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LONDON (Bloomberg) Hiscox Ltd, the second-biggest Lloyd’s of London insurer by market value, said first-quarter sales fell eight percent amid a “tough” market.
Gross written premiums declined to 453.5 million pounds ($743.4 million) in the year to Ma...
DATE: May 09, 2011
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Other
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said European Union finance ministers may recommend additional euro-region funding for Greece.
A Greek default is not inevitable, and there were no suggestions in private or public th...
DATE: May 09, 2011
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Economy
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Lancashire Holdings Ltd reported a profit of $8.6 million during the first quarter of 2011 despite taking a $75 million hit from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
This compared to a net income of $8.2 million for the same period in 2010.
Lancashir...
DATE: May 09, 2011
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Reinsurance
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Two sisters who went into the fashion industry together five years ago have opened their own boutique selling vintage clothes and apparel.
Mesheiah Crockwell and Sheena Bassett, owners of BSquared Vintage, who started out as a mobile business hosting...
DATE: May 09, 2011
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Local Business
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What would you do if, in one day, 30 years' worth of life savings just went poof?
Geneen Roth found herself in just this situation. She and her husband became one of the many victims of Bernard L Madoff, investing nearly $1 million with the con man,...
DATE: May 09, 2011
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Personal Finance
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Trend setters will be able to get the latest in hat and cap fashion at a new store that has just opened in St George’s.
Lidz, which is run by owner Giovanna Morelli and her husband Declan Harris, who have been in the retail and wholesale business for...
DATE: May 09, 2011
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Local Business
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Q. With crop prices rising so much, why aren’t my Monsanto Co shares doing the same thing?
A. The world’s biggest seed company has been firmly focused on farmers, who are crucial to its business.
While prices of agricultural commodities have been ris...
DATE: May 08, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Personal Finance
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors have narrowed their criminal case against Allen Stanford, the Texas financier accused of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme.
The government on Wednesday filed an amended, 14-count indictment with the US Distric...
DATE: May 06, 2011
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International Business
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KRyS Global, a firm dedicated to corporate recovery, insolvency, forensic accounting and business advisory services, has named Patrick McPhee as the new managing director of its Bermuda office.
The company opened its Bermuda office last year to supp...
DATE: May 06, 2011
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International Business
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Bermudian Cathy Albright has been promoted to the position of director of catering at the Fairmont Southampton.
In this position Ms Albright will manage local weddings and social events. She will also assist with the development and implementation of...
DATE: May 06, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Bermuda Works
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