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3 hrs ago | EKathimerini

Lloyd's of London prepares for Greek exit

The Lloyd's of London insurance market has reduced its exposure A as much as possibleA to the crisis-hit eurozone in preparation for a collapse of the bloc's single currency, its chief executive told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper.

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Related Topix: Lloyd's of London, Europe, World News, United Kingdom

7 hrs ago | LancasterEagleGazette

Knights of Columbus elects 2012 officers

With 4,500 unique types of trees, Dawes Arboretum is like a Vegas-style all-you-can-eat buffet for... LANCASTER -- The Knights of Columbus Council 15447 met on May 17 and conducted its election of officers for 2012.

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11 hrs ago | Crain's Chicago Busines

Wilson saves his bacon, but what about Allstate?

A year ago, I wouldn't have given you a dime for Tom Wilson's chances of lasting another 12 months as CEO of Allstate Corp.

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Sat May 26, 2012

Breitbart.com

'For Greater Glory' Speaks to Catholics Troubled by Obama Era

The film shows a burning crucifix, gun-toting priests and the torture of a young boy.

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Related Topix: Andy Garcia, Celebrities, Hot Chicks, Eva Longoria, Peter O'Toole, Knights of Columbus

Chicago Tribune

Pressure on the picket line

Almost every day for nearly three weeks, Jon Butler rallied with fellow union strikers on the picket line.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Construction, Caterpillar, Business News

Daily Times

Sound, prudent management crucial for insurance industry

ISLAMABAD: The 'fit and proper' criteria is prescribed and implemented by regulators globally in the financial sector.

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Related Topix: Pakistan, World News, Corporate Governance

WebProNews

Warren Buffett Declares Free News Unsustainable

When Warren Buffett speaks, Wall Street listens. The 81-year-old Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway has used his keen business sense to become one of the richest men in the world.

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Related Topix: Warren Buffett, Publishing, News Corporation, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway, Investment Services, Business Wire, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Empire Group

The China Post

British car insurance industry hoping for first underwriting profit since 1994

The British motor insurance industry could be on course for its first underwriting profit in 18 years after dramatically narrowing its losses during 2011, according to accountants Deloitte.

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The Washington Post

JPMorgan Gave Risk Oversight to Museum Head With Role at AIG

The three directors who oversee risk at JPMorgan Chase & Co. include a museum head who sat on American International Group Inc.'s governance committee in 2008, the grandson of a billionaire and the chief executive officer of a company that makes flight controls and work boots.

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Related Topix: Banking, JP Morgan Chase , American International Group, Stanford University, Corporate Governance, Law, Honeywell International, Aerospace-Defense

Fri May 25, 2012

WDBO-AM Orlando

Assembly approves bill targeting Iran investments

Building on recent efforts for California to divest in Iran, the state Assembly on Friday passed a bill that targets insurers for investing in companies that aid the country's nuclear weapons capabilities.

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Reuters

Ex-General Re, AIG execs may settle criminal case

Four former executives at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's General Re Corp and one at American International Group Inc are in talks to settle a long-running criminal case accusing them of engineering a reinsurance transaction that fraudulently boosted AIG's loss reserves.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway, Investment Services, American International Group, Second Circuit Court of Appeals, US News, New York

WOAI

Tiny Texas town devastated by deaths in the war on terror

The reason this town has gotten recent attention isn't because of survivors; it's because of lives lost: 5 of them since 2006.

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Related Topix: USAA, Smithville, TX

AmericanBankingNews.com

Aviva Plc Upgraded by BNP Paribas

Aviva Plc opened at 8.40 on Friday. Aviva Plc has a 1-year low of $8.26 and a 1-year high of $14.56. The company has a market cap of $12.146 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.67. Separately, analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded shares of Aviva Plc from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note to investors on Monday, April ... (more)

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Patch.com

Ball: Insurance Industry 'Screwing Over' Patients

At a Thursday press conference calling for tighter regulation of insurance companies, state Sen.

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Related Topix: Mount Kisco, NY, Bedford Hills, NY, Westchester Medical Center, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

Thu May 24, 2012

GPB.org

Former Massey Coal Mines Targeted In Massive Inspection Blitz

Dozens of federal mine safety inspectors descended into 43 coal mines in three Appalachian states Wednesday in a massive, one-day blitz targeting mines once owned by Massey Energy.

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Related Topix: Massey Energy, Mining, Annuity and Life Re Holdings, Fire, Wyoming County, WV, George Miller, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Charleston Daily Mail

5 activists arrested for W.Va. barge incident

Five environmental activists have been arrested after chaining themselves to a coal barge in protest of mountaintop removal mining operations.

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Related Topix: Chelyan, WV, Annuity and Life Re Holdings, Marfork, WV

WBAY-TV Green Bay

Tiffany's cuts outlook amid slowing demand

Warren Buffett says his company is likely to buy more newspapers in the next few years, and Berkshire Hathaway will not try to influence the editorial policies of any of them.

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Reuters

Warren Buffett eyes more newspapers: report

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc is eyeing more newspapers, according to a memo posted on Jim Romenesko's media website.

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Related Topix: Warren Buffett, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway, Investment Services, Business Wire, Berkshire Hathaway , Startups, Empire Group

Iol.co.za

Asia shares ease

Asian shares eased on Thursday as markets were vulnerable to faltering factory orders in China and lack of concrete measures shown by European leaders to tackle the risk of Greece leaving the currency bloc.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Pmi Group Inc

Reuters

UPDATE 2-Aviva adds S.Korea, Sri Lanka to Asia exit list-sources

British insurer Aviva plc is putting its South Korean and Sri Lankan businesses on the auction block, sources with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday, as part of a wider retreat from sub-scale Asian markets in a deal that could fetch around $150 million.

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Related Topix: Aviva, Sri Lanka, Asia, World News

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