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Big things are under way at Coral Coast Clothing as business partners Sam Outerbridge and Adam Petty seek to expand the company’s range of offerings and gain a foothold in overseas markets.
The luxury men’s apparel company has come a long way since i...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
The downgrading of Bermuda Commercial Bank by a ratings agency was yesterday criticised by Peter Horton, the bank’s chief executive officer.
Mr Horton said that the decision by Moody’s to lower the credit rating of BCB after it bought up 75 per cent ...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — American International Group posted its second-straight quarterly loss, adding to pressure on chief executive officer Peter Hancock, who lifted the dividend and announced a $5 billion share buyback as he fights demands from act...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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Retail sales in Bermuda dropped last November for the first month in a year, the latest Government figures have revealed.
Sales were down $3.6 million, or 0.6 per cent, to $85.5 million on the $89.1 million recorded for October.
Returning residents d...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Royal Gazette/BSX closed down 6.47 points, or 0.53 per cent, at 1,218.39.
Telecoms firm KeyTech fell 48 cents, or 12.03 per cent, to $3.51 after 1,100 shares traded.
The Bank of Butterfield was unchanged at $1.75 after 24,000 shares changed hands...
DATE: Feb 12, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — China’s biggest industrial companies want to buy insurers in 2016 as they seek to grow outside Asia as the domestic economy slows and falling insurance rates prompt more firms to do deals, according to Willis Towers Watson Plc.
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DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd has hired a former Chubb executive to head its new Global Risk Solutions business.
Michael Chang is set to join the Bermudian insurer and reinsurer on February 22 as chief executive officer of the new business. He wil...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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The Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies raised $500 for its scholarship programme after hosting after-work cocktails events in Bermuda and London.
The funds will go towards the BFIS Alumni Scholarship, which will be awarded later this year.
“We ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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John Grisham’s character, Troy Phelan, in The Testament has a dramatic approach to estate planning. Mr Phelan, an elderly businessman with an estate worth billions had three failed marriages together producing eight children. Most of the children r...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AmTrust has expanded its Bermuda office.
The American-headquartered insurance, reinsurance and financial management firm has taken over more floor space, revamped the layout and plans to recruit at least another four staff this year.
Julian Griffiths...
DATE: Feb 11, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor