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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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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
Bermuda is playing a role in one of the world’s largest natural peril reinsurance deals, helping to support an ambitious programme to address flood risk insurance and reinsurance protection in Britain.
The $3 billion Flood Re programme, launched yest...
DATE: Apr 05, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The Argus Group has been named as the official healthcare partner for America’s Cup competitor SoftBank Team Japan.
The group will support the team leading up and during next year’s 35th America’s Cup.
SoftBank Team Japan has its competition base in ...
DATE: Apr 05, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
With summer just around the corner all signs are pointing to more new boats being sold in Bermuda.
After some lean years following the economic downturn of the late 2000s, there was a noticeable uptick in sales last year, and that trend is continuing...
DATE: Apr 01, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The world’s first marine catastrophe model has been developed by Sompo Canopius in partnership with Risk Management Solutions.
It comes seven months after the deadly Tianjin explosion at a container storage station in China, which killed 173 people.
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DATE: Apr 01, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
When coffee shop culture started to seriously trend in North America in the mid-1990s, Bermuda was not far behind.
And today, 21 years after opening for business, Rock Island Coffee continues to exude the friendly, laid-back feel that set it apart fr...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A more streamlined operation with simplified processes, increased investment in technology and automation, and the outsourcing of all but core functions, is helping Hamilton-headquartered Argo Group International Holdings to be “leaner, smarter and m...
DATE: Mar 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil