All North America articles – Page 9
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Duke of York addresses Lloyd’s in New York
Hudson River pilot receives Lloyd’s Medal for Saving Life
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US survey reveals drop in TCOR
Total cost of risk dropped almost 10% in the US last year, according to a RIMS benchmark
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139 swine flu deaths worldwide
73 countries have officially reported over 25,000 cases of the new strain
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Countrywide execs charged with fraud
The head of the biggest mortgage lender in the US lied about how much risk his firm was taking on, claims the SEC
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Health insurers invest in tobacco
Insurers have found a way of profiting from tobacco and health insurance, found a study
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Cap and trade a bitter pill for S&P500
An emissions trading scheme like the one already in place in Europe could pose a serious financial risk to some US companies, found a new report
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Treasury issues sanctions against Hizballah
Two African-based supporters have had their assets in the US frozen
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Feds foil New York terror plot
Four arrested in plot to bomb synagogue and shoot down military planes
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Microsoft fined $200m for breaching patent
The verdict represents the fourth largest jury verdict in the US and the second-largest patent jury award
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AIG ranks bottom in reputation survey
Consumer goods companies top the table of most reputable US firms
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Pig flu victim sues Smithfield
Suit claims Mexican farm was a ‘breeding ground’ for swine flu
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Bank of China managers ran $485m laundering scam
Involved laundering money through Las Vegas casinos
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Securities litigation up slightly
Advisen tracked 169 global securities cases in the first quarter of 2009
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First swine flu casualty confirmed outside Mexico
A baby in the US has died of swine flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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WHO raises alert on swine flu
The World Health Organisation has raised its pandemic alert following an outbreak of swine flu
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Swine flu breaks out
40 cases of human infection in the US, 26 in Mexico, 6 in Canada and 1 in Spain reported so far
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Commercial premiums continue slide
Financial institutions’ directors and officers market has hardened but rates are flat or modestly down in other product lines, according to RIMS survey