Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides lasers and optical components, modules and subsystems for optical communications, has announced underwhelming financial results for its fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2013 (ended 29 June). ...
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Tokio Marine Europe Insurance has appointed Wayne Krause as the new head of Marine Underwriting, with an aim to strengthen its position in the marine market. In his new role, Krause will responsible for the development of the UK marine ...
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Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA, which provides lasers and optical components, modules and subsystems for the optical communications, industrial, and consumer laser markets, has sold its Oclaro Switzerland GmbH subsidiary and associated ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Laser
The Ontario Fleet Safety Council's annual conference will explore a variety of issues, ranging from recruitment to behavioural analysis, over three days in October. The Crowne Plaza in Kitchener/Waterloo will host the three-day Fleet ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto
Foreign insurance giants have cast eye on the Chinese vehicle insurance market in succession. Hubei Biocause Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 000627), a shareholder of Tianping Auto Insurance Co., Ltd., said in a statement on September ...
Tags: Vehicle Insurance, Service
XL Group, an insurance and re-insurance company, has appointed Louise Dennerstahl as head of its International Professional insurance business in the UK. Dennerstahl previously worked with Zurich Insurance as CEO of the Nordic region. ...
Pekka Tiitinen, the global head of ABB?s Drives and Controls business, has been appointed to ABB?s Executive Committee as head of the Discrete Automation and Motion (DM) division as of Sept. 15, 2013. He succeeds Ulrich Spiesshofer, who is ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, ABB
Zurich Insurance Group has posted a net income after tax attributable to shareholders of $1.85bn for the first-half ended on 30 June 2013, a decline of 17% compared to $2.22bn for the same period last year. During the period, business ...
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Property and casualty insurance provider American International Group (AIG) has named Kevin Hogan as new CEO of AIG Global Consumer Insurance, effective October 2013. Hogan, who earlier served the company for 24 years, will report to ...
Tags: Consumer Insurance
Swiss Re Group has posted net profit of $786m for the second quarter of 2013, compared to $83m during the corresponding period earlier year, despite high level of natural calamities. Commenting on the financial performance in the quarter, ...
Premier Insurance Management Services (PIMS) has enhanced its commercial property insurance program with Zurich Insurance Group in North America. The program, which is underwritten by individual member firms of Zurich in North America, ...
Tags: Insurance, healthcare
BASF is building a new Ultramid polymerization plant with a capacity of 100,000 metric tons per year in Shanghai, China. The new plant is planned to start up in 2015. “As part of our long-term strategy, we aim to locate production ...
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ETH-Zurich has reported increased maximum oscillation frequency for its indium phosphide/gallium arsenide antimonide (InP/GaAsSb) double-heterostructure bipolar transistors (DHBTs) [Rickard L?vblom et al, IEEE Electron Device Letters, ...
HSBC and Zurich Insurance have launched a new wealth product named SavingsPlus in the Middle East, as part of their 10-year partnership agreement to distribute life and general insurance products. The new product is expected to address ...
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The Government of India would soon unveil a modified Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) with a provision to increase the interest subsidy on power looms from the present 5 percent to 6 percent, Textiles Minister K Sambasiva Rao has ...
Tags: Textile Industry