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www.LibertyMutual.com/2099 : Liberty Mutual has launched a futuristic driving game
Leading car insurer Liberty Mutual has launched a futuristic driving game that challenges players to not only finish first, but protect their sleek, high-tech...
AXA UK : The deal with Resolution would result in a one-off writedown of 1.4 billion euros ($1.7 billion) in 2010,
Resolution, set up in 2008 to buy and profitably merge slow-growing British life insurers, said on Monday it hoped to complete the 2.75 billion...
Groupama Insurances has been awarded Shaw Trust Web Accessibility accreditation for its website, www.groupama.co.uk
Shaw Trust is one of the UK's most comprehensive website accessibility accreditation services. A national charity, it supports disabled and disadvantaged people to prepare...
Merkel, Sarkozy in joint push for market reform
France and Germany on Wednesday called for a European ban on certain high-risk market dealings such as naked short selling in a joint appeal...
Incumbent Lincoln holds Arkansas
Two-time Arkansas Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln overcame anti-incumbent sentiment Tuesday to win a hardfought run-off against upstart challenger Bill Halter.
Lincoln, whose campaign had enjoyed...
Politicians fight anti-incumbent anger in US primaries
US voters headed to the polls Tuesday to choose candidates for November's midterm elections, with Democrats and Republicans alike battling to overcome a wave...
‘Democracy hijacked’ as California goes to polls
The free-spending role of corporations in California's electoral system has come under fire as the state prepares to vote on two referenda which opponents...
Italy’s Generali could be interested in AIA ‘pieces’: report
Italian insurer Generali could be interested in "pieces" of AIG's Asian unit AIA after British insurer Prudential abandoned its ambitious takeover plan, daily Corriere...
Prudential pulls out of bid for Asian insurer AIA
British insurer Prudential said Wednesday it was withdrawing from a bid to buy AIA, the Asian arm of AIG, after the US group refused...
Tropical storm Agatha kills more than 100 in Central America
A violent storm that walloped Central America over the weekend killed more than 100 people and left a swath of destruction, officials said Monday.
Tropical...
AIG refuses to change conditions of AIA sale to Prudential
US insurer AIG said Tuesday it had refused to modify the conditions for the sale of its AIA Asian unit to British rival Prudential,...
Quebec fires scorch 38,000 hectares of forests
Wildfires scorched more than 38,000 hectares (94,000 acres) of forests in Canada's Quebec province and firefighters are still trying to douse 13 blazes, officials...
All of the UK’s major credit card providers treat any form of gambling activity on a credit card as a cash withdrawal
moneysupermarket.com, Britain's number one comparison site, has conducted analysis into the wide range of transactions treated as a cash withdrawal by credit card providers.
The...
Nearly 1.5 million homeowners are putting their homes at risk with inadequate cover
Nearly 1.5 million homeowners are putting their homes at risk with inadequate cover according to a new survey by Britain's number one comparison site,...
Spanish banks strain to borrow abroad
Spanish financial institutions are having increasing problems in borrowing from foreign banks because of concerns about Spanish sovereign debt, the Expansion daily reported on...
FDIC approves Washington Mutual settlement
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has approved a global settlement of the bankruptcy case involving Washington Mutual Inc, one of the largest US...
Prudential chairman defends AIA mega-deal
Prudential chairman Harvey McGrath Tuesday defended a planned takeover of Asian insurer AIA as the British company's shares started trading in Hong Kong and...
Belgium’s KBC sells unit to India’s Hinduja group
Belgian lender KBC said Friday it has sold its Luxembourg private bank unit to India's Hinduja group for 1.35 billion euros (1.7 billion dollars)...
Prudential launches record cash call to buy Asian insurer
British insurance giant Prudential said Monday it will raise 14.5 billion pounds (17 billion euros, 21 billion dollars) from the sale of new shares...
Dutch bank and insurance group ING returns to profit, cautions vigilance
Dutch bank and insurance group ING reported Wednesday a return to profit in the first quarter but counselled vigilance amid what it said were...
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