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IAG

Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) is engaged in underwriting of general insurance and related corporate services, and investing activities. The Company operates in six segments. Australia direct insurance, Australia intermediated insurance (CGU), New Zealand insurance, United Kingdom insurance, Asia insurance, and Corporate and other. Australia direct insurance comprises insurance products distributed through a network of branches, franchises and country service centers throughout Australia. Australia intermediated insurance comprises insurance products primarily sold under the CGU and Swann insurance brands through insurance brokers, authorized representatives and distribution partners. New Zealand insurance comprises the general insurance business underwritten through subsidiaries in New Zealand. United Kingdom insurance comprises the general insurance underwriting and broker distribution services operating through subsidiaries in the United Kingdom.

Articles About IAG

LTN looks at Big Cap Gold and Silver Miners

By LiveTradingNews

Below are valuations for the Big Cap Gold and Silver Miners stocks, as follows; Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX); Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE:GG); Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE:NEM); AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (NYSE:AU); Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE:KGC); Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (NYSE:AEM); Gold Fields Ltd. (May 23)

MORE TOPICS: GOLD, NYSE, INVESTMENT, SILVER

FTSE 100 drops to six-month closing low

By Reuters UK

The top share index closed below 5,400 for the first time this year on Thursday, extending its falls to a fourth straight session as jitters over turmoil in the euro zone dominated the market backdrop. (May 17)

MORE TOPICS: GOLD, BARCLAYS, FTSE, STORM, LONDON

German GDP surprise helps FTSE 100 bounce back

By Reuters UK

A rally by hard-pressed commodity stocks and banks after sharp falls the previous day helped Britain's leading share index bounce back on Tuesday, with euro zone concerns appeased slightly by unexpectedly strong German growth data. (May 15)

MORE TOPICS: MORGAN STANLEY, ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, FTSE, GDP, COPPER, MANAGEMENT

Willie Walsh
IAG Losses Soar to €249 Million as Spain Recession and High Oil Prices Hurt

By IBTimes UK

International Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways and Iberia, has posted a first quarter loss of €249m. (May 11)

MORE TOPICS: UNEMPLOYMENT, LONDON

Markets
European Earnings Round-Up: First Market Reaction to Telefonica, IAG, Credit Agricole

By IBTimes UK

A brief summary of the early market reaction to major corporate earnings releases for Friday 10 May (May 11)

MORE TOPICS: IMF, MANAGEMENT

Lufthansa executive is first female CFO at DAX-30 company

By Reuters

Deutsche Lufthansa <LHAG.DE> named Simone Menne as its new chief financial officer on Monday, appointing the first female CFO at a German blue-chip company and picking a company insider to replace Stephan Gemkow. (May 08)

MORE TOPICS: MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT

Heathrow
Heathrow Fails Passport Control Test as Games Traffic Surge Looms

By IBTimes UK

UK Border Force data shows continued delays as London braces for huge surge in air traffic for 2012 Olympics (May 03)

MORE TOPICS: RICHARD BRANSON, LONDON

A Defensive Portfolio Is the Best Offense: Paolo Lostritto

By Street Wise Reports

Paolo Lostritto, mining equity research analyst with National Bank Financial, attributes development companies' current struggles to both the recent trend for capital and operating cost increases and to the European sovereign debt crisis. (May 01)

MORE TOPICS: AL-QAEDA, GOLD, NYSE, ADVERTISING, GHANA, MALI

IAG sees more airline failures, hails Gulf rivals

By Reuters UK

British Airways and Iberia boss Willie Walsh warned of further airline bankruptcies in the coming year and said he envied the economic model of major Gulf carriers that have managed to redraw the aviation map efficiently around the Middle East. (Apr 26)

Several airlines interested in Portugal's TAP sale - CEO

By Reuters UK

Several international operators have expressed interest in the privatization of Portuguese airline TAP, its chief executive Fernando Pinto said on Tuesday, attracted by its fast-growing routes to South America and Africa. (Apr 17)

MORE TOPICS: EUROPEAN UNION, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND