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Arthur Wightman has been named leader of PwC in Bermuda, while Darren Johnston, who previously led PwC in Bermuda, has been appointed to the role of chief executive officer (CEO), PricewaterhouseCoopers Caribbean Region Ltd., the assurance, tax and a...
DATE: Nov 10, 2014
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Hiscox Ltd has reported ‘broadly stable’ gross written premiums at £1,361.3 million, and compared that to 2013 numbers of £1,370.5 million in their interim management statement for the first nine months of the year to September 30.
The international ...
DATE: Nov 10, 2014
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Financial services holding company Somers Ltd has appointed Mark Brown as a consultant to advise and assist in the ongoing management and development of its UK and Irish investment portfolio.
Mr Brown is also being appointed as executive chairman of...
DATE: Nov 10, 2014
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Dear Dave
My daughter is a freshman in college, but I didn’t save for her education. My parents said it was my job to pay for my college, and that’s what I’ve told her. She’s going to have about $12,000 in student loan debt after her first year. How...
DATE: Nov 08, 2014
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Personal Finance
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Western World Insurance Company, the US insurer acquired by Bermuda-based Validus Holdings Ltd last month, has been downgraded by ratings agency AM Best.
Best said last night that it had cut the financial strength rating of the pooled members of the ...
DATE: Nov 07, 2014
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Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
With Cahoot, Courtney Bushner has come up with a wise idea — an online marketplace for Bermuda buyers and sellers.
The 26-year-old president and owner of the new business with the whimsical owl logo said: “We understand that the cost of business spac...
DATE: Nov 07, 2014
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Bacardi has appointed a new global chief communications officer.
Jim Gallagher — who previously worked for global sports, media and fashion firm IMG — will work with Bacardi CEO Mike Dolan on long-term strategy as well as direct the drinks company’s ...
DATE: Nov 07, 2014
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International Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A Bermuda firm is to offer payday loans.
Gold Standard — which already buys unwanted jewellery and offers secured loans — said the move was in response to customer demand.
Business co-owner Matthew Mello said that qualifying customers would be able t...
DATE: Nov 07, 2014
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Alternative capital is likely to survive alongside traditional reinsurance companies as the industry finds an effective balance between the two.
That is the view of Lixin Zeng, the chief executive officer of Validus Re’s alternative capital managemen...
DATE: Nov 07, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange closed unchanged at 1,377.47 at the end of trading yesterday.
West Hamilton Holdings Ltd (WHHL) saw 15,000 shares change hands at an unchanged 7.00. Bank of NT Butterfield Ltd saw 500 shares trade at 2.00, als...
DATE: Nov 07, 2014
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Bermuda Stock Exchange
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