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The number of work permits granted each year dropped by more than 6,800 in just six years, according to Government statistics released yesterday.
The report showed that the estimated number of work permits issued peaked at 18,131 in 2007 — but had dr...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The president of XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd has been elected as the new chairman of Bermuda’s international business group.
Patrick Tannock will replace George Hutchings, senior vice-president and chief operations officer of Oil Insurance in the top...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda was yesterday ranked 12th for women in management positions in a worldwide survey of 108 countries.
The report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said the Island said women occupied 43.5 per cent of middle and senior management po...
DATE: Jan 13, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The CEO of global business insurer XL Group is to be honoured in New York.
Mike McGavick, the head of XL Group, will be given the St John’s University School of Risk Management’s 2014 Insurance Leader of the Year award at a gala dinner in New York ne...
DATE: Jan 13, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A worldwide organisation for women working for hedge funds is aiming to set up a Bermuda branch.
The Bermuda Business Development Association (BDA) said that the New York-based 100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) chief executive officer Amanda Pullinge...
DATE: Jan 09, 2015
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A former Canadian power firm chief who resigned last fall amid controversy over smart meter fires has been appointed to head Bermuda’s Regulatory Authority (RA).
Robert Watson, who was president and CEO of the SaskPower in Saskatchewan, resigned from...
DATE: Jan 08, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A series of think tanks aimed at cutting the cost of power is to be held in the New Year, Ascendant has revealed.
In a letter, Walter Higgins, CEO of the parent company of electricity firm Belco, said: “In the meantime. our company continues to devel...
DATE: Jan 05, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Former Premier Dame Jennifer Smith is going back to school — on a course for high-flyers at one of America’s top universities.
Dame Jennifer has been accepted on the prestigious year-long Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University and won a...
DATE: Dec 31, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The chief of a Bermuda-based business has been awarded a place in the Insurance Hall of Fame.
Now Stephen Catlin, CEO of Catlin Group, will be honoured at a gala dinner in New York next June hosted by the International Insurance Society (IIS) as part...
DATE: Dec 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The insurance market is set to grow to a massive $2 trillion in just over a decade, the chairman of London insurance hub Lloyd’s told a Bermuda conference.
John Nelson said that the market stood at $600 billion at the moment — but economic powerhouse...
DATE: Dec 09, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
