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PartnerRe Ltd crushed analysts’ estimates as the company booked a profit of close to half a billion dollars in the third quarter.
The Bermuda reinsurer posted net income of $486.7 million, or $7.53 per share for the July through September period, rep...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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A long-time fruit and vegetable seller is the latest casualty of Bermuda’s flagging economy.
For close to 30 years, Robert Sousa has been a mobile fruit and vegetable seller, travelling the Island selling to customers from the back of his custom-outf...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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Montpelier Re Holdings reported its third quarter net income swung to $71.7 million from a loss of $66.2 million in the same period last year, thanks to lower catastrophe losses.
The company easily beat the expectations of Wall Street analysts posti...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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Butterfield Bank rose one cent (.81 percent) on the Bermuda Stock Exchange yesterday, trading 263,600 shares to close at $1.24.
The BSX closed at 1,074.70, up 4.74 points (.44 percent), trading 263,600 shares worth $324,238.
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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Butterfield Bank yesterday said its core earnings increased nearly 40 percent year-over-year through the first nine months of this year.
Improved investment returns and cost reductions helped Butterfield to core earnings of $37.9 million through the ...
DATE: Oct 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
The Governor of the Turks and Caicos yesterday announced the signing of a $500 million agreement with Desarrollos Hotelco Group for three new resorts.
Governor Ric Todd said the deal comes as the TCI recorded economic growth of more than four percent...
DATE: Oct 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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Hiscox Bermuda is bucking the trend by seeking to add to its already growing workforce over the next year.
Jeremy Pinchin, who took over as the reinsurance company’s chief executive officer ten weeks ago, told The Royal Gazette it’s his intention for...
DATE: Oct 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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Q: What is VoIP (Voice Over IP)?
A: VoIP is simply a means of providing a two-way voice service delivered using IP (internet Protocol) via an internet connection.
You may recognise brand names such as Vonage that deliver their voice service using Vo...
DATE: Oct 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Technology
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Whether you call it Frankenstorm, Stormpocalypse or simply Hurricane Sandy, the giant weather system that barrelled into the East Coast was a favourite topic of conversation on social media from Facebook to Twitter.
As people posted updates to frien...
DATE: Oct 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Technology
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Bermuda Aviation Services traded 6,000 shares on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday, closing at $3.50 with no change in share price.
Butterfield Preferred traded seven shares to close at $1,230, also with no change in share price.
The BSX clo...
DATE: Oct 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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