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KPMG has announced a raft of new appointments in addition to the retirement of managing director Damion Henderson, who had been in the role since 2008.
Two new managing directors are Bron Turner and Ian Gardner.
Meanwhile, new directors on the team a...
DATE: Oct 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
A rating agency has pledged to continue to monitor the status of the strategic review launched this summer by domestic insurer BF&M through to completion.
AM Best said it will then evaluate the potential impact to BF&M’s rating fundamentals.
The agen...
DATE: Oct 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
Bermuda was formally removed from the grey list by the Council of the European Union yesterday, as it added Anguilla, the Bahamas and Turks & Caicos Islands to the black list.
The council said in a statement: “The commitment of Bermuda with regard to...
DATE: Oct 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
The man who brought Arbitrade to Bermuda is fighting two new legal challenges, both filed against him and his company and associates last week in two separate jurisdictions.
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges in the United States Di...
DATE: Oct 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
A half-century-old Bermuda insurer, set up in the 1970s to finance the risks of the world’s oil companies, today faces criticism from climate activists for its backing of the most controversial new oilfields in the North Sea.
But the company has told...
DATE: Oct 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
There appears to be some relief in sight for importers and eventually consumers, as there are signs that the costs of containers across major shipping routes are plunging, The Economist is reporting.
Analysts believe it may mean some relief for globa...
DATE: Oct 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
AltFi Capital Management Ltd has launched AltFi Capital Opportunities Ltd, a Bermuda Professional Class B fund.
Founded and based in Bermuda, AltFi is an alternative investment manager with a specialisation in digital assets.
AltFi offers investors ...
DATE: Oct 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
A leading catastrophe modeller says Hurricane Ian’s total costs will exceed $100 billion and be the most expensive hurricane Florida has ever seen.
And the Karen Clark & Company flash estimate has now put the privately insured losses from the hurrica...
DATE: Oct 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
A KBRA rating agency report on credit risks suggests that the Federal Reserve’s “near singular focus over the near term on taming inflation runs the risk of overshooting its goal of curtailing demand, thereby increasing the risk of a hard landing.”
T...
DATE: Oct 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
The reality of the new Bermuda economy has forced a major pharmacy to permanently cut the number of hours it will remain open.
People’s Pharmacy said in a statement: “recognising that customer activity has changed, and there is reduced foot traffic i...
DATE: Oct 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor