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Bermuda-based Catlin Group wrote more business in the first nine months of this year, as gross premiums written climbed 11 percent.
However, the company saw pricing fall 2.9 percent across its whole portfolio during the first three quarters, driven b...
DATE: Nov 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
A radical rethink of how to build for the future is needed within a fiercely competitive and rapidly evolving reinsurance marketplace, says PwC Bermuda.
The surge in new ILS capacity coming into the property catastrophe segment is not only holding do...
DATE: Nov 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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Massive pension funds have boosted the insurance-linked securities market (ILS) with investment, a panel of experts said.
Speaking at the PwC/S&P Bermuda Reinsurance 2014 conference, Michael Hamer, a partner in the London-based international financia...
DATE: Nov 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The US Consulate is too hold virtual conferences with top US businesswomen as part of a global week to promote entrepreneurs.
Deborah Jackson, the founder and CEO of e-commerce and crowdfunding site Plum Alley, will speak at a breakfast seminar on We...
DATE: Nov 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Retail sales jumped by more than four percent in September compared to the same month last year.
A total of $82.2 million was spent — up 4.2 percent from the $78.8 million recorded for the same month in 2013.
After adjustment for inflation — 1.4 perc...
DATE: Nov 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Shares of BF&M Ltd gained more than four percent in Bermuda Stock Exchange trading today.
The insurer closed 75 cents, or 4.2 percent higher, at $18.75 on the trading of 1,000 shares.
Butterfield Bank was the only other domestic-board stock to trade,...
DATE: Nov 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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Myth #25: You cannot challenge the assessment of your property’s value for land tax purposes.
“Nothing in life is certain but death and taxes.” So goes the well-known adage and this certainly holds true for land tax in Bermuda. However, while you can...
DATE: Nov 13, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Two of Bermuda’s longest-running gyms are to merge, the owners revealed last night.
The Athletic Club (TAC) on Hamilton’s Washington Street has acquired the nearby Olympic Club on Dundonald Street.
Now the Olympic Club will share The Athletic Club na...
DATE: Nov 13, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Hedge funds’ involvement in the reinsurance industry is an area of growth.
The PwC Bermuda Reinsurance 2014 conference saw John Berger, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) and chief underwriting officer (CUO) at Third Point Reinsurance Limite...
DATE: Nov 13, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
A boom in the compliance side of the financial industry could bring a jobs bonanza to Bermuda, a US expert said yesterday.
Walter Zebrowski, chairman of the US-based international Regulatory Compliance Association (RCA) is to hold a special conferenc...
DATE: Nov 13, 2014
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
