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Royal Mail received a much-needed boost today as United Parcel Services, the world's largest deliverer of packages, dropped a €5.2 billion (£4.3 billion) takeover bid for Dutch rival TNT Express after it became clear that it would be blocked by European regulators.
The pull-out saw TNT's shares halve in value, with industry experts questioning the company's future despite the fact that it is the market leader in Europe.
A combined UPS and TNT would have held 35% of the UK parcels market and would have been a formidable competitor to Royal Mail. It is believed that UPS suggested selling parts of the merged business to Royal Mail in a bid to get round European Commission competition worries.
Ahead of Royal Mail's planned privatisation, chief executive Moya Greene has been pushing its parcels arm and express delivery — where a united TNT-UPS would have offered stronger competition — to promote its commercial future.
UPS had wanted to buy TNT to help it expand in the faster-growing Asian and Latin American markets using the Dutch firm's networks. But TNT has been struggling for several years in its markets closer to home.
TNT Express shares, which were briefly suspended when the market opened, fell as much as 50% to €4.05, compared with the UPS offer price of €9.50 per share.
UPS will pay TNT a fee of €200 million for breaking the takeover deal. But that will be little compensation for the business which made losses of €3 million in the third quarter of 2012 on revenues of €1.8 billion.
Chief executive Marianne-Christine Lombard quit TNT in September part-way through the bid, and came under heavy criticism for bailing out when the deal looked to be in trouble. She had stood to make a €2.6 million bonus if the takeover had gone through.
UPS had made a number of offers to the European Commission, including selling off parts of the small packets business and opening up the two carriers' airline networks to rivals. But a meeting with the commission at the end of last week made it clear the deal would be blocked.
"We proposed significant and tangible remedies designed to address the EC's concerns with the transaction," Scott Davis, UPS chairman and chief executive, said in a statement, expressing disappointment at the decision after months of talks.
"The combined company would have been transformative for the logistics industry, bringing meaningful benefits to consumers and customers around the world, while supporting growth in Europe in particular."
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For those in the marine insurance and underwriting communities, H. Elder Brown, Jr. needs no introduction. That's because over the course of the past 27 years, Brown has taken Continental Underwriters Ltd. (CUL) from a small family business to one of the largest brown water marine underwriters in the United States. More recently, Brown returned CUL to private ownership by purchasing CUL back from Houston Casualty Company in 2009. Today, CUL is an industry leader in part due to the company's excellent underwriting and claims handling. A 1974 graduate of Loyola University, Brown has steadily risen through the ranks of marine insurance, serving along the way in the Claims Department, as Assistant Underwriter, Senior Underwriter and eventually earning his current position as Chairman of the board of directors. Starting out as an Offshore Crew boat captain, Brown at one time operated and managed oilfield crew boats. As such, his knowledge of this unique market niche extends far beyond simple dollars and cents. This month, he weighs in for MarineNews readers on a host issues affecting marine insurance and those who depend on those services.
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The quick answer is the current market has far too much capacity. However, there are a few signs of hardening on the horizon. Despite those signs, there are still replacement insurers willing to enter the market, which is a bit astounding given the very limited margins for underwriters. It is very difficult to time the market between hard and soft cycles. Those who track the markets will tell you that there are far more soft markets than hard and the current soft market has lasted much longer than anyone would have predicted. Thus, to estimate the market cycle five years from now is incredibly difficult if not impossible. I would say that our underwriting model is and will always be bottom line focused. Good accounts will receive their just reward with favorable rates and conditions. Those accounts that are unprofitable to an underwriter will either need to rethink their risk sharing ability or risk placing their insurance with questionable security and those who seize upon naïve buyers.
Have we seen any improvement in safety? What is the role of insurance in all of that?
