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2007-03-06 08:50:34STOCKWATCH Brit Insurance Holdings up after FY pretax profit nearly treblesLONDON (AFX) - Shares in BRIT Insurance Holdings PLC, the Lloyd's insurerand reinsurer, rose after it reported that full-year pretax profit more thantrebled to 186.3 mln stg from 62.4 mln in 2005.2007-03-06 08:48:14Societe Generale insurance unit opens Beijing representative office - XinhuaBEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - French life insurer SOGECAP SA, a unit of SocieteGenerale, has opened a representative office in Beijing, its first in Asia, theofficial Xinhua news agency reported.2007-03-06 08:47:44Brit Insurance Holdings FY pretax profit nearly treblesLONDON (AFX) - BRIT Insurance Holdings PLC, the Lloyd's insurer andreinsurer, said full-year pretax profit more than trebled to 186.3 mln stg from62.4 mln in 2005.2007-03-06 08:39:00Prudential Financial ties up with DLF for India insurance ventureNEW DELHI (XFN-ASIA) - US-based Prudential Financial has teamed up withIndian real-estate developer DLF for a life insurance venture in India,according to a statement.2007-03-06 08:20:15China finance vice minister Lou appointed to cabinet postBEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China has appointed Lou Jiwei, the finance viceminister, as the vice secretary of the state council, the government said on itswebsite.2007-03-06 07:39:38Admiral FY pretax profit up 23 pct; beats market expectationsLONDON (AFX) - Admiral Group PLC posted a 23 pct increase in full-yearpretax profit compared with a year ago with its online price comparison unitConfused.com contributing 23 mln stg to pretax profit.
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