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Newsletter #146 - Credit crunch overload, Improve your sales, 5 marketing essentials to head off...

Online version of our Business121 newsletter - this week includes; Improve your sales by understanding the numbers, 5 marketing essentials to head off a drop in sales, Recruitment tips, What records are employers required to...

Insurers plan to raise rates to recover financial crisis losses

Munich Re, the world's biggest reinsurer, said it expected "significantly higher prices" with premiums percentage increases "definitely going into the double-digit range". Its comments that rates are heading north were echoed...

London midday: Stocks still down (ShareCast)

LONDON (ShareCast) - Oil majors BG, BP (LSE: ) are posting big losses while miners are also sharply lower in line with falling metals prices. There are some risers now though, including HBOS (LSE: HBOS.L - news) after comments...

London afternoon: Footsie recovers (ShareCast)

LONDON (ShareCast) - Back with equities, and housebuilder Persimmon (LSE: PSN.L - news) expects underlying trading results for the full year to be in line with forecasts, but said trading conditions have deteriorated since...

London close: Losses narrowed (ShareCast)

LONDON (ShareCast) - London pulled back from the brink Monday as investors cherry picked stocks they think have what it takes to survive the looming recession. Back with equities, and housebuilder Persimmon (LSE: PSN.L - news)...

Insurers plan to raise rates to recover financial crisis losses

Insurers are preparing to put up their rates to recover a sudden increase in losses from the financial crisis and a worse-than-expected hurricane season. By Yvette Essen, Insurance Correspondent Munich Re, the world's biggest...

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Hiscox ups 2009 capacity, plans new syndicate

HAMILTON, Bermuda—Opportunities provided by turmoil in the financial markets have prompted Hiscox Ltd. to announce its intention to increase capacity for its Lloyd’s of London syndicate 33 for 2009 and its plans to launch a...

Weak pound leads Hiscox to increase capacity

Hiscox has said it will not decrease the capacity of Hiscox Syndicate 33 at Lloyd’s to £550m as previously planned and will increase it to £750m for the 2009 account. The insurer has also applied to Lloyd’s to start a new...

Aegis and Hiscox join forces to enhance cyber protection

Bermuda-based energy mutual Aegis has teamed up with Hiscox to offer members new protection against a range of privacy and confidentiality risks. The strategic alliance with Hiscox means that the power and utility companies...