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Today’s 21st century workforce is characterised by an ageing population, stress, mental health issues, and an increase in chronic disease. In fact, at least 80 percent of employees have one chronic condition, while 55 percent have more.
By now, mos...
DATE: Apr 29, 2014
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Other
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The price of a basket of groceries has risen by two percent in the last year, according to the latest statistics.
The inflation rate has risen from the 1.7 percent increase in good and services prices recorded in February, and will dent recent claims...
DATE: Apr 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index closed down 23.73 at 1,423.89.
Trading volume was light but evenly spread across the major sectors with 7,000 shares changing hands at a value of $32,990.00.
Some 5,000 shares on Bank of NT Butterfield L...
DATE: Apr 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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PartnerRe Ltd comfortably exceeded Wall Street’s expectations as it reported net income of $295.7 million and its book value hit a record high.
The profit, which included net after-tax realised and unrealised gains on investments of $115.8 million, b...
DATE: Apr 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Shares of White Mountains Insurance Group fell slightly yesterday after the re/insurance group announced that net income slid 17 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year.
The Bermuda-based company, whose operations include i...
DATE: Apr 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
From the fields of St David’s to Southampton and into your lunch container — a container which is your own, preferably — Nonna’s Kitchen on Bermudiana Road has brought the ‘field-to-plate’ concept to Bermuda.
With her hair bound in her trademark scar...
DATE: Apr 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Former Bermuda Commercial Bank chief operating officer Horst Finkbeiner has been named as a non-executive director of LOM (Holdings) Ltd.
The company made the announcement today, also revealing that Donald Lines has retired as chairman, to be replace...
DATE: Apr 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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A strong Bermuda presence at a major conference for the insurance industry is vital for the Island, Finance Minister Bob Richards said last night.
Mr Richards — speaking en route to the annual Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) conference i...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index finished the week’s trading at 1,447.62, up 2.43.
The share volume for the week was 121,3141, a value of $346.784.99.
The Bank of NT Butterfield saw the heaviest trading, with 107,318 shares moving, but ...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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The Palm Beach Post is reporting that state-run insurer Citizens’ board chairman has been twice to Bermuda and once to London as approval was given for the purchase of private reinsurance costing up to $300 million in 2014.
Chairman Chris Gardner sho...
DATE: Apr 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
