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Lower than expected catastrophe losses helped boost share value for Bermuda-based Platinum last year, the firm reported yesterday.
The firm had a net income of $223.3 million and diluted earnings per common share of $7.35 for 2013.
Platinum CEO Micha...
DATE: Feb 05, 2014
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New legislation aimed at making it easier to shift Government services to other providers in a bid to save cash is to be tabled in the coming parliamentary session, Finance Minister Bob Richard revealed today.
And he added that Government would be “m...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance giant Validus Holdings has posted record figures for 2013, the company has revealed.
Validus announced a net operating income of nearly $579 million — a massive 73.3 percent increase on 2012’s $333.8 million.
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DATE: Feb 03, 2014
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A Bermuda hotel has been named at the top destination in the Caribbean.
The Royal Palms Hotel in Pembroke won the coveted title from the world’s biggest travel site, TripAdvisor, in the 2014 Travellers’ Choice Awards.
Hotel manager Theresa Harney-Zui...
DATE: Feb 03, 2014
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Veteran lawyer David Kessaram has stepped down from the top job at legal firm Cox, Hallett, Wilkinson (CHW).
Now Ernest Morrison has taken over the role of managing director at the firm, with Mr Kessaram continuing to head up the firm’s litigation de...
DATE: Feb 03, 2014
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The contents of one of Bermuda’s most historic houses have been put up for sale.
And a rare Bermuda cedar chest and furniture, as well as 18th century silverware, are among the items for sale from the Devondale estate in Devonshire.
The sale — organi...
DATE: Jan 31, 2014
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A Bermuda-based international law firm has scooped a hat trick of awards for legal excellence.
The firm won Caribbean law firm of the year and trust company and law firm of the year for the Isle of Man in a prestigious competition in London.
The awar...
DATE: Jan 31, 2014
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Lawyer Kim Wilson is hitting the road as a real-life Lincoln Lawyer.
Ms Wilson — in an echo of the hit 2011 thriller starring Matthew McConaughey, who runs his legal practice out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car, has moved her practice out of her ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2014
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The sky’s the limit for health after a Bermuda insurance company signed up with part of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin empire to deliver an online programme to get Island residents fit.
The Colonial Group has teamed up with Virgin Pulse to bring a hea...
DATE: Jan 31, 2014
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A war of words has broken out between telecoms firms Digicel and Logic over a free internet promotion.
In a letter leaked to The Royal Gazette, Logic boss Vicki Coelho told the Regulatory Authority that rival Digicel’s free internet for a year offer ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2014
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