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KeyTech and CellOne have created a new full-service telecommunications combination, sealing a series of linked deals involving both companies and US-based Atlantic Tele-Network.
Frank Amaral will lead the combined company. For the past seven years he...
DATE: May 05, 2016
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Scott Neil
Maiden Holdings’s profit dipped $5.2 million to $27.2 million during the first quarter.
However, the company saw its gross premiums written increase by 3.8 per cent, year-on-year, while its net operating earnings improved to $28.3 million, up from $2...
DATE: May 05, 2016
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Reinsurance
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Scott Neil
Lancashire Holdings saw its profit almost halved to $28.3 million in the first quarter.
However, the company kept its combined ratio steady at 72.7 per cent, only a fraction higher than the same period last year.
Price reductions on renewals in Janua...
DATE: May 05, 2016
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Scott Neil
It’s been a tough six months for investors of every stripe, and that includes the school teams in this year’s KPMG Investment Challenge.
Only three of the 18 teams managed to finish with a profit after investing a virtual $100,000 on the stock market...
DATE: May 04, 2016
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White Mountains Insurance Group increased its adjusted book value to $704 per share during the first quarter, a rise of 0.9 per cent. When adding in the estimated gain from the sale of Sirius Group, a $2.6 billion deal which closed last month, the sh...
DATE: May 03, 2016
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Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
PartnerRe Ltd made a profit of $201.4 million for the first quarter, about $31 million lower than the same period in 2015.
The company’s net income represents a return on equity of 13.3 per cent.
PartnerRe, which has offices on Pitts Bay Road, is now...
DATE: May 03, 2016
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Reinsurance
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Scott Neil
The US telecommunications company that is in the process of acquiring a 51 per cent share in KeyTech, the parent of Logic, has reported first quarter revenues of $89.7 million.
Atlantic Tele-Network’s revenues were 5 per cent higher, year-on-year, wh...
DATE: Apr 29, 2016
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An initiative to attract sports teams and sports-orientated tourists to Bermuda during the winter months is paying off for businesses on the island.
More hotel rooms are being booked, transport operators are picking up business during what is usually...
DATE: Apr 29, 2016
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Validus Group’s first-quarter profit was $166.8 million, a fall of 3.8 per cent compared to the same period in 2015.
However, year-on-year there was no change in the $1.98 net earnings per common share available to Validus. The group bought back 1.4 ...
DATE: Apr 29, 2016
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Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Arch Capital Group increased its gross premiums written during the first quarter but saw its profits fall.
The net income available to common shareholders was $149.3 million, down from $277 million for the same period last year.
That result, which eq...
DATE: Apr 28, 2016
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Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil