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Retailers have endured a tough start to 2011, but one entrepreneur has proved that having the right business model can be a recipe for success even in the current economic climate.
Darren Booth, owner of The Booth, which opened its second store in Wa...
DATE: Apr 12, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Korn is a popular person these days, which is perhaps not too surprising considering what he does for a living and where he lives. Korn is an insurance broker in earthquake-prone San Francisco.
“We’re pretty busy,”...
DATE: Apr 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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Ironshore Europe Ltd has been assigned a financial strength rating of A- (excellent) and an issuer credit rating of “a-”. The outlook assigned to both ratings is stable.
The newly-created strategic affiliate of Ironshore Insurance Ltd (Ironshore) tha...
DATE: Apr 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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CellularOne has announced the arrival of its first 4G capable phones to the Island.
The mobile phone provider launched its 4G network in January with theoretical download speeds of up to 21 MB/s, but access to 4G capable phones was limited at that ti...
DATE: Apr 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Technology
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HONG KONG (Bloomberg) Ace Ltd, the Swiss insurer operating in more than 50 countries, is aiming to increase the number of agents at its venture in China to 30,000 by the end of the year from 20,000 now, said Saloon Tham, Asia-Pacific president.
Acqui...
DATE: Apr 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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Bermuda-run CatCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd believes it has sustained no losses through its reinsurance contracts from this year’s earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan that may have cost the industry more than $40 billion in claims.
The com...
DATE: Apr 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) Index climbed 1.2 percent last week, driven by increases in the share prices of Butterfield Bank and Argus Group Holdings Ltd.
Butterfield climbed three cents, or 2.4 percent, during the week to close ...
DATE: Apr 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Stock Exchange
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The local economy, the cost of hiring and retaining talent, the burden of global over-regulation, work permits and the recent volatility of catastrophe events are some of the main concerns for CEOs in Bermuda’s insurance industry.
Also top of the age...
DATE: Apr 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) The Bahamas has completed the sale of 51 percent of its telecommunications company to London-based Cable & Wireless Communications.
The Bahamian Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority approved the $210 million deal last m...
DATE: Apr 08, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Technology
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LONDON (Reuters) The Bank of England held interest rates at a record-low 0.5 percent yesterday, opting to wait for clearer signs of recovery before following the European Central Bank in tightening policy.
Although inflation in Britain is almost twic...
DATE: Apr 08, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Economy
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