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Global expansion is no longer a long-term plan but a short-term necessity for U.S. insurers, accordi

JOHN ALDEN REPORTSDROP IN OPERATING INCOMEMIAMI - John Alden Financial Corp. reported operat

JOHNSON & HIGGINSNorman Barham, who had been the brokerage firm's executive vice president s

Thailand's financial markets fell 6 percent Monday after weekend elections gave the largest number o

In the five months since her husband was killed in a highway crash, Geraldine Oliver has learned a l

Taiwan plans to streamline its agricultural subsidy system to improve its chances of gaining entry t

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SEDGWICK GROUP PLCREPORTS RISE IN REVENUELONDON - Sedgwick Group, the worldwide insurance br

Browser wars. Operating system skirmishes. Telephone companies and cable TV operators facing off bar

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFEDavid E. Sams Jr. has quit as president and chief executive officer

Commerce Insurance Co. has split ranks with its peers and decided not to keep money state officials

Airline alliances have become so common they are like the flavor of the day. For air cargo shippers,

The long-running battle over longer and heavier trucks is hurtling toward a collision next year.

Some of the mutual insurers that provide shipowners with protection and liability cover may be force

Shipping lines do it. Labor does it. Now shipper organizations are doing it, too.It is formi

The road to Mexico can quickly turn into a highway of despair if freight is lost or stolen. Many co

In an ominous development for the nation's motor carriers, studies now show that pollution in many m

Texaco Inc.'s image may be tarnished but its profit outlook remains untainted by the turmoil of a ra

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NK LUKOIL PLANS TO SELLSHARES IN NEW YORKMOSCOW - NK Lukoil, Russia's biggest oil group, pla

Timber sales canceled by the Clinton administration to protect nature could cost the government more

Friday Nov. 15, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. energy utility industry may prove more of a rocky road rather t

There's only one thing analysts can do when a bad year in the heavy-truck industry starts to improve

The South Korean government officially ruled against Hyundai's bid to enter the steel business on th

STRATEGIC LOGISTICSSOLUTIONS INC.This provider of consulting in Mystic, Conn., announced tha

INTERCARGO QUESTIONSSHIP INSPECTIONSLONDON - The organization that represents bulk carrier o

China's containership construction boom is proving a challenge to Western inspectors who are supervi

Battered by low freight rates and growing competition, Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

Its jurisdiction covers three-fourths of the Earth's surface, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. It c

Han Solo, you have company.Like the Star Wars character, transportation managers are also be

The voyage for the little can of beer begins at a brewery alongside the windmills of Holland.

INDIA ALLOWS 4 FOREIGNINSURERS TO OPEN OFFICESBOMBAY - The Reserve Bank of India said Friday

In an effort to stamp out a high-tech ''gray market,'' the Canadian government is threatening crimin

US MULLING BANON TUNA IMPORTSWASHINGTON - The United States this week is mulling calls for a

Japan's companies enjoyed higher pretax profits for the third straight year in the April-September f

Faced with increasing demands for subsidies that it says are needed for social programs, the governm

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has accused Canada of unfair trading practices and asked the Clinton adm

Hong Kong's attempts to toughen its anti-piracy laws are drawing clear battle lines between provider

Japan released $500 million in long-delayed aid to Russia Friday and Moscow offered the joint develo