlin Plc said yesterday it saw a more challenging year ahead, with the average drop in renewal rates in the first quarter at just over seven percent, though it retained 86 percent of business.
"The group continues to wr...
DATE: Apr 25, 2008
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — British farmland prices rose at the fastest rate in at least 12 years as rising food and commodity prices encouraged farmers to bid up the cost of land, according to Knight Frank LP.
The average cost of an acre of farmland increa...
DATE: Apr 25, 2008
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SAN JOSE, California (AP) — Apple Inc.'s fiscal second quarter was another blow-out, with results that easily surpassed Wall Street's expectations, but it wasn't enough for investors to warm up to the company's stock any further.
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DATE: Apr 25, 2008
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Bermuda business people are receiving requests for information about their enterprises from Government as the Annual Economic Activity Survey (EAS) gets underway.
The Department of Statistics launched the survey on April 7. It will canvass about 1,50...
DATE: Apr 25, 2008
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Travelers Cos. Inc., one of the nation's largest commercial insurers, said its first-quarter profit declined 11 percent as it fought a competitive insurance market and lower investment income.
But the results were better than a...
DATE: Apr 25, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's consumer affairs watchdog won a legal victory yesterday in the first stage of a lengthy process that potentially paves the way for bank account holders to reclaim billions of pounds in fees.
The High Court ruling allows t...
DATE: Apr 25, 2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturers and housebuilders delivered further evidence on yesterday of a sharp economic downturn, although official figures suggested consumers are showing surprising resilience.
The Office for National Statistics said ...
DATE: Apr 25, 2008
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XL Capital's senior vice-president Gavin Arton has been elected the new chairman of BF&M by the board of directors.
This followed the announcement that Glenn Titterton would be retiring as chairman at this week's Annual General Meeting of the shareho...
DATE: Apr 24, 2008
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Insurance and banking were the busiest sectors on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
BF&M Ltd. saw its share price sink 35 cents (1.6 percent) to close at $22, with 700 shares traded.
Meanwhile, Bermuda Commercial Bank Lt...
DATE: Apr 24, 2008
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The end is finally in sight for Bermuda Aviation Services Ltd.'s (BAS) long-running case against Government after a date was set for a decision by arbitration.
BAS took Government to court back in June 2007, filing a writ against Premier Ewart Brown...
DATE: Apr 24, 2008
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