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A Bermuda-based reinsurance firm has appointed a new chief financial officer.
American Overseas Group has signed up Rochelle Fyfe, formerly of Orpheus Group, also based in Bermuda, as chief financial officer.
Accountant Ms Fyfe, who is already a dire...
DATE: Jan 15, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Aon Benfield Securities reported that the catastrophe bond market reached a record $20.3 billion last year.
The Insurance Linked Securities Fourth Quarter 2013 Update, released this week by the investment banking division of the global reinsurance i...
DATE: Jan 15, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
A Bermuda law firm has been admitted to a prestige listing of independent firms.
Appleby was appointed the exclusive Island member firm of Lex Mundi, a leading international network of law firms, after a vote by its board of directors.
Kieran Bell, m...
DATE: Jan 15, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Amicus Law Chambers has added intellectual property (IP) services to its areas of practice.
Amicus, which opened its doors in 2009, also provides civil and commercial litigation and family law in addition to real estate law, and has recently incorpor...
DATE: Jan 15, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Global insurer Ace has spent $185 million to buy nearly two-thirds of a Thai insurance company.
And Ace, which has a major office in Hamilton, is lining up a bid for the rest of the company later in the year.
Ace took a 60.9 percent share of Siam Com...
DATE: Jan 15, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Former US Army soldier Brian Duperreault is back in the trenches after retiring — twice.
Mr Duperreault is CEO of new reinsurer Hamilton Re, after he and a group of investors, including New York hedge fund firm Two Sigma, bought out the former SAC Re...
DATE: Jan 15, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Just two companies traded shares on the Bermuda Stock Exchange today.
A total of 20 preference shares in the Bank of Butterfield changed hands. Shares closed at $1,200.
And 5,000 shares in Somers Ltd, which owns the Bermuda Commercial Bank among othe...
DATE: Jan 15, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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On the face of it, you may not expect a group of strangers thrown together in a small office complex to get along, let alone share work, often for free.
But there is a bit of a workplace social revolution taking place on Queen Street, in Hamilton, wh...
DATE: Jan 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Works
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A multimillion dollar battle between a UK drugs company and two iconic Bermuda reinsurers could go to Britain’s Supreme Court.
Lawyers for AstraZeneca (AZ) have not ruled out taking the case to the highest UK court after the Commercial Court and Cour...
DATE: Jan 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Ifs and buts. There is an old saying that “if ifs and buts were pots and pans there’d be no need for tinkers.” How many times do any of us say or wish, “if only or it’s someone else’s responsibility!” The real message here is that you do not want to ...
DATE: Jan 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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