"Safety" has been the buzz word for years on end for a lot of operators. However, rather than simply paying lip service to safety, the better operators always spent part of their annual budget on a sound safety management system. Charterers have demanded that owners/operators must meet their own strict safety criteria or be dismissed from the charter opportunity. When safety hits the bottom line of a company, either by increased insurance costs, retentions or the loss of jobs, most vessel owners heeded the warning signs in a positive manner. The USCG has gotten serious about safety and their Subchapter M efforts will likely bear fruit when formally established. Although a long and painful process for many operators, these new safety standards will mean another layer of oversight, which we hope will become a meaningful tool for all operators. What we don't need is another governmental program that simply requires pencil whipping of monotonous forms and processes. The AWO's Responsible Carrier Program, for example, is a work in process but is fast becoming a standard for the maritime industry. Complimenting the RCP is the ISM Code which will result in a hybrid safety management system. The jury is out as to what the long term effect of the new Subchapter M on vessel owners/operators, but we are encouraged that safety is a real hot button to be taken seriously by all.
Underwriting rates are always important. Where are rates today; especially in comparison to one year ago and where do you see them going in the near term? What's driving all of that?
Rates are flat to +10 on average. However, catch a cash flow underwriter at the right time and rates could be all over the map and generally lower. However, those types of underwriters attract a certain buyer and not generally one who prefers quality over price. While there is some talk of hardening, especially on the excess liability side of the business, the primary rates seem to be holding steady year over year. Claims costs are not getting lower and operational costs are increasing thus, you would think that higher rates must follow suit. Unless there is a meaningful increase in reinsurance costs generally resulting from a string of large catastrophes, primary carriers are not likely to raise prices in double digits. The insurance market has lots of capacity and as such, rates are hard to rise in such an environment. Remember, marine insurance represents 1/10th of 1 percent of the world's insurance premiums. We are but a microorganism within a giant industry.
Underwriters push safety and LTI benchmarks as a way of keeping rates low and rewarding those clients who can do it. How do you foster that culture?
We are a leader in what we do; proactive within our specialty group and we think that our claims management and payment performance has few peers. Low rates are often times equated by some as "cheap" rates. What we aspire is a win-win relationship and a level playing field over time. Our clients know they can count on us, as their underwriters, to work closely with them in all areas of their operations that we insure to help keep their corporate premium costs reasonable while protecting their bottom line with their retention. No one likes to pay for insurance. The industry at times suffers from an identity crisis with the advertising of cheap rates everywhere you look. Professional marine insurers must stand to perform for those times that their valued clients have a claim. There is a base price to pay for the product we offer and better performing insureds are rewarded not just by rates but by enhanced coverage, and most importantly, given the benefit of the doubt when a claim arises. It is hard to put a price on the partnership that we establish with our clients over a long haul. If they are looking for "cheap" we aren't their market, but there are "cheap" markets out there.
As one of the bigger players in brown water, you will no doubt be following the Subchapter "M" situation closely. How do you see the advent of subM on the inland markets affecting insurance premiums and underwriting metrics?
My father founded our company 43 years ago. I have been with the company for thirty-nine of those years and CEO since the late 80's. Early on in my career I said I would never write an inland towboat account. Our experience in the early days was dismal. There was little to no safety management, no standards in vessel building or operation and quite frankly, lots of horrible things happening to the owners, their crews, equipment, third parties and the underwriters writing marine business. In my first thirty years in the business I counted one day close to 100 underwriters that I could recall that either quit underwriting the marine class or went out of business. That's an incredible statistic. Safety was not an underwriting criteria early on in my career. Today, safety is a must. We ask about it, want to see a signed document that an insured or prospect has a real safety management system in place and we even send out experts to verify that safety management, as described, in fact exists. We recognize that underwriters are not the ones operating vessels and far be it from us to tell an owner how to operate their vessels. Thus, we try to partner with insured on safety and are willing to help out in any way to help it happen. I recall one particular account where we really wanted to keep the client insured but their claims were worsening almost by the day. We offered to bring in a reputable naval architect, at our cost, to see if there was a design flaw in the insured's vessels. The insured accepted our offer, did what the architect suggested, and that type of loss was eliminated. Rather than moving on and cancelling long-time relationships, we instead partner with clients to help ensure a safer vessel which equates to stabilization of rates.
