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Silk surges in the U.S. market. (includes related article)
International Trade Forum
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January 1, 1991|
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SILK SURGES IN THE U.S. MARKET
The silk market in the United States has changed, and it has changed fundamentally. This change is revolutionary, and it is permanent. In the United States there is a new perception of silk. There is a new look to silk. There is a new customer for silk. And there are new expectations of silk. Quite simply, for the U.S. consumer, silk is no longer seen as being the luxurious "queen of fabrics." Its image and price have been pluralized. Silk is now regarded as a fabric that is soft, popular and casual.
Competitive pricing has ...
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A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Peleus Re and Its Affiliates.
Business Wire
; ...and an issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a-" to Peleus Reinsurance Ltd. (Peleus Re). Concurrently, A.M. Best has assigned FSRs of B+ (Good) and ICRs of "bbb-" to Peleus Re's sister companies, PXRE Reinsurance Company...
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A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings of Peleus Reinsurance Ltd.
Business Wire
; ...issuer credit rating (ICR) to "a" from "a-" of Peleus Reinsurance Ltd. (Peleus) (Hamilton, Bermuda). The outlook on both ratings for the Bermuda Class 4 reinsurer is stable. Peleus is a wholly owned subsidiary of Argo Group International...
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Solving the Roman riddle. (includes related material)
Magazine article from: Saturday Evening Post
; ...Adonis, Bacchus, Orpheus, Pluto, Paris, Peleus, Dionysus, Perseus, and Augusms, to name...a P. He settled on the mythological figure Peleus, from the poem version of the story of Peleus and Thetis by Catullus, which had been a kind...
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A.M. Best Comments on the Proposed Merger of Argonaut Insurance Group and PXRE Group, Ltd.
Business Wire
; ...PXRE's risk management and internal controls. Peleus Reinsurance Ltd. (Peleus Re), a subsidiary of PXRE, was formed as a start...FSR of A- (Excellent) and an ICR of "a-" to Peleus Re (see A.M. Best's press release of March...
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Argonaut Group, Inc. and PXRE Group Ltd. to Merge, New Entity Will Be Named Argo Group.
Business Wire
; ...operations, and a newly formed Bermuda reinsurer named Peleus Reinsurance Ltd. Argo Group will trade on The...PXRE's newly formed Class 3 Bermuda subsidiary, Peleus Reinsurance Ltd., ("Peleus Re") will serve as the specialty reinsurance...
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Argonaut to gain Bermuda foothold through planned merger with PXRE; Deal expected to boost U.S. insurer's reinsurance business.(News)(Argonaut Group Inc. acquisitions)
Magazine article from: Business Insurance
; ...operations; a new Bermuda reinsurer, Peleus Reinsurance Ltd.; and PXRE's existing...corporate business development to become Peleus Re's president. PXRE President and...15% from the current 8%, he noted. Peleus' focus will be on reinsuring medium and...
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Executive Appointments Announced at Argo Group.
Business Wire
; ...in March 2008, as Chief Underwriter of Peleus Re, Argo Group's Bermuda-based reinsurance...of Underwriter/Marketing Officer at Peleus Re. Mr. Wilken and Mr. Cornish will...Carrier, who was announced as President of Peleus Re in August of this year and together...
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PXRE Reports First Quarter Results Net Loss of $7.2 Million.
PR Newswire
; ...Argonaut Group, Inc. and the formation of Peleus Reinsurance Ltd., our newly established...to close in the third quarter of 2007. Peleus Re has commenced operations and we expect...reinsurance treaties, which will be utilized by Peleus Re in future periods, and $2.0 million...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Culture: Review: Exploiting every opportunity for a laugh; Opera Restor'd Bridge House Theatre, Warwick.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England)
; ...town with William Boyce's classical Peleus and Thetis and J F Lampe's boisterous...Boyce wrote a proper and formal account of Peleus' love for Thetis and defiance of Jupiter. Benjamin Hulett as Peleus bestrode the stage, quite upstaging Bernadette...
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Market moves.(Aetna Inc. acquired Schaller Anderson Inc.)(Argonaut Group Inc. merged with PXRE Group Ltd.)(Hub International Ltd. to acquire Rigg Group Inc.)
Magazine article from: Business Insurance
; ...operations of Argonaut Group; and a new Bermuda reinsurer, Peleus Reinsurance Ltd., the company stated about the transaction completed Aug. 7. Andrew Carrier will be president of Peleus and join the reinsurer later this year. Mark E. Watson...
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