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Three students have been awarded a share of a $100,000 two-year scholarship award funded by HSBC Bermuda. It is the second and final award made by the HSBC-Knowledge Quest Scholarships. The awardees are Taja’mes Branch, who is studying kinesiology at...

Five years ago, Omar Smith embarked on a new journey in life when he fell into the print business, which resulted in the setting up of his enterprise 24/7 Ink. His print shop has an extensive list of services, from graphics, printing, and signage to ...

Three senior management changes have been made at Hamilton Re as the company realigns its underwriting team to market opportunities. Tim Duffin has been promoted to the newly-created position of chief underwriting officer, reinsurance. He was previou...

Shares of Ascendant Group, the parent company of Belco, fell by 48 cents, or 5.3 per cent, to $8.52 after 900 traded on The Royal Gazette/BSX Index. There were no other trades on the index, which closed 4.63 points lower, or 0.23 per cent, at 1,975.7...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of bestselling book The Black Swan, will speak at an insurance conference later this month. He will discuss why long-term insurers traditionally have a better track record than the finance industry in managing, structuri...

Dear Dave, I’ve seen lots of companies marketing prepaid debit cards for children. They seem to position them as a way parents can set spending limits for their children. Do you think these are a good idea? It seems to me they are just a form of cond...

Greater productivity and efficiencies at Hamilton docks have been key to Polaris Holding Company recording a full-year profit of $1.22 million. It is the second consecutive year that the parent company of Stevedoring Services Ltd has posted positive ...

Ironshore is undergoing a major restructuring of its property insurance team after four executives left the company to join Bermudian rival Argo Group. Mitch Blaser, chief executive officer of Ironshore Bermuda, said yesterday that he had promoted se...

A new bar is out to prove that being in the doghouse can be a pleasurable experience, providing it is The Dog House at 93 Front Street. Located below Café Cairo, which is also owned by Frank Arnold, the new watering hole had a soft opening last month...

Robert Newhouse, who played a prominent role in the transformation of the Bermuda insurance market in the 1980s, has died after a brief illness. Mr Newhouse spent the bulk of his career with insurance brokers Marsh & McLennan Cos. He was one a group ...