3605 results returned for search: "" author Scott Neil
A number of popular beers on the island, including Beck’s, are in short supply, according to some retailers who have run out of stock.
Bermuda Import and Export Company Ltd, the distributor of Beck’s on the island, was yesterday tight-lipped about th...
DATE: Dec 24, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Google moved $15.5 billion to its Bermuda subsidiary last year, a 40 per cent increase on the amount it sent to the island in 2014.
By doing so, it saved an estimated $3.6 billion in worldwide taxes, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The figures co...
DATE: Dec 23, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
International Business
|
AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
More than half a billion dollars of insurance-linked securities and cat bonds have been admitted for listing on the Bermuda Stock Exchange this week.
Leo Re Ltd has issued $200 million of Class A participating notes, with a due date of March 2021. Th...
DATE: Dec 23, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
|
AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Screenings of the latest Star Wars movie have been selling out at Speciality Cinema for the past week, mirroring the stellar business the theatre enjoyed a year ago when it showed Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Since opening last Thursday, screenings ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Inflation edged up to 2.1 per cent in October, 0.1 of a percentage point higher than the month before.
For the second consecutive month, the education, recreation, entertainment and reading sector was the largest contributor to the year-over-year cha...
DATE: Dec 22, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Economy
|
AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Allied World Assurance Company operations will not be changed as a result of Fairfax Financial Holdings proposed $4.9 billion acquisition.
Prem Watsa, the chief executive officer of Fairfax Financial, has praised the performance of the insurer and re...
DATE: Dec 21, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
|
AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
If you are looking to be involved in next year’s America’s Cup, now is the time to step forward.
Bermuda’s businesses and residents are invited to register their interest in a number of commercial opportunities ranging from food and beverage service...
DATE: Dec 20, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Local Business
|
AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Canadian investment and insurance company Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd has agreed to buy Allied World Assurance Company in a $4.9 billion cash and stock deal.
The proposed transaction has been unanimously approved by the directors of both companies...
DATE: Dec 19, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
|
AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
XL Catlin brought out some of its best cyberexperts for a seminar focused on the present and future impacts of cyberliability on all lines of insurance.
Key members of its Bermuda and New York cyberteams, including a “certified ethical hacker,” showc...
DATE: Dec 05, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
|
AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Hiscox’s leader in Bermuda, Jeremy Pinchin, is to return to Britain next year.
After five years heading up the specialist global insurer’s operations on the island, Mr Pinchin is returning to London to continue in his role as Hiscox Group claims dire...
DATE: Dec 04, 2016
|
CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
|
AUTHOR:
Scott Neil