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Optimism and expectations are high that Bermuda can put on a favourable showing at next week’s Risk Management Society (RIMS) conference in Los Angeles.
With an expected 10,000 attendees representing insurance and reinsurance interests from around th...
DATE: Apr 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Eight jobs are being lost in Bermuda as a result of global restructuring by PartnerRe.
The reinsurance company is to reduce its workforce worldwide by 140, with eight Bermudians losing their jobs on the Island.
The local positions being lost are in t...
DATE: Apr 17, 2013
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Bermuda is set to sign on to new US imposed regulations to combat tax evasion by Americans, says Finance Minister Bob Richards.
And similar arrangements with the United Kingdom are certain to follow.
According to Mr Richards, Government will decide h...
DATE: Apr 17, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Hundreds of insurance execs will soon be leaving Bermuda and making their way to sunny L.A. for the annual RIMS (Risk Insurance Management Society) Conference, which starts on Sunday. And if you’re one of them, you might want to consider downloading ...
DATE: Apr 17, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Technology
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HSBC Bank Bermuda customers will soon have access to free security software that will protect them against phishing and other online scams.
“Phishing” is the term used for when fraudsters try to acquire information like usernames, passwords, bank ac...
DATE: Apr 17, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Technology
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The ‘pop’ of positivity and ‘can-do’ attitude is almost audible when interior decorator Raj Tolaram and his childhood friend Andrea Dismont Trott are together — and now a ‘pop-up shop’ has emerged as the result of a collaboration between the two — ‘p...
DATE: Apr 17, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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Shares of Argus Group rose $0.29 (0.09 percent) in trading on the Bermuda Stock Exchange yesterday. 500 shares traded to close at $3.70 a piece.
No other shares traded. Overall, the BSX ended the day up 5.21 points (0.46 percent) at 1,145.97.
DATE: Apr 17, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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North Rock Communications has signalled its intention to be a major player as long-awaited reform of Bermuda’s telecoms industry is rolled out.
The company is seeking to launch a new Island-wide cellphone network, which it says will significantly imp...
DATE: Apr 17, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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Aspen Reinsurance said yesterday it formed a new division, Aspen Capital Markets, to expand its participation in the alternative reinsurance market.
Brian Tobben was appointed managing director of the newly created unit, the company said.
Mr Tobben j...
DATE: Apr 17, 2013
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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Retail sales in February were down by more than a million dollars compared to the same period last year — but overseas spending increased with local residents importing $3.4 million worth of goods.
The value of the Local Retail Sales Index, which is ...
DATE: Apr 16, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
