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Tower Group to gobble up CastlePoint Holdings, shares soar

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Jennifer Schonberger | Aug 05, 2008 9:13am EDT
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Bermuda-based provider of property and casualty insurance CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd. (Nasdaq:CPHL) said this morning that it will be acquired by property and casualty insurance products company Tower Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:TWGP) for approximately $490 million, or $12.68 per share.

Shares spiked 27%, or $2.37, to $11.25 in pre-market trading. For detailed price information and recent news stories about CastlePoint Holdings, click CPHL

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