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...Buffett takes a firmly hands-off approach to Berkshire’s businesses, but makes an exception for insurance, which spans Geico, the National Indemnity Company, and vast reinsurance operations, including Gen...
...“We couldn’t do that for ‘Omai’,” says Lochhead, referring to Joshua Reynolds’ 1776 portrait of the first Polynesian man to visit Britain....
...and National Indemnity or the BNSF railroad....
...There were, he said, few deals that offered the kind of transformative impact past takeovers have had, such as its purchases of insurers Geico and National Indemnity or the BNSF railroad....
...The company’s UK operations have been losing about £1.5mn a day. T V Narendran, Tata Steel’s chief executive, told the Financial Times the status quo was “not sustainable”....
...Reynolds ended the membership structure, and Walker introduced new genres: sci-fi, fantasy, romance and YA....
...Until then, you can reach Sid and I at imani.moise@ft.com and sid.v@ft.com. Happy reading!...
...Tristram Hunt, director of the V&A, yesterday published details of plans to find £10m of savings, partly cutting some curators’ jobs....
...The past week “brought further evidence that the early stages of the eurozone’s economic recovery looked remarkably V-shaped”, said Jack Allen-Reynolds, senior Europe economist at Capital Economics....
...(WSJ) Deposits v data Some regulators have called for a Glass-Steagall equivalent for data to tackle privacy issues, forcing technology companies to separate the parts of their business that operate platforms...
...But it is not the only insurance company with a financial interest in sport....
...V-10 Terrazzo Pierre Pekin, €125, veja-store.com Rock the kaftan Pippa Holt’s cult brand of holiday-wear now offers fabric belts and children’s kaftans....
...The float climbed $14bn from the end of 2016, driven largely by a $10.2bn cash payment from American International Group, after Berkshire subsidiary National Indemnity Company agreed to shoulder some of...
...Jeffery Raborn, vice-president and assistant general counsel for RJ Reynolds, said the company would appeal against the decision....
...Jon Reynolds and Ben Medlock Swiftkey British SwiftKey is among the most popular Android apps in the world....
...Its treasures include Wedgwood’s Portland Vase, the pinnacle of the 18th century potter’s art, as well as valuable paintings by George Stubbs and Reynolds....
...“Omai” was put on loan to the National Gallery of Ireland between 2006 and 2012 by a company linked to Magnier but, the temporary licence having expired, the work left the gallery and is assumed to have...
...Diamonds and RC Willey Home Furnishings – and one big one for the insurer Geico....
...Underwriters who cover bank executives and provide professional indemnity insurance are watching nervously as class action suits and legal demands mount against big banks caught in the Libor scandal....
...Energy Flash : A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture, by Simon Reynolds, Faber, £20, 560 pages Originally published in 1998, Reynolds’ superb dance music survey ended with the Prodigy leading the...
...Building upon his mother’s impressive collection of dresses, the museum has become a rival to established players such as London’s V&A....
...The recent case of Reynolds v Strutt & Parker is illuminating in terms of employers’ liability. In that case, the company organised a cycling event as part of a team-building day....
...“Most investors have abandoned hope for a clean V-shaped recovery and are now extremely data-point sensitive,” said Lawrence Creatura, vice-president and portfolio manager at Federated Clover Investment...
...This should be a real stock pickers’ market, with fund managers seeking out companies with quality, visible earnings and growth companies that can prosper within a poor economic background....
...The right has existed in US state common law since a 1918 case called International New Services v. Associated Press....
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