Commodities giant Archer Daniels Midland has booked a drop in full-year profits as record corn prices hit earnings in the fourth quarter. In the three months to the end of June, net profit fell 25% to US$284m, while operating profits slid ...
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Insurance Australia Group is mulling to sell its UK underwriting operations, which include motor insurer Equity Red Star and commercial insurance broker Barnett & Barnett. As part of a strategic review of its UK business, IAG Managing ...
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Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has forecasted that Hurricane Isaac will cause insurance losses between $700m-$2bn in the US. The calculation of losses includes wind and storm surge damage to onshore residential, commercial and ...
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