Claims Management can be the key to profitability or conversely, a bad year. Describe your claims process and what sets it apart.
Our model requires hands on in all aspects of the underwriting process. Claims management is an integral part of that process. We put our claims managers in front of the client and establish a working relationship from day one or even prior to accepting the risk. The insured knows how focused we are on their claims success and appreciate the attention they receive from our senior people. Not all claims are alike and not all insureds are alike. We work tirelessly within varying marine cultures to satisfy our insureds that they get a good night sleep every night. There are difficult claims, which don't always have insurance as a fall back. Although painful when that happens, we always try to give our clients the advantage. I would put our claims reputation and payment history at the very highest percentile possible. We are dealing with many highly successful insureds that demand and get the very finest claims management possible. We do look deeply into all aspects of a claim but in the end, our clients are exceedingly satisfied with the service and quality of protection they receive from us.
Tell us about the importance of an "A+ Security" firm profile? Where does your firm stand in that picture?
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Fidelis Group Holdings, LLC, also known as Continental Underwriters, Ltd., specializes in marine insurance for non-blue water vessels. Our coverages include hull and machinery, Protection and Indemnity with or without the hull insurance, Maritime Employers Liability, Marine General Liability, Terminal Operators Legal, Builder's risk, Ship Repairers Legal, Wharfingers Legal, Charterer's Legal, Port Risk Insurance, Cargo and Cargo Legal, Stevedores and many other special type coverages. We are in the top 5% of the market in our specialty. Although offering underwritten products, we also have partnerships with other highly rated market complimenting our portfolio of marine business. Brown Water is definitely our focus and our biggest line.
If experience is a key metric in any underwriter's office, drill down and give us a couple of instances where this has been a valuable asset for you and your firm.
You can't place a premium on experience. You can count on one hand the turnover that we have had in our key management positions for the past 40 years. Our employees are our greatest asset. I know this is an overused statement but experience is more important in marine insurance that people realize. You need to know the right questions to ask and you need to know the right answers to receive when evaluating a risk. Seasoned experienced claims people will know where to look for coverage and how to minimize a situation before it gets worse. For example, experienced claims people know the right attorney to use for a case. Buyers need to know that the marine insurance personnel entrusted with their most valuable assets have the years in the trenches to protect those assets.
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YOKOSUKA, Japan — To the world's military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over. They are preparing for a new kind of Cold War in the Arctic, anticipating that rising temperatures there will open up a treasure trove of resources, long-dreamed-of sea lanes and a slew of potential conflicts.
By Arctic standards, the region is already buzzing with military activity, and experts believe that will increase significantly in the years ahead.
Last month, Norway wrapped up one of the largest Arctic maneuvers ever — Exercise Cold Response — with 16,300 troops from 14 countries training on the ice for everything from high intensity warfare to terror threats. Attesting to the harsh conditions, five Norwegian troops were killed when their C-130 Hercules aircraft crashed near the summit of Kebnekaise, Sweden's highest mountain.
The U.S., Canada and Denmark held major exercises two months ago, and in an unprecedented move, the military chiefs of the eight main Arctic powers — Canada, the U.S., Russia, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland — gathered at a Canadian military base last week to specifically discuss regional security issues.
None of this means a shooting war is likely at the North Pole any time soon. But as the number of workers and ships increases in the High North to exploit oil and gas reserves, so will the need for policing, border patrols and — if push comes to shove — military muscle to enforce rival claims.
The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that 13 percent of the world's undiscovered oil and 30 percent of its untapped natural gas is in the Arctic. Shipping lanes could be regularly open across the Arctic by 2030 as rising temperatures continue to melt the sea ice, according to a National Research Council analysis commissioned by the U.S. Navy last year.
