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BestWeek: MetLife Expands Bank Through Residential Mortgage Lending

June 7th, 2009

Despite a slump in the U.S. housing market, MetLife Inc. is seeking to expand its bank by delving into the residential mortgage origination business with help from its well-known brand. But the endeavor may be rife with risks as making loans isn’t core to the business of the biggest U.S. life insurer, an expert said [...]

BestWeek: MetLife Expands Bank Through Residential Mortgage Lending

June 6th, 2009

Despite a slump in the U.S. housing market, MetLife Inc. is seeking to expand its bank by delving into the residential mortgage origination business with help from its well-known brand. But the endeavor may be rife with risks as making loans isn’t core to the business of the biggest U.S. life insurer, an expert said [...]

IMEC Joins the SOI Industry Consortium

February 23rd, 2009

The SOI Industry Consortium, aimed at accelerating silicon-on-insulator (SOI) innovation into broad markets, announced today that IMEC has joined the organization as an academic member. IMEC is a world-leading independent nanoelectronics research center headquartered in Leuven, Belgium. It has been active in the field of SOI technologies for more that two decades.
“SOI has long been [...]

Cunningham Lindsey Acquires Significant Portions of GAB Robins

February 11th, 2009

Cunningham Lindsey announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase GAB Robins’ international businesses (excluding its UK operations) and its U.S. forensic engineering firm, EFI Global. This acquisition will further Cunningham Lindsey’s position as a leading provider of loss adjusting and claims management services to the global insurance markets. GAB Robins’ [...]

Solairedirect Raises 20 Million Euros in Equity and Becomes a Major Player in Clean Electricity in France

November 25th, 2008

Solairedirect has closed a 20 million-euro round of equity financing with its existing shareholders (Demeter Partners, Schneider Electric Ventures, TechFund) and mutual insurance companies: MACIF, AGPM, UMR and Ofivalmo Partenaires
This operation, which stands out in the present financial environment, demonstrates the attractiveness of Solairedirect, its market and its business model. It strengthens the company’s position [...]

Seyfarth Shaw Adds Team of 14 Business Services Attorneys to NYC Office

November 24th, 2008

Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full-service law firms, today announced that the firm’s New York office has significantly deepened its Business Services Department bench with the addition of a team consisting of nine corporate and finance attorneys, four trusts and estates lawyers and one real estate attorney. Stanley E. Bloch, Lawrence B. Brownridge, [...]

Learn about the World Insurance Industry Market Brief

November 18th, 2008

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Financial industry is available in its catalogue.
World Insurance Industry Market Brief
http://www.reportlinker.com/p097806/World-Insurance-Industry-Market-Brief.html
The global outlook series on the Insurance Industry provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. An easy guide to What, Why, When, How, Where, and Who of [...]