US personal lines insurer Allstate has rolled out its new life insurance policy, dubbed as whole life advantage, which guarantees death benefits, cash values and premiums, in case of sudden demise of the policyholder. Underlining the ...
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HSBC and Zurich Insurance have launched a new wealth product named SavingsPlus in the Middle East, as part of their 10-year partnership agreement to distribute life and general insurance products. The new product is expected to address ...
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Health insurer Aetna has reported a net income of $536m, or $1.49 per share for the second quarter of 2013, with an increase of 17% and 13% compared to $457m, or $1.32 per share during the comparable period last fiscal. For the quarter ...
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Accenture has signed a four-year contract extension with Germany-based health insurer Kaufm nnische Krankenkasse (KKH) to provide information technology, training, application development, and maintenance services. As part of the ...
Hotspur Technologies, a subsidiary of US-based Teleflex, has secured FDA 510(k) clearance to market its ARROW GPSCath Balloon Dilatation Catheters in higher rated burst pressure (RBP) and 80 cm lengths. These products allow several ...
PTS, a manufacturer of the CardioChek family of point-of-care diagnostic products, has unveiled its new analyzer called CardioChek Plus, designed to check lipids and glucose in blood simultaneously. The CardioChek Plus provides rapid ...
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US-based BioFire Diagnostics has begun clinical and analytical studies to evaluate its FilmArray Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel. This clinical study is being conducted at several hospital-based clinical laboratories in the US and is funded ...
OxyBand Technologies has commenced the shipments of its new oxygenated wound dressings that targets oxygen delivery into the wound for faster healing. The US Army Institute of Surgical Research (ISR) at Fort Sam Houston in Texas has ...
Print-based specialty packaging manufacturer Multi Packaging Solutions has launched new pressure sensitive wood veneer labels for Jim Beam’s Limited Edition American Stillhouse Clermont Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey. According to the ...
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Transparency Market Research (TMR) has released a report on acrylic acid. Acrylic acid is a colorless organic compound derived by the oxidation of propylene. It is the simplest carboxylic acid that exists in a polymerized form and has a ...
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Hempel has won an investment boost from the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation for research into coatings for cement factories and mineral processing plants. Cement production and mineral processing are big and growing ...
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IDE Technologies Ltd and Clean Harbors have established a joint research and development programme to increase the availability and reliability of Mechanical Vapor Compression (MVC) evaporators for treating oil sands produced water in ...
In the second quarter of 2013, we generated a profit of $201 million compared to profit of $186 million for the second quarter of 2012. The increase was primarily due to lower finance costs in the second quarter of 2013. For the six ...
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The European Pallet Association (EPAL) and the UIC work-group responsible for load carriers within the International Union of Railways (UIC) was unable to reach an agreement on the creation of a unified European exchange pool for ...
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Rolled aluminum products producer Novelis has announced the commissioning of its $340m expanded aluminum rolling facility in Pindamonhangaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The expansion, which is set to bolster the company's commitment to the ...