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Argus Group Holdings Ltd.'s long-delayed annual general meeting will take place on November 8, when the company will urge shareholders to approve proposals that will extricate it from a legal morass caused by an administrative error.
The voluntary su...
DATE: Oct 12, 2010
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XL Group plc chief executive officer Mike McGavick has dismissed claims that he might be tempted to return to US politics.
A report last month from FBR Capital Markets speculated that XL was an attractive takeover target for larger insurers and sugge...
DATE: Oct 12, 2010
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The Latin American captive insurance industry has the potential to grow substantially — and Bermuda is well positioned to benefit.
That is the view of Jorge Luzzi, president of ALARYS (Asociacion Latinoamericana de Administradores de Riesgos y Seguro...
DATE: Oct 12, 2010
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Loss of productivity due to obesity costs as much as medical expenditures for the condition, according to a new study that pegs the cost of obesity among full-time workers in the United States at $73.1 billion per year.
Obesity's hidden costs, the re...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices settled lower yesterday as the dollar strengthened and traders hunkered down ahead of some important economic news later this week.
Benchmark oil for November delivery lost 45 cents to settle at $82.21 a barrel on the New Y...
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Increases in the share prices of Butterfield Bank and Ascendant Group pushed the Bermuda Stock Exchange into positive territory yesterday.
Ascendant, owner of electricity company Belco, rose nearly 8.5 percent, or $1.17, to $14.99, on light volume, a...
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Hamilton restaurant Greg's Steakhouse is to close on Friday.
Co-owner Greg Wilson said the slowdown in business during the economic downturn had made it unfeasible to continue.
The eatery at the corner of Church and Parliament Street opened at its pr...
DATE: Oct 12, 2010
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Premier Ewart Brown yesterday rammed home the message that Bermuda is not a tax haven to an audience of mainly Latin American insurance professionals.
Giving the opening remarks at the ALARYS Congress at the Fairmont Southampton hotel, Dr. Brown said...
DATE: Oct 12, 2010
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GROUP INTELLIGENCE: Being the smartest guy in the room doesn't necessarily mean your team is going to be the strongest.
In a recent study, researchers found that having super-smart group members did not have a significant effect on how well the group...
DATE: Oct 12, 2010
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Recently there have been rising tensions over foreign exchange policies. In a world of slower growth, many countries are competing for their fair slice of a global recovery.
No country, it seems, wants a strong currency. Brazil's finance minister, Gu...
DATE: Oct 11, 2010
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