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...There were four racetracks near campus, and a final exam on Chaucer conflicted with the Belmont Stakes....
...After the move, it will retain an insurance company and two Lloyd’s syndicates in London....
...He could have joined seven other contenders in a syndicate to maximise his chances, but boldly declined....
...Chaucer was hit hard by the financial crisis, both through its own investments and because of potential losses from its professional liability syndicate....
...The company was linked last year to a potential merger with rival Chaucer, which had been badly hit by losses on hedge fund investments during the financial crisis....
...Separately, Chaucer said that its Lloyd’s Syndicate 1084 will increase capacity by 30 per cent in 2009 to £626m and that so far this year the syndicate’s premium income was up 39 per cent, owing to an absence...
...They have similar businesses, and Chaucer’s nuclear syndicate, UK motor book and fee income from third-party syndicate management would have been attractive for Brit....
...Ken Curtis, finance director of Chaucer Syndicates Limited, would hold the position on an interim basis, Chaucer said....
...“The key challenge will be the amalgamation of the two Lloyd’s syndicates without significant underwriter fallout....
...But hopes have been raised before – when Amlin launched its ultimately abortive bid for Chaucer last year, for instance....
...Chaucer said it had completed the purchase of the remaining unaligned capacity on Syndicate 1084, which underwrites marine, non-marine and motor insurance, for £2m....
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