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Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd. has already seen profit-boosting benefits from redomiciling to London.
And after the official opening of its Bermuda underwriting platform this month, those benefits are set to multiply, according to the company's chie...
DATE: May 27, 2009
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Global business consultancy and outsourcing specialist Accenture plans to leave Bermuda to reincoporate in Ireland.
The company announced yesterday that its board of directors had unanimously approved the move, adding that Ireland "offers a stable po...
DATE: May 27, 2009
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Bermuda-based QuoVadis has launched a product that it believes will help organisations better manage the security of their websites and servers, as well as to cut costs.
The company, which has grown from its Bermuda roots to have operations in Switze...
DATE: May 26, 2009
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It would be easy for insurance companies to leave Bermuda if changes in the US tax code were to erode the Island's tax advantages.
That is the view of Hans-Joachim Guenther, Zurich-based chief underwriting officer and head of reinsurance for Europe a...
DATE: May 26, 2009
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The board of IPC Holdings has rejected a sweetened offer from its determined suitor and fellow Bermuda reinsurer Validus Holdings Ltd.
IPC urged its shareholders not to sell their stock to Validus, which has mounted a $1.69 billion hostile takeover b...
DATE: May 22, 2009
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Butterfield Bank's recovery is contingent on retaining clients and deposits in a low-interest environment that is dampening its earnings.
That is the view of experts from Bermuda Investment Advisory Services Ltd. (BIAS), who also told investors at th...
DATE: May 21, 2009
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Commuters and tourists have provided the bulk of customers for a new café that opened a week ago alongside the Hamilton ferry terminal.
Dangelini's, at 8 Front Street, adjoins the Visitor Information Centre and offers light food and refreshments, in...
DATE: May 21, 2009
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Bermuda has a long way to go to catch up with the Internet speed and value offered in other developed countries, according to the Computer Society of Bermuda (CSB).
But with the three high-capacity telecommunications cables now serving the Island, th...
DATE: May 21, 2009
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Dutch authorities investigating the business dealings of Bermuda resident John Deuss have applied to a US court to seek more information - in particular about transactions with a value of almost $138 million from the millionaire businessman's Netherl...
DATE: May 21, 2009
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Emerging markets will lead the world out of recession — and they will continue to be the engines of economic growth in the years to come.
That is the view of Allan Conway, head of emerging market equities with investment giant Schroders, who says dev...
DATE: May 20, 2009
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