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Russia — one-third of which lies within the Arctic Circle — has been the most aggressive in establishing itself as the emerging region's superpower.
Rob Huebert, an associate political science professor at the University of Calgary in Canada, said Russia has recovered enough from its economic troubles of the 1990s to significantly rebuild its Arctic military capabilities, which were a key to the overall Cold War strategy of the Soviet Union, and has increased its bomber patrols and submarine activity.
He said that has in turn led other Arctic countries — Norway, Denmark and Canada — to resume regional military exercises that they had abandoned or cut back on after the Soviet collapse. Even non-Arctic nations such as France have expressed interest in deploying their militaries to the Arctic.
"We have an entire ocean region that had previously been closed to the world now opening up," Huebert said. "There are numerous factors now coming together that are mutually reinforcing themselves, causing a buildup of military capabilities in the region. This is only going to increase as time goes on."
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Very wintery skirt that I have only just got round to uploading! It's tweed with a cotton lining, cut on the bias, with a big red leather flower, originally, the fit was a lot more exact, but after spending an entire afternoon stitching on the flower, I realised that it was on the back.
Tweed, cotton, and leather. Plus another lovely vintage button.
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Leslie Alexis
A Flower Uncut
Who would have thought that perfection was palpable.
Angel speck-less, man can touch, unbelievable!
Beauty wrapped in flesh, the panacea to man's
sore heart is found. I can see her. I truly can!
God's paradigm for creation of women does live.
Her hips are perfect, and her breast substantive,
Tantalizing men, young, and old, to taste of her,
But of the blood of Mary, she is a flower
Uncut, and her nectar is saved for one bee, who
She will wed and become his queen, he - her lord. True
Virtue that transcends into the ethereal. Touch
From heaven, on earth. To whom Herculean much
Efforts were made, where men genuflect in request
To be her lord. But tame, they cannot this lioness
For her heart is unto her like her children.
And I am truly blessed to have her as my friend.
But masked within me are hidden secrets of love -
Undying - for her: my Mona Lisa, above
All other she is to me. So kneeling I pray
That her heart would open to us someday.
Until then, I wait with closed palms, relishing her
All - hoping that I am the bee for this flower.
Then she would be my queen. Now till that moment,
I will be hers to have, and forever.
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beautifully written poem. an uncut flower will last forever. (Report) Reply
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Dylan Gaudreault (10/3/2011 2:22:00 PM)
beautiful. really liked the line 'Uncut. And her nectar is saved for one bee, who
She will wed and become his queen...' made me really get in2 this poem. i am enticed by this touching write. perfect ten! (Report) Reply
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Amazing poem... Wonderful imagination...
Meticulously penned lines...excellent and great write... Top marks 10++++ (Report) Reply
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Wow. You just blew me away with this.
Great write. Fantastic. (Report) Reply
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This is a magnificent poem, your word choice was well thought out, and interesting poem, truly beautiful. (Report) Reply
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Damn! This is good man! Been readin many of ur poems. Love them a lot. They are like written photographs of beauty. (Report) Reply
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The cache, hidden in small containers in a van, was made up of wildlife from Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, said Eric Gallego, spokesman for the local office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
They included yellow-crested cockatoos and long-beaked echidnas, two species listed as "critically endangered" by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
They also included four wallabies from Australia and about 90 exotic parrots from Indonesia, said Gallego.
Several of the birds or animals had died, possibly from the stress of long travel in harsh conditions, he told AFP.
Law enforcers acting on a tip stopped a van with the wildlife and two attendants in the southern city of Surigao on Mindanao island on Saturday, just as the vehicle was about to board a ship heading north.
The birds and animals are believed to have been shipped from Indonesia to Malaysia and then across the maritime border to the southern Philippines where they would be taken to Manila, said Gallego.
"There must have been an order from a rich person in Manila for the animals as collector's items. It must be someone who is into rare animals," he told AFP.
