Setup for Profitable Growth with New Services Division and New Water Business Unit - Sulzer is adapting its organizational structure to support its key markets strategy. Sulzer Turbo Services will be combined with the service ac-tivities ...
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Scientists may have discovered why excessive fertilizer use leads to a loss of species diversity in grasslands, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and published in the journal Science. ...
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Zurich Insurance, a Switzerland-based multi-line insurance provider, is set to restructure its personal lines motor and property claims teams in the UK, a move which will lead to 121 job losses. The development is the latest step in the ...
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Sigvaris Inc., Peachtree City, Ga., part of Switzerland-based medical device group Sigvaris AG, has launched the Zurich Colllection, a luxury line of natural-fiber graduated compression socks for men and women. According to the company, the ...
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Zurich Insurance, a Switzerland-based multi-line insurance provider, is in advanced stages of negotiations to take over Australian firm Wesfarmers' A$2bn insurance business. The Swiss firm has commenced due diligence on the Aussie's ...
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Oerlikon announces the appointment of Dr. Brice Koch as Group Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Koch, who will assume the role during the first quarter of 2014, comes to Oerlikon following a successful career at ABB where he has been a member of ...
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The zurich collection by Sigvaris features two exclusive socks designed from some of the world’s finest materials. Men and women who step into this new collection will experience relief from tired, aching legs through improved ...
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Zurich-based life and pension insurer Swiss Life has selected Aetna (AET), a global health care services company, to deliver international health care benefits and services for expatriates out of Singapore to its roster of multinational ...
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ACE Group today announced the appointment of two senior executives in Continental Europe as it completes a number of internal promotions within its regional management team. Jeff Moghrabi, Regional Chief Operating Officer for Continental ...
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The global economic recovery to promote the earnings growth of American General Electric Group. In the third quarter of 2013, the profit of 6 GE departments have growth and also won the biggest order in history, worth $229 billion. On the ...
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Zurich Insurance Company South Africa, a subsidiary of the Zurich Insurance Group, has inked an agreement to purchase 100% ownership of BnB SURE Proprietary, for an undisclosed sum. The current announcement stems up from a development in ...
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Zurich-based Swiss Reinsurance (Swiss Re) is reportedly looking for viable options to divest Aurora National Life Assurance Co, as the company seeks to exit the US life and health insurance market. People familiar with the matter were ...
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Engineering materials and optoelectronic components provider II-VI Inc of Saxonburg, PA, USA has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire the optical amplifier and micro-optics business of Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (which ...
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Swiss commercial property-casualty insurer Zurich has rolled out a new Side A D&O policy to deal with the growing litigation landscape and provide cover for liability exposures globally, including China, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and India. ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved US-based StemCells’ investigational new drug (IND) application for clinical testing of its HuCNS-SC human neural stem cells as a treatment for spinal cord injury. StemCells is ...
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