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New European Union rules for insurers — due to take effect in 2012 — could drive some British insurers into Bermuda's arms.
One UK insurance giant, Legal & General, is already considering a move out of the UK because of the Solvency II directive, acc...
DATE: Dec 21, 2009
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Bermuda's retailers have become better businesses as they pull out all the stops to try to attract the Island's increasingly cautious shoppers.
That is the view of Kristi Grayston, chairwoman of the Retail Division of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce,...
DATE: Dec 18, 2009
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The former Bistro 12 restaurant has reopened for business, after being closed for renovations for four weeks.
Husband and wife team Donte and Kelly Hunt took over the eatery - now known as Plaza Cafe - in Hamilton's Walker Arcade in August and have r...
DATE: Dec 17, 2009
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Bermuda resident James Martin has been offered honorary fellowship of The Royal Institution of Great Britain.
Dr. Martin has been one of the leading lights in the development of computer technology was given the honour in recognition of his "outstand...
DATE: Dec 16, 2009
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American businessman Robert Iommazzo has moved to clarify the details of a conversation he had with Michael Foot, author of the UK Treasury-commissioned report on Britain's offshore financial centres.
Mr. Iommazzo, president of New York-based executi...
DATE: Dec 15, 2009
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The recession has put the brakes on Bermuda's real estate market this year.
Transactions are down 57 percent through the first 11 months of 2009, compared to the same period in 2008, and dollar volume fell 58 percent, according to Government-register...
DATE: Dec 15, 2009
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Michael Foot — the author of an independent review on Britain's offshore financial centres — reportedly gave Bermuda a strong vote of confidence in conversation with an international businessman, who has gone on to do business on the Island.
Susan St...
DATE: Dec 14, 2009
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A Bermuda Supreme Court judge has allowed more time for liquidators to find a taker for the life insurance business of the Bermuda branch of British American Insurance Company (BAICO) before it is wound up.
As the search for an alternative insurer to...
DATE: Dec 14, 2009
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Don’t expect to see a wave of new insurers setting up in Bermuda again even if a major event sparks a need for new capacity.
That was the message from a panel including the heads of three Bermuda companies, at the Ernst & Young Insurance Year-end Ou...
DATE: Dec 11, 2009
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Bermuda residents can expect the cost of their health insurance premiums to jump next year after a big increase in claims in 2009.
The bosses of two major health insurance companies, Argus and BF&M, yesterday told The Royal Gazette that the number of...
DATE: Dec 10, 2009
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