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$100 million for the year to December 1994, and record net earnings of $12,231,478, a 14.8 percent improvement over last year.
Return on equity improved to what the company termed "a more acceptable level of 9.1 percent from 8.7 percent in 1993''. An...
DATE: May 18, 1995
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Sheila E. Nicoll was a wee lass when her parents sent her off to boarding school in Scotland. Barely a teen at the time, she is now glad they did, although, she admitted it was at first, a bit of a culture shock.
"It was very different. And I think t...
DATE: May 15, 1995
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launching a rights offering that will double its capital base.
The Bank of Bermuda has been retained as arranger and manager in developing and structuring the rights offering.
The decision was announced at a special general meeting yesterday, with th...
DATE: May 12, 1995
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year to March 31 and declared a dividend of 7.5 cents a share for the period.
It is the first time in the 25-year history of the bank that it has released six month figures and the first time there was a six month dividend.
On the second anniversary ...
DATE: May 11, 1995
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tailor-made for Bermuda, Master's degree in Business Administration in risk management has created a groundswell of interest in other jurisdictions.
Word of the Bermuda programme, which will be run by the highly respected College of Insurance, has le...
DATE: May 10, 1995
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a net loss of $2.6 million ($0.10 a share) for the 1995 first quarter to March 31. That is an improvement over 1994's first quarter when the firm lost $14.5 million.
The bottom line result came even though the company doubled its net written premiums...
DATE: May 10, 1995
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Mrs. Dora Whitecross took over the reins of the Bermuda Credit Association (BCA) eight years ago, ironically, just as she was considering leaving the company.
She remains there as general manager today, conceding she couldn't be happier.
She got ther...
DATE: May 08, 1995
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179 percent to $47.7 million or $0.85 a share for quarter one of 1995, compared to $17.1 million or $0.32 per share over the same period last year.
For the three-month period to March 31, operating earnings were $49.6 million, excluding net realised ...
DATE: May 05, 1995
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Insurance regulators quickly re-registered all of the Class 4 insurance companies under the new insurance regulations, before last Saturday's application deadline.
As of the end of April, the companies faced tough new solvency and capital requirement...
DATE: May 04, 1995
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trading at reduced prices, providing a period of added value for investors.
The lower prices for stocks may reflect uncertainty in the market, according to a Bermuda Investment Advisory Services Ltd. (BIAS) analyst, Mr. Mark Melvin.
Mr. James Masters...
DATE: May 03, 1995
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