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PARIS, November 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Premium Income for the First Nine Months up 17.6% to EUR24,551 Million - Advances in all Operating Regions CNP Assurances, the leading personal insurer in France, with operations in the rest of Europe and in South America, has announced its premium income for the first nine months of 2009. Highlights - Gross new money up 17.6%. - Strong momentum in France, up 13.7%. - Sustained growth in international markets, up 39.3%. - Net new money in France at EUR7.4 billion - Further growth in ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Document Security Systems, Inc. (NYSE Amex: DMC) ("DSS"), a world leader in the development and manufacturing of optical deterrent and authentication technologies that secure electronic data and help prevent counterfeiting and brand fraud from the use of desktop scanners and copiers in the market reported today that the Belgium court issued its decision in the patent invalidity lawsuit brought by the European Central Bank (the "ECB") against Document Security Systems, Inc. The Belgium Court has ruled that European Patent No 0455750B1 (the "Patent"), that was awarded to DSS by the European Patent Office, has been deemed invalid in Belgium due to "added matter". The judgment is the outcome of a hearing held in Brussels, Belgium on September 4, 2009, and does not affect the validity of the patent in other European countries. Patrick White, Chairman and CEO of DSS, commented, "This Belgian ruling ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The North American Derivatives Exchange (Nadex), the only government-regulated, retail-focused, online futures exchange in the United States, announces today the addition of Japan 225 and India 50 contracts and extends trading to 23 hours. As of today, Nadex is open from 6pm ET on Sunday to market close on Friday (excluding 5pm - 6pm ET, Monday through Thursday, when Nadex will close for end of day processes). The extended hours provide members with the opportunity to trade currency, equity index, commodity, and event contracts overnight between the hours of 2:05am and 8am ET when trading was ...

BRUSSELS, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(TM)( )(LEI) for the Euro Area increased 1.2 percent in September to 100.6 (2004 = 100), following a 1.8 percent increase in August and a 1.7 percent increase in July. Seven of the eight components contributed positively to the index this month. Said Jean-Claude Manini, The Conference Board Senior Economist for Europe: "Strong gains over the last six months in the LEIs for the Euro Area, Germany and France point to a continuing recovery process. However, current economic conditions remain weak and the continued downtrend in Euro Area employment combined with expiring stimulus measures pose a risk of an extended weak growth period following the near term recovery." The Conference Board LEI for the Euro Area has increased by 9.6 percent during 2009 after falling more than 15.0 percent between June 2007 and December 2008. Meanwhile, The Conference Board ...

Tokyo, Oct 28, 2009 - (ACN Newswire) - JCB, the major global payment brand, and international subsidiary JCB International (JCBI) are hosting the 11th JCB World Conference from 26 to 28 October at the Phoenix Seagaia Resort in Miyazaki Japan for 400 representatives from 190 JCB partner companies and financial institutions in 27 countries and territories. The objective of the JCB World Conference is to bring together JCB business partners from around the world to share JCB brand strategy and the direction of future global expansion, and to develop new ties and enhance partnerships. The JCB World Conference has been held once every two years since 1988, and features speeches by executives from partner financial institutions around the world and other industry leaders, as well as introducing the latest solutions in payment systems ...