Archive for 2010/02


Why the rush for with-profits bonds? - Times Online


Times Online

Why the rush for with-profits bonds?
Times Online
In a survey of 600 advisers by Skandia, the insurance group, with-profits were thought appropriate for only 11 per cent of clients, typically those nearing

Property: East side story - Financial Times


Financial Times

Property: East side story
Financial Times
In 1947, FH Ecker, chairman of the MetLife insurance group who devised the project, was honoured with a plaque celebrating his vision of a community for

Gaps in property insurance - Financial Times


Gaps in property insurance
Financial Times
“With existing liability insurance, there's often no cover for damage to one's own property or cover for historic pollution.”

Buy to let insurance holders see number of renters rise by 1m - Stride


Net Lettings Property News

Buy to let insurance holders see number of renters rise by 1m
Stride
of buy to let insurance policyholders expect to buy a home eventually, with 24 per cent of these anticipating stepping on the property ladder within the
'Rental figure increase' serves reminder to home insurance customersUIA Insurance (press release)
Property rental demand 'to remain strong'Safestore.co.uk
Rents rise as accidental landlords melt awayHome Move
Net Lettings Property News -propertytalk Live! -Residential Landlords Assoc.
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Commercial buildings insurance holders ‘unlikely to change rents in 2010′ - Stride


Commercial buildings insurance holders 'unlikely to change rents in 2010'
Stride
Commercial buildings insurance policyholders with retail property are unlikely to change rental prices this year, according to an expert.

Fanatical Moore wobbles off course - Catholic Herald Online


Irish Times

Fanatical Moore wobbles off course
Catholic Herald Online
There is no grey area in Moore's vision: simply, “the rich” have stolen all the money and property from the poor. The stock market is an “insane casino”
Capitalism: A Love StoryThe Guardian

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AIG loses $8.9bn in fourth quarter - Financial Times


New York Daily News

AIG loses $8.9bn in fourth quarter
Financial Times
said the company was on its “way to regaining our stature as one of the world's largest and most successful property-casualty insurance operations.
AIG Posts Loss Tied to Rescue, Reserves; Shares FallMashtrends
AIG posts $8.9 bln loss on loan repay, reservesInteractive Investor

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Chertsey house crash driver spared jail term - Get Surrey


Chertsey house crash driver spared jail term
Get Surrey
driving without insurance and dangerous driving at the earliest opportunity. “Extensive damage was caused to property, but there was no injury to

BRIEF-London and Stamford Property sells Leeds property - London South East


BRIEF-London and Stamford Property sells Leeds property
London South East
1 Whitehall Riverside, Leeds, for £51.3 mln to the NFU Mutual Insurance Society Ltd The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content,

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London mid-morning: Stocks unmoved by GDP revision - ShareCast


London mid-morning: Stocks unmoved by GDP revision
ShareCast
Cost-cutting and an increase in average online spending helped property website Rightmove improve underlying profit in 2009, but income fell 1% at the

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