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In the Commercial Risk Solutions segment, organic revenue growth increased 9%, driven by growth in all major regions. This reflects the strong retention and management of the renewal book portfolio, which is underscored by double-digit growth in the US, Asia and Latin America. Aon noted that these results also reflect expansion in the more "discretionary" businesses, including a double-digit increase in transactional liability and increased project-based work. "On average globally," Aon said in his trading statement, "pricing was slightly positive while exposures were flat, which resulted in a slightly positive impact on the market." Reinsurance Solutions posted organic sales growth of 6% driven by contract growth driven by continued global net new business generation and double-digit growth in facultative placements. Aon noted that the market's impact on the first quarter results was slightly positive. The retirement solutions arm posted 5% or...

QuinceCreative / Pixabay The pandemic had an impact on everyone and the resulting economic consequences were widespread. The consequences of widespread standstills and significant financial setbacks in a large number of market sectors have hit young professionals particularly hard. This group, often in the first few years of their careers or only when joining the workforce, was already at risk compared to previous generations. An important finding from last year: The importance for young professionals to focus on financial management. The past year has shown how important it is to plan ahead and do everything possible to be financially prudent. Savings that you can fall back on can make all the difference in difficult times. The good news for young adults is that they have time on their side. Whether you are a young professional, your co-workers are young professionals, or your children are young professionals, take note of or share these four financial management lessons: Read and...

Dogecoin is a "meme" cryptocurrency that appears to have been created as a joke Yuriko Nakao / Getty Safemoon, a new digital token launched in March, quickly caught the attention of crypto traders. The search for the new cryptocurrency this week peaked on April 20th. The day Dogecoin should rise to $ 1. "SafeMoon is similar to Dogecoin in the sense that it is unclear what use the project has or will have," John Wu, president of Ava Labs, told Insider. Register here for our daily newsletter 10 things before the opening bell April 20th was supposed to be Doge's Day. But instead of seeing their favorite meme-based token rocket at $ 1, Dogecoin enthusiasts watched the social media chatter merge around a lesser-known coin: Safemoon. Safemoon was launched in March and is up around 2,000% in one month, according to CoinGecko. The search for the cryptocurrency this week peaked early April 20 as the momentum behind Dogecoin was set to pick up. The coin...

HCL Technologies saw earnings decline 72 percent to Rs 1,102 billion for the January-March quarter Domestic equity markets are likely to start the week with modest gains, thanks to early signs of SGX Nifty futures trading. The trends in the SGX Nifty point to a positive opening of the index in India with a plus of 28 points. At 7:30 a.m., the Nifty futures were trading at 14,372 on the Singapore Stock Exchange, an increase of 28 points. On Friday, the BSE Sensex fell 202.22 points to 47,878.45 and the Nifty fell 64.80 points to 14,341.40. Stocks to be seen in trading during today's session ICICI Bank ICICI Bank on Saturday reported standalone earnings growth of 260.5 percent year over year to Rs.4,402.61 billion for the quarter ended March 2021. The profit for the same period last year was 1,221.4 billion rupees. HCL Technologies HCL Technologies posted earnings down 72 percent to Rs 1,102 billion for the January-March quarter from Rs 3,969 billion in the October-December quarte...