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News round-up - Financial Strength - Moody's hits at US under-reserving.
(From Reinsurance)
US property and casualty (P&C) and reinsurance companies are still "significantly" under-reserved, according to a new report by Moody's Investors Services.
In US P&C insurance reserves - still deficient but improving, the rating agency said that despite substantial reserve strengthening by many primary insurers and reinsurers over the past two years, it believed that the industry's reserves for casualty lines of business remain inadequate.
However, it added that reserve adequacy seems to be rebounding from its 2001 low point and is slowly improving.
According to Moody's the most deficient lines of business include workers' compensation, medical malpractice, commercial multi-peril and general liability insurance as ...
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- News Round.
- Newspaper article from: Birmingham Evening Mail (England) February 16, 1998 700+ words
...Edgbaston for a halerm treat, from Wednesday to Sunday. His performances will include the Magic Mustard Pot, The Ugly Duckling, Can You Keep a Secret and No.7 Dandelion Street. On each day there will be shows at 11am and 1.30pm. NEWS ROUND
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...radio newscast, the last oasis of hard news in a desert of soft features and sensationalism. The influence of CBS' "World News Round-up" has waned since it debuted in March 1938, its audience diminished as listeners flock to FM stations that offer only...
- News Round up - Financial: M&S sales increase.
- Newspaper article from: Brand Strategy February 5, 2007 700+ words
Marks & Spencer has reported a sixth straight quarterly sales increase thanks to gains in fashion. Sales at stores open at least a year rose 5.6% in the quarter to January as adverts featuring Twiggy and Shirley Bassey boosted clothing sales. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors
- News Round up - Financial: HMV announces first-half loss.(Financial report)
- Newspaper article from: Brand Strategy February 5, 2007 700+ words
HMV has announced a first-half loss after cutting prices of CDs and DVDs to compete with the supermarkets and online rivals. The net loss was #26m after a year-earlier profit of #100,000. The group, which also owns Waterstone's bookshops, saw a continued decline in like-for-like sales in the run-up
- NEWS ROUND UP: Launches/rebrands - Console sales.
- Newspaper article from: Brand Strategy April 16, 2007 700+ words
Sony has launched its Playstation 3 games console in Europe. The equipment, priced higher than rival Microsoft Xbox 360, sold around 600,000 products in its first two days. Sony claims the consoles, games and accessories sold were worth around E400m (#271m). Microsoft Xbox sold around 500,000
- NEWS ROUND UP: Launches/rebrands - EasyJet package holidays.
- Newspaper article from: Brand Strategy April 16, 2007 700+ words
EasyJet is launching package holidays in a bid to gain a bigger slice of the online holiday spending pie. EasyJet's holiday brand will unite its hotel and flight offers. An EasyJet Holidays site is expected to go live this month, and will feature elements of user-generated content. Copyright:
- NEWS ROUND UP: Financial - Swatch results.(Financial report)
- Newspaper article from: Brand Strategy April 16, 2007 700+ words
The Swatch Group has reported strong results for 2006 with its operating profit up to CHF973m (#407m) from CHF735m (#307m) in the previous year. The highest sales growth - 13.8% - was in watches and jewellery. The company owns the luxury Omega and Blancpain marques as well as the Swatch brand.