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Bermuda’s financial regulator has hosted a series of meetings of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors for the first time in two years. Marco Ramella, the deputy director for policy and research at the Bermuda Monetary Authority, sai...

Bermudian-based Oil Casualty Insurance Ltd has hired a new property underwriter. Natasha Pethick, an underwriter at Axis Specialty, is a specialist in managing a diverse book of large property risks. Jerry Rivers, Ocil’s chief operating officer, said...

The Royal Gazette/BSX closed down 1.77 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 1,172.36. The sole trading of the day was 50,000 shares worth $195,000 in insurance firm Argus, which closed down 9 cents, or 2.3 per cent, at $3.90. The BSX Insurance Index ended th...

Moving with the times, Bermuda Broadcasting Company is bringing down the curtain on its analogue television signals. The company, which owns the channels ZBM-CBS9 and ZFB-ABC7, has been moving towards an all-digital platform for many years. This week...

Taxi booking app Hitch has notched up its 2,000th trip. The milestone came only three months after the island’s first pre-arranged taxi booking app was launched. Calvin Minors, chairman of Hitch, said: “We are especially proud that last month 95 per ...

An island dance school has taken new steps to offer more services. In Motion School of Dance has introduced Body in Motion, a movement studio aimed at improving general health and fitness. Lizz Pimentel, director of the school, said: “In Motion is in...

In the recent Budget Statement, the Minister of Finance confirmed that the Bermuda Government’s priority is to eliminate the deficit and that it has a three-year plan to achieve this goal. That statement serves as a reminder that a regular review of...

The chairman of Chubb’s Bermudian-based insurance operations is to retire at the end of the month. Rees Fletcher joined the former Ace 27 years ago as an underwriter and is one of longest serving staff members. The merger between Ace and Chubb Bermud...

Bermuda’s banks are upgrading their debit and credit cards in line with changing security standards elsewhere in the world. So-called “chip-and-pin” cards are on the way for customers of HSBC Bermuda, while those who bank with either Bank of Butterfi...

An arts and crafts store in Dockyard’s Clocktower Mall is set to double in size. The store, which opened just three years ago, has taken over a vacant unit next door to expand the display area for its growing range of goods. Andrea Moniz, co-owner of...