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The Police and Fire Retirement System for the City of Detroit late last week filed a class-action lawsuit against Argo Group International Holdings Inc, the Bermuda international underwriter of property and casualty insurance with offices on Pitts Ba...
DATE: Oct 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
Capital unable to get significant returns from ILS investment could bolt for greener pastures, a Fitch Ratings assessment has determined.
The report says the fallout from Hurricane Ian could test the investor appetite for bonds.
Reinsurers have used ...
DATE: Oct 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
The Loren Hotel at Pink Beach in Tucker’s Town is preparing for an unusually busy autumn of occupancy, with management bullish on Bermuda’s future tourism success.
Tarryn Clark, the upbeat general manager, said a traditionally soft November for booki...
DATE: Oct 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex Global, billed as the most secure digital asset exchange in the world, has taken steps to distance itself from an American company that has run afoul of US law.
The company made it clear that it has no connection to th...
DATE: Oct 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
One of the planned events for the Joshua Bate Trading Company’s 30th anniversary celebrations is the distribution of a Dame Flora Duffy Tote Bag on Tuesday — the anniversary of the one-off Flora Duffy Day holiday.
The special-edition bags, with a des...
DATE: Oct 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
A market discussion on the state of Bermuda’s life and annuity sector shows that assets under management have been barrelling towards $1 trillion.
A Bermuda lawyer closely allied with the industry believes it is time the sector was considered to be a...
DATE: Oct 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
Key participants in the alternative reinsurance, convergence and insurance-linked securities marketplace come together this week for networking and education sessions at Convergence 2022
ILS Bermuda organisers believe clients have a unique opportunit...
DATE: Oct 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
Bermuda’s $22 million revenue loss in aircraft registry receipts as a result of the withdrawal of Russian aircraft certification business, can be covered by better than expected tourism receipts, a rating agency has declared.
It was a position taken ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
For the second time in little more than a year, Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the rating for the Government of The Bahamas, this time because of a higher degree of government liquidity risk.
The long-term issuer and senior unsecured rating...
DATE: Oct 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
The Cayman Islands Economics and Statistics Office has estimated an unemployment rate of just 3 per cent in the first half of this year as the holiday destination reopened for tourism, the Cayman Compass has reported.
The drop in unemployment for Cay...
DATE: Oct 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor