ACE has appointed Jeff Hobson as branch manager of its Leeds office, in a move to further strengthen its regional management team within its UK and Ireland region. The commercial line insurer said that Jeff's appointment takes place with ...
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Alcoa is in plans to acquire mines utilized for the production of aluminium from BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. The firms have earlier this year shelved and sold mines citing poor outlook for the metal. Mr Alan Cransberg MD of Alcoa ...
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Abaxis has entered into a definitive agreement with a medical supplies sourcing and support company to deliver its 300 Piccolo Xpress chemistry analyzers. The biotechnology company will use CLIA waived Piccolo Xpress instruments in the ...
UK - Buckinghamshire based Lightsmiths, owned by Bruce Rutter, has made a significant investment in Clay Paky's first professional LED lighting fixtures. The Clay Paky A.LEDA Wash range offers three models, all incorporating high output ...
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The shareholders of the Finnish group Ahlstrom voted in favour of the planned spin-off of its Label & Processing division's European activities and the sale of LP's Coated Specialities in Brazil at an extraordinary general meeting held on ...
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American agribusiness company Cargill plans to establish a canola processing facility in Alberta province, Canada. The construction of the facility, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to be completed in time for the ...
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Beazley in Chicago has appointed Pamela Sfikas, a management liability underwriter, to strengthen the company's US team. Pam will specifically focus on building the EPL, Private Company D&O and Fiduciary books of business in the country. ...
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BNamericas cited Mr Rob McEwen CEO of Toronto based McEwen Mining as saying that government policies are causing mining companies to put off investment in Argentina in favor of friendlier jurisdictions. Over the past several months, mining ...
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BB&T Insurance Services has offered supplemental unemployment insurance product to its online product offerings at insurance.bbt.com, designed to meet the needs of individuals, who lose their jobs. The newly introduced product, ...
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Insurance and reinsurance firm XL Group has appointed Alfred Bergbauer as head of multinational casualty in North America. In his role, Bergbauer will report to Ken Riegler, president of XL Group's North American Primary Casualty group ...
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London-based business process and technology service provider Xchanging is planning to establish new delivery centers at two different locations in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. To be opened in the Philippines and China, the centers ...
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Indian automobile production has risen 7.65% to 1,700,675 vehicles in June 2012 when compared 1,597,082 in June 2011, according to the society of Indian automobile manufacturers. During April-June 2012, the country's domestic sales ...
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Chedds, the snacking brand from Cathedral City, US, is set to teach young consumers on all of its three SKU’s this November, which include Nibbles, Bricks, Cheese & Toasties. The Chedds mouse brand icon, performing a different ...
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ACE USA has spun off its new Occupational Accident Policy with optional Contingent Liability Coverage, which will provide broad and flexible coverage for motor carriers. The insurance policy has been developed for motor carriers, which ...
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ProSight Specialty Insurance has hired Mark Popolano as its Chief Information Officer, as part of its strategy to continue hiring elite industry leadership. With experience in property and casualty insurance, Popolano had held service ...
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