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Most borrowers are bearing up well under the economic strain of the Covid-19 pandemic, a survey by Butterfield Bank found.
A six-month period when Butterfield allowed mortgage holders to defer monthly repayments has come to an end.
In a third-quarter...
DATE: Oct 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Bermudian-based White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd has received a cash boost from yesterday’s initial public offering from US insurtech firm MediaAlpha.
The Bermudian company offered 2.99 million of its MediaAlpha shares as part of the IPO, which w...
DATE: Oct 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Demand for luxury properties is heating up as the island’s success in curbing the spread of Covid-19 adds to its appeal as a place to live.
Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty has seen great interest in high-end properties from prospective overseas buyers...
DATE: Oct 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Luxury hotel The Loren will keep its focus on the local market into next year after a successful summer for staycations.
In June, the Smith’s resort was the first Bermuda hotel to reopen after lockdown, offering special rates and packages to tempt i...
DATE: Oct 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Axis Capital Holdings announced a net loss of $73 million for the third quarter as catastrophe losses took a heavy toll.
The Bermudian-based re/insurer said estimated net pre-tax catastrophe and weather-related losses totalled $240 million.
Hurricane...
DATE: Oct 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Two mortgage insurers have sponsored a total of $740 million of insurance-linked securities admitted for listing on the Bermuda Stock Exchange in the past week.
Genworth Mortgage Insurance and Radian Guaranty, both secured collateralised mortgage rei...
DATE: Oct 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
The prevalence of working from home is raising concerns about how new employees can learn a corporate culture and assimilate into teams.
Executives speaking on a virtual panel at the Bermuda Insurance Institute’s Fall Conference agreed that remote wo...
DATE: Oct 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
New global rules that would force many Bermudian-based multinational companies to pay more tax have a good chance of becoming reality, despite the challenges of the required international consensus, says one of the island’s leading corporate tax expe...
DATE: Oct 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Abbie Sheppard visited Bermuda for what was supposed to be a brief vacation in July and ended up not going home to London.
The chief of staff of tech start-up Cameo arrived on the first flight from Britain after the reopening of LF Wade International...
DATE: Oct 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Technology
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Retail sales rose in July on the back of pent-up demand for construction materials and a spike in boat purchases.
After adjusting for inflation, retail sales volume was up 1.5 per cent from July 2019. In value terms consumers spent an estimated $105....
DATE: Oct 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent