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LONDON (Reuters) - Bermuda re/insurer Hardy Underwriting yesterday turned down an improved takeover offer from Lloyd's of London insurer Beazley.
Beazley increases its previous offer for the company by 10 percent, to 330 pence per share, or £174 mill...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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Bermuda Commercial Bank has bounced back to an annual profit and will pay its first dividend in two years.
BCB posted net profit of $1.18 million for the year ended September 30, rebounding from a loss of $0.38 million last year. The BCB board has ap...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index ended lower yesterday as commodity prices fell and the broader market was pressured by weakness in Potash Corp. after BHP Billiton scrapped its bid for the fertiliser giant.
Potash Corp. was the most inf...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16: Alternative Energy Systems (Bermuda) Ltd. (AES) today announced that its residential division has installed enough solar power systems to generate a record 50 kilowatts of power for homes in Bermuda, making AES the largest suppl...
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It's Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) and Bermuda's small business spirit is being encouraged.
The week will feature a number of activities to further the entrepreneurship theme.
The primary sponsors of Global Entrepreneurship Week Bermuda are the ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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Bermuda Press (Holdings) Ltd. traded 1,600 shares on The Bermuda Stock EXchange (BSX) yesterday.
But the share price of the media company, which owns The Royal Gazette, remained unchanged at $12.
The only other trader was BF&M Ltd., which saw 300 sha...
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Bermuda will mark geographic information systems (GIS) day on Wednesday as part of National Geographic Society's Geography Awareness Week.
The global event, which celebrates the innovative technology that uses geography to bring benefits to Island an...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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Role: Actuarial analyst, Hiscox Bermuda
What is your job? My role at Hiscox is multi-faceted. During the renewal seasons my position offers technical pricing advice to the underwriters; enabling them to make first-class decisions on our core ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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As social media makes its way into the workplace, executives are weighing the potential risks and benefits. Approximately half (51 percent) of chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed recently for an Accountemps survey said their greