US based insurance broker Brown & Brown has named H Palmer Proctor, Jr, as the new director to the company's board, in a move to drive the firm's business to next level. The company's chief executive officer and a member of the board J ...
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Thailand-based Siam Cement Group (SCG) has formed a BHT2.2bn ($67m) joint venture (JV) with Nippon Paper Industries (NPI) in Japan to set up Siam Nippon Industrial Paper (SNP) plant, which will commence operations by mid-2014. The plant ...
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Jamaica-based AMG Packaging and Paper has announced plans to expand its production base and add new products including paper towels, toilet paper and napkins to its portfolio towards the end of this year. The company has also purchased a ...
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The price of the Nissan Leaf has been cut to$46,990 driveaway for a limited time as part of a three-pronged effort by Nissan Australia to shift more units of its slow-selling electric car. With a recommended retail price of$51,500,the ...
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Oracle has introduced a new application to help insurers understand, comply with Solvency II reporting requirements and manage risk using a single unified platform. The new application, known as Oracle Insurance Solvency II Analytics, is ...
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Assured Guaranty (AGO), a bond insurer, has expanded its municipal bond insurance team with the appointment of three new members to its US public finance team. Chris Chafizadeh has been appointed as US public finance team managing ...
Sri Lanka has imposed a ban on rice exports until its harvest season next March, as a part of its effort to ensure adequate rice stocks at affordable prices amid severe drought across country's major rice-producing areas. Rice is the ...
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Economic Times cited a finance ministry official who declined to be named, in a move intended to attract more funds into the country as saying that the government will raise the limit on foreign investments in government and corporate bonds ...
Online insurance provider DentalPlans.com has appointed Robert Solarana as the company's chief financial officer (CFO). Solarana is a finance and accounting executive, who has experience of building strong teams, partnering with ...
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Speech by the Chairman of the Autonomous Region Located in the east part of China’s North West Ningxia is the place linking with the West Regions and the desert in the north and holding gatherings for all kinds of nationality people ...
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UK based Capita Insurance Services has hired Wayne Lewis as general insurance finance director. In his role, Lewis will work alongside Brent Escott, head of Capita's general insurance business. Escott said that as the company's ...
Mortgage underwriter MGIC Investment has sued mortgage financier Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Finance Agency to resolve a dispute over coverage limits on certain insurance policies. The lawsuit was filed by MGIC against Freddie in ...
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Food manufacturers and producers welcomed chancellor George Osborne's autumn statement yesterday(December 5)highlighting changes to the tax system as benefiting the food and drink manufacturing industry. The Food and Drink ...
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World Bank Group’s member, International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to invest around $45m in SRF Industries (Thailand) and another $40m in the company’s South African business. The proposed investment in the Thailand's ...
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Gain new insights and ideas from inspiring opinion leaders and global industry experts Messe Frankfurt’s premiere auto industry gathering, NextGen Auto International Summit China, is designed as a truly international thought ...
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