Property and casualty insurer ACE has named Luc Reuter as senior vice president and head of Surety, Europe, as it expands its international surety capabilities into Continental Europe region. Based in Frankfurt, Luc will develop and ...
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The Navigators Group, a commercial property/casualty insurer, has implemented AIR Worldwide's CLASIC/2 and CATRADER modeling technologies to manage its global catastrophe business. The catastrophe models are expected to be used by the ...
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CGI International Group, one of Europe’s leading independent manufacturers of fire resistant glazing marketed under the Pyroguard brand, has reinforced its European reach with the creation of CGI France – a new trading entity. ...
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Insurance firm Amlin has returned to profit after a major loss suffered in 2011 due natural disasters, such as Japanese tsunami, New Zealand earthquake and flooding in Thailand that affected the company to large extent. The company saw ...
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ACE Group, a provider of insurance and reinsurance services has made new appointments to its Continental Europe team in a bid to boost investment in its information technology insurance segment. ACE Continental and Central and Eastern ...
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Continental's rubber and plastics division ContiTech has acquired automotive air conditioning business of Mobile Climate Systems division of Parker Hannifin. The automotive air conditioning business manufactures refrigerant control and ...
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This Spanish study analyses bromides in desalinated drinking water, since the presence of bromophenols causes a medicinal taste and odour. The shortage of water in the Mediterranean hydrographic basins of the Iberian Peninsula has led to ...
The operator of a Gulf of Mexico production platform that was the site of an explosion on November 16, which killed at least one crew member, had a history of safety violations, the top US offshore drilling regulator said Wednesday. The ...
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Benchmark Drives develops e-bike drivetrains and lightweight, low-maintenance belt-drive systems that hold a lot of appeal. But the high belt tension of current designs stresses bearings and makes it difficult to read drivetrain tension, an ...
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Chemicals company Tessenderlo Group has announced that its plans to sell Profialis, its continental European PVC profile business, to investment firm Open Gate Capital, for an undisclosed sum. Belgium-based company said staff at Los ...
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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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More than 1,500 Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) fans lined up for over 6 hours outside of the Mexican flagship store in Centro Comercial Santa Fe. On hand to welcome customers and count down the excitement was Denisse Guerrero from pop group ...
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Packaging papers manufacturer in Australia PaperlinX is set to implement restructuring and cost reduction initiatives in its businesses in the UK, in a bid to cater to the ongoing depressed trading conditions in Europe. The company will ...
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Property and casualty insurer ACE has promoted Lauretta Alberti as senior environmental insurance underwriter for the Benelux and Nordic region. Lauretta will report to Dorothee Prunier, environmental insurance manager, continental Europe ...
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W. R. Berkley has appointed Michael Connor as president of Continental Western Group, a provider of commercial insurance services. Connor succeeds Bradley Kuster, who will oversee other activities within the WRB group of companies. ...
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