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Insurance and reinsurance leaders have teamed up with the United Nations and the World Bank Group to find ways for governments to better use and apply knowledge on reducing disaster risk and building resilience frameworks.
They are also working to bu...
DATE: Apr 19, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A deal that will see Atlantic Tele-Networks, the American telecommunications company, take a controlling interest in KeyTech has passed one of its last hurdles, with the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda granting approval.
That decision now goes to Gra...
DATE: Apr 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Reaching Solvency II equivalence with the European Union is a badge of honour for Bermuda that other offshore jurisdictions are unlikely to achieve.That view was expressed by Bob Richards, the finance minister, during an interview at the Risk and Ins...
DATE: Apr 14, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Cyber security and cyber risk are hot topics at the Risk and Insurance Management Society conference and exhibition, being held this week in San Diego, California.
And Bermuda has put itself in a prime position to attract new business, whether it is ...
DATE: Apr 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Rubis Energy Bermuda is buying Bermuda Gas in a $17.7 million deal.
Almost a year after Bermuda Gas exited its retail appliances business, the company is set to change hands. There will be no job losses.
Rubis is the island’s leading importer of prop...
DATE: Apr 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Shares of shipwreck hunting and deep-ocean exploration company Odyssey Marine Exploration sank faster than a badly-holed galleon yesterday, dropping almost 60 per cent from their Friday closing price.
However, David Saul, the former premier who is a ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Alternative reinsurance capital increased by 12 per cent last year, a rate far ahead of traditional reinsurance capital.
The upward trend has taken the alternative capital total to $72 billion at the end of 2015. That’s up $6 billion year-on-year.
Si...
DATE: Apr 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The fragrance of natural, handmade soaps is turning heads in St George’s, and that is good news for the Salt Spray Soap Bermuda.
The shop on Water Street opened late last year and has enjoyed a steady growth in business.
With the summer season appro...
DATE: Apr 08, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Snowball Shack is now a real shack, on wheels, as it prepares for the summer season.
And the transformation from a pop-up tent set-up to a more substantial trailer shack is testament to owner Malisa Swan’s belief in always moving forward, even when ...
DATE: Apr 07, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Watching a movie on your smartphone while you’re out and about in Hamilton could soon be an option.
The island’s main mobile phone service providers are gearing up to roll out 4G LTE networks that will give customers a much-enhanced, faster data serv...
DATE: Apr 06, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil