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The Business Insider

Commission sets out its intentions regarding sovereign swaps' ban
Europolitics.info
The European Commission sees eye to eye with the leaders of France, Germany, Luxembourg and Greece, who are eager to ...
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Posted today

Fortis publishes new Governance Charter on www.fortis.com
Insurance News Net (press release)
Fortis is an international insurance company with a heritage spanning more than 180 years. Ranked among the top 20 insurers in Europe, Fortis has chosen to ...

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Posted today (2 hours ago)

Research and Markets: Oil, Gas, and Renewable Energy: the Eastern Europe ...
Business Wire (press release)
The Oil, Gas, and Renewable Energy: Eastern Europe Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Eastern Europe Oil, ...
Research and Markets: Insurance: Europe Industry GuideInsurance News Net (press release)
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Posted today (4 hours ago)

Flagstone Reinsurance Sees $53M-$56M Hit From Feb Disasters
Wall Street Journal
Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. (FSR) estimated claims stemming from Chile's large earthquake and a powerful windstorm in Europe would range from about ...


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Posted today (6 hours ago)

Money Flows Out of Swiss-Focused ETFs
TheStreet.com (subscription)
The SMI has risen 2.1%, less than half the pace of the second-worst performer in Europe, the UK's FTSE-100. The Swiss franc has strengthened against the ...

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Posted today (12 hours ago)

BBC News

Europe confronts US on derivatives trading
Deutsche Welle
Credit-default swaps are financial instruments that serve as insurance against a bond default. If, for instance, a borrower defaults, the CDS holder is paid ...
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Posted today (17 hours ago)

SEC head urges Congress to act on derivatives
The Associated Press
Schapiro made the statement as credit default swaps, a form of insurance against loan defaults, have come under heightened scrutiny in the US and Europe. ...

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Posted today (19 hours ago)

Munich Re Signs Photovoltaic Module Guarantee Cover for LDK Solar
CNNMoney.com (press release)
With premium income of over euro 17bn, ERGO is one of the largest insurance groups in Europe and Germany. It is the market leader in Europe in health and ...

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Posted today (23 hours ago)

Everest Re estimates Chile quake, Europe storm losses
Business Insurance
The latest estimates of insurance industry losses range from $4 billion to $10 billion from the massive earthquake in Chile and $2 billion to $4 billion for ...
Everest Re Group Provides Preliminary Loss Estimates for the Chile Earthquake ...MarketWatch (press
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Posted today (23 hours ago)

MARKET COMMENT: VW, BMW Rev Up While Europe Struggles
Wall Street Journal
In the oil and gas sector, BP shares declined 0.2% after it said that it will buy the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and Azerbaijan assets of Devon Energy ...

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Posted yesterday.

The Guardian

Leaders Jointly Ask For EU Inquiry On CDS Speculation
Wall Street Journal
By Gabriele Parussini PARIS (Dow Jones)--The leaders of Germany and France, the head of the Eurogroup and the Greek prime minister Thursday asked the ...
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Posted yesterday.

VW, BMW rev higher while Europe struggles
MarketWatch
(NYSE:BP) shares declined 0.5% after it said that it will buy the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and Azerbaijan assets of Devon Energy to BP for $7 ...

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Posted yesterday.

Moldova Pharmaceuticals And Healthcare Report Q2 2010 - New Market Report ...
OfficialWire (press release)
Prior to its independence, Moldova had one of the most extensive healthcare delivery systems in Europe. However, following the 1991 proclamation of ...
Bulgaria Pharmaceuticals And Healthcare Report Q2 2010 - New Market Report ...OfficialWire (press release)
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Posted yesterday.

Hannover Re Resumes Dividend Payment as Quarterly Profit Rises
BusinessWeek
3, is “not in danger” even after the latest catastrophe losses from the earthquake in Chile and a winter storm in Europe last month, Chief Executive Officer ...
Hannover Re eyes "good" 2010 after record 2009Reuters

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Posted yesterday.

Smith & Nephew shares weigh in lackluster FTSE
MarketWatch
"Smith & Nephew is big in orthopedics in the US and big in wound care in Europe, so this business was seen as key to unlock the wound care business in the ...

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Posted yesterday.

Primordial and Charlotte Radiology Partner on Next-Generation Workflow
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Primordial solutions are installed at over 120 healthcare institutions across the United States, Europe, Australia, and South America. ...

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Posted yesterday.

Naked Swaps Crackdown in Europe Rings Hollow Without Washington
Bloomberg
Traders in naked credit-default swaps buy insurance on bonds they don't own. The contracts trade in over- the-counter deals, leaving each side exposed to ...
Swaps Come Under FireWall Street Journal
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Posted yesterday.

Familiar hurdles for US as it ramps up pressure on firms doing trade with Iran
Washington Post
... have encountered for three decades -- reluctance in Europe and a host of elusive trading companies eager to sell gasoline and other goods to Iran. ...

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Posted yesterday.

InterSystems acquires Italian company
E-Health Europe
Jean-Pierre Giannetti, InterSystems' country manager for Italy, said: “InterSystems is absolutely committed to providing the highest levels of service and ...
InterSystems offers more to healthcare providersHospital Healthcare Europe

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Posted yesterday.

The Guardian

Derivatives debate splits US and Europe regulators
The Associated Press
But they hold only $9 billion in insurance against that debt through credit default swaps. Given the relatively small amount of swap bets, "it is difficult ...
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Posted yesterday.

Globe and Mail

Europe should beware of Greeks bearing grudges
Times Online
His target is hedge funds, which he calls “arsonists” and which, he claims, used credit default swaps — a form of tradeable insurance contract against the ...
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Posted yesterday.

The Guardian

Canada Post should be privatized: OECD
Montreal Gazette
By Peter O'Neil, Canwest News Europe CorrespondentMarch 10, 2010 3:21 PM The Canadian government should privatize Canada Post as part of a broader plan to ...
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Posted yesterday.

Ryan: 'This Bill Is More About Ideology Than Health Care Policy'
Big Government (blog)
Smart people who love life DO NOT want to be in Europe if they get sick! This healthcare bill is and has been all about control over the people! ...

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Posted yesterday.

The Guardian

Curbing derivatives might hurt, not help, Greece
The Associated Press
It's an insurance-like product that they say has worsened Europe's debt crisis and could bankrupt Greece. Hold on, many experts say: Credit default swaps ...
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Posted on Mar 10, 2010 (2 days ago)

The Guardian

France's Noyer-CDS mkt opaqueness not acceptable-UPDATE 1
Forexyard
"We are particularly attentive to this in France, where it would be a paradox to call, for example, the business model of banking and insurance into ...
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