The head of the government's wildlife division Josefina de Leon said a crime syndicate with members from different countries was known to be smuggling rare animals from Malaysia into the southern Philippines.
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Saracens eased into the knockout stages of the Heineken Cup with a 11-try 64-6 win over Connacht on Saturday.
However, Toulouse finished top of Pool Three - leaving Saracens qualifying as one of the best two runners-up and facing a difficult away tie in the next round. Saracens scored 11 tries through David Strettle (3), Chris Ashton (2), Alex Goode, Chris Wyles, Jackson Wray, George Kruis, Neil De Kock, and Schalk Brits. Had Charlie Hodgson not missed eight difficult kicks, the hosts would have won by an even bigger margin.
Hodgson's misses and two penalties from Dan Parks allowed the Irish to remain in contention for much of the first half - but it was all one-way traffic after Connacht prop Nathan White had picked up a yellow card. Brits and the Vunipola brothers, Mako and Billy, were at the heart of a dominant home pack which enabled star performer Goode and Brad Barritt to impress in the back line.
Hodgson was selected at fly-half for the hosts with Owen Farrell on the bench. Duncan Taylor was included in the centre in place of Wyles and there were recalls to the starting line-up for forwards Matt Stevens, Kruis and Ernst Joubert. Connacht opted for experience with Parks, Gavin Duffy and Michael Swift back in the side - and Parks made no mistake with an early penalty.
Hodgson was wide with a long-range penalty attempt but soon after the home side led with a well-crafted try. From a scrum 35 metres out, Barritt and Mako Vunipola made penetrative runs which put the visitors' defence on the back foot. The ball was recycled and a neat pass from Hodgson gave Ashton just enough room for the wing to squeeze in at the corner.
Hodgson missed the conversion and declined to attempt a kickable penalty as Saracens chose a more attacking option - but they were not rewarded as Billy Vunipola was unable to force his way over from a line-out five metres out. Despite having the better of the opening quarter, Saracens trailed 6-5 at the end of it after Parks kicked his second penalty.
Hodgson was successful with his third kick at goal before Saracens scored another excellent try - Goode and Hodgson making enterprising runs to provide Strettle with an easy touchdown. Connacht suffered a further blow when White was sin-binned for stamping on Barritt in a ruck, with the TMO deciding that a yellow card was a sufficient punishment.
This proved costly as with the last play of the half, Brits finished off a line-out drive to give Saracens an 18-6 interval lead. Within two minutes of the restart, the bonus point was in the bag. From inside his own 22, Goode ran brilliantly to evade five defenders before feeding Taylor, whose pass sent Strettle in his for his second try.
White returned but it made no difference as the irrepressible Goode again tore apart the visitors' defence to score a superb solo try. With the game won, Saracens made a raft of changes with five substitutions in quick succession but it did not stop their flow with Kruis forcing his way over for the try which Hodgson converted to loud cheers.
Hodgson was replaced by Farrell but this was soon reversed as Farrell left the field with a cut head. However Saracens continued on the rampage with replacements, Wyles, Wray and De Kock all scoring tries before Strettle and Ashton crossed to ensure Connacht were routed.
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Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Nancy Meyers
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Starring: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski, Lake Bell, Zoe Kazan, Mary Kay Place, Nora Dunn, Bruce Altman, Rita Wilson
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R (for some drug content and sexuality.)
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Plot Summary: Writer/director Nancy Meyers ("What Women Want," "Something's Gotta Give," "The Holiday") directs Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin in "It's Complicated," a comedy about love, divorce and everything in between.
Jane (Streep) is the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving Santa Barbara bakery/restaurant and has�after a decade of divorce�an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, attorney Jake (Baldwin). But when Jane and Jake find themselves out of town for their son�s college graduation, things start to get complicated. An innocent meal together turns into the unimaginable�an affair. With Jake remarried to the much younger Agness (Lake Bell), Jane is now, of all things, the other woman.
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