US life insurer MetLife is likely in the process of selling its UK bulk annuities business, MetLife Assurance Limited, in a deal which might be valued around pound 1bn, in a bid to consolidate its operations. The sale is part of the ...
The International Cotton Association (ICA) will deliver its ‘Managing risk in a volatile world’ training course in Festival City, Dubai on 3-4 September 2013. Developed in response to industry feedback, this ...
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MDxHealth has presented results from two studies of its DNA methylation-based assay at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium 2013, held at Orlando, Florida, US from 14 - 16 February 2013. The epigenetic assay, ConfirmMDx for Prostate ...
Underperforming open industrial waste water treatment lagoons are on the way out after more than a century, as industry counts the cost of their pollution, odours, leakage, energy wastage and relative inefficiency in fixing the problems ...
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Integro, an insurance brokerage and risk management company, has completed acquisition of the assets of iTrade, a bonds and logistics brokerage division of Navigators Management Company. Financial terms of the transaction remained ...
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Lockton, a privately held insurance broker, has completed acquisition of Colin Smith's broker unit Strategic Insurance & Risk Solutions. Following the completion of the acquisition, Lockton's new Melbourne insurance and risk management ...
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Marsh & McLennan Companies has reported an operating income of $1.8bn, for the full year of 2012, with an increase of 12% from $1.6bn during the same period last fiscal. For the year ended on 31 December 2012, its revenue increased 3% to ...
Xicato, a leading developer of LED modules for retail, hospitality and architectural environments, today announced a new warranty program that sets an entirely new benchmark for the lighting industry. The Xicato “Five-Year Color ...
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New software capable of dredging social media websites, mining people's social networks and "predicting their behaviour", has been developed by defence contractor Raytheon. The software, called Rapid Information Overlay Technology (RIOT), ...
Kelheim Fibres is particularly reliable and trustworthy. The AEO C certificate, which Kelheim Fibres has received following a thorough examination by the customs authorities, proves what long-term business partners of the viscose fibre ...
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Gulf companies are investing in several South East Asian petrochemical projects due to the rising demand for petrochemical products in the region. The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) plans to commit US$ 5 billion investment in the ...
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Today’s mobile spam and phishing attacks will increasingly delivered by mobile malware networks, despite mobile device operating systems being more secure than those of desktop or laptop computers, a report has found. Blue Coat ...
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CRES Insurance Services (CRES) has implemented Oceanwide's Bridge cloud-based insurance processing application to manage all lines of business that it currently underwrites. Bridge is a mobile web-based suite of modules designed to ...
Retail banks will spend $118bn on IT equipment this year, reports Ovum – 3.4% up on 2012. The spending shows greater optimism in the banking community, says Ovum, and will be used to support mobile banking growth of 4% in Europe in ...
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Pinnacle Brokers Insurance Solutions has appointed Employee Benefits insurance and consulting expert Lisa Volkov, for new business development at its Tustin California, US office. In the new role, Volkov will lead employee benefits group ...
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