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Hailey Quig, the first Bermudian to study at the United World College in Changshu, China, has been awarded the 2017 XL Catlin Scholarship.
Ms Quig, 17, a former Bermuda High School for Girls student, was selected to study at UWC’s Changshu campus and...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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There has been a mixed reaction in Bermuda to Apple’s decision to retire its iconic iPod personal music players.
The iPod nano and shuffle will no longer be sold by Apple after falling sales and shifting trends with more people now listening to musi...
DATE: Aug 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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Investment services firm LOM has posted a profit of nearly $433,000 for the first half of the year.
The figure is an improvement of more than $381,000 on the same period last year.
Scott Lines, chief executive officer of LOM, said the company will be...
DATE: Aug 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda now has an island-based chapter of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association.
It is a proactive, marine industry-led organisation of environmental stewards preserving the marine environment by promoting sustainable marine i...
DATE: Aug 01, 2017
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Other
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Bermudian-based insurer and reinsurer Hiscox Ltd saw its profit more than halved for the first six months of the year.
Its pre-tax profit of $102.6 million was down from the $206 million for the same period last year.
However, if the impact of foreig...
DATE: Aug 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda is to host two new insurance industry events later this year.
Field Gibson Media’s Insurance Risk and Capital Bermuda will be held on October 20 at the Hamilton Princess.
The company publishes the online InsuranceERM magazine and the confere...
DATE: Aug 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Edie Jaworski has joined the Bermuda office of professional services firm EY.
She previously worked at EY’s New York office for 18 years.
David Brown, EY Bermuda senior partner and regional insurance leader, said: “We are very pleased to have Edie jo...
DATE: Aug 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Interns at the Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies have given presentations on what they learnt during immersion in the insurance markets of Atlanta, Bermuda, Chicago and London this summer.
The presentations were given to 50 insurance professi...
DATE: Aug 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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Shares of One Communications Ltd improved five cents, or 2.3 per cent, to $2.20 on The Royal Gazette/BSX Index.
The only other stock traded was Butterfield Bank, with 200 shares changing hands, but with no impact on the closing price of $34.
On the N...
DATE: Aug 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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Bermuda’s current account surplus doubled in the first three months of this year to $328 million, compared to $161 million for the same period last year.
The increase was largely attributed to improvement in the surplus balance on the primary income ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor