Bermuda-based AXIS Capital has set up a new syndicate to expand its global underwriting platform, and provide access to Lloyd’s worldwide licenses and distribution network. Named AXIS Syndicate 1686, will be managed by Asta Managing ...
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At its meeting, the Supervisory Board of Evonik Industries AG unanimously passed resolutions relating to the successful focusing of the Group on specialty chemicals and its future growth targets. Over the past five years Evonik has been ...
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Sydney’s Cross City Tunnel is facing receivership for the second time in seven years. The Tunnel’s owners are required to refinance the project to the tune of $79 million by September 30, however an unpaid stamp duty bill ...
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The tire aging issue has yet to be settled. Should there be a time stamp on the tires? Should they be replaced every six years? 10 years? That is the dilemma faced by Modern Tire Dealer Editor Bob Ulrich, whose wife purchased a 2001 ...
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The design agency's brief was to create the strategy, brand identity, naming, brand language, structure and graphics. The brand, called The Gild, needed to be authentic and Western. Rory Fegan, senior strategist at Pearlfisher said: "The ...
While NeoCon 2013, held recently at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, saw only a slight increase in attendance—41,488 people this year compared to 40,947 at last year's event—the show was full of energy, optimism and crowded ...
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A U.S. judge has put a stamp of approval on a US$20 million fund for Facebook to settle a class-action advertising suit, despite objections from groups representing minors on the site. The ruling was issued Monday in the U.S. District ...
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Ikea is recalling about 40,000 youth beds sold in the United States and Canada because of a laceration hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced Thursday. The recalled beds are the Kritter and Sniglar ...
A skeptical but mostly respectful crowd of Black Hat security attendees Wednesday listened intently as National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander defended controversial U.S. surveillance programs in a keynote address. The nearly ...
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Deepdrawn stamping is a form of manufacturing that is straightforward. This process consists of the production of parts that are small or colossal in size. We come across these parts on a regular basis. Deep drawn stamping is often ...
A high pressure vessel is one that holds liquids or gases at pressure levels that are considerably different from the ambient pressure levels. This closed contained needs to be fabricated using the highest engineering expertise because the ...
Prominent shareholder advisory group Institutional Shareholder Services has given a stamp of approval to Dell founder Michael Dell's bid to take the company private. "ISS recommends clients vote for this transaction, which offers a 25.5 ...
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Shawn Woods just got a huge order at his glass engraving business in Juneau. Woods’ excitement was contagious as he pulled out a delicate glass replica of the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy: Han Solo’s Millennium Falcon. ...
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Nahar Group, a leading Indian textile firm, has announced that it would invest Rs. 15 billion for expansion of its Punjab-based spinning and denim capacities. The announcement came just a day after the Punjab government unveiled its ...
Just like on Twitter, Facebook is now putting a small, blue check mark next to the names of celebrities and other high-profile people and businesses on the site to signify their authenticity. The feature, called Verified Pages, will apply ...
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