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Bermudian-based White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd has received a cash boost from yesterday’s initial public offering from US insurtech firm MediaAlpha.
The Bermudian company offered 2.99 million of its MediaAlpha shares as part of the IPO, which w...
DATE: Oct 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Demand for luxury properties is heating up as the island’s success in curbing the spread of Covid-19 adds to its appeal as a place to live.
Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty has seen great interest in high-end properties from prospective overseas buyers...
DATE: Oct 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Luxury hotel The Loren will keep its focus on the local market into next year after a successful summer for staycations.
In June, the Smith’s resort was the first Bermuda hotel to reopen after lockdown, offering special rates and packages to tempt i...
DATE: Oct 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Axis Capital Holdings announced a net loss of $73 million for the third quarter as catastrophe losses took a heavy toll.
The Bermudian-based re/insurer said estimated net pre-tax catastrophe and weather-related losses totalled $240 million.
Hurricane...
DATE: Oct 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Shares of Argus Group Holdings Limited fell by 28 cents, or 8.8 per cent, to $2.92 after 10,200 traded on The Royal Gazette/BSX Index.
On the New York Stock Exchange, shares of Butterfield Bank were down 27 cents, or 1.03 per cent, at $26.03.
The Ro...
DATE: Oct 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Butterfield Bank made a profit of $30.5 million, or 61 cents per share, for the third quarter. This was down from the $42.4 million it achieved a year ago, and a decline of $3.8 million from the second quarter.
During the period it had a $8.9 million...
DATE: Oct 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
PartnerRe has established a new partnership with Ladder, which pioneered the use of machine learning to instantly underwrite life insurance online.
Ladder created a streamlined, ten-minute digital process to help modern consumers care for their famil...
DATE: Oct 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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Bermuda’s inflation rate turned negative for the first time in 55 years in July.
The annual rate was -1.4 per cent, which means consumers paid 1.4 per cent less for a basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index in July than they...
DATE: Oct 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Two mortgage insurers have sponsored a total of $740 million of insurance-linked securities admitted for listing on the Bermuda Stock Exchange in the past week.
Genworth Mortgage Insurance and Radian Guaranty, both secured collateralised mortgage rei...
DATE: Oct 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
One Communications is offering a new roaming product designed to give its mobile customers more certainty about what they are paying while using their phones abroad and better value.
Carry-On Roaming launches today. “An $8 Carry-On Auto Pack provid...
DATE: Oct 28, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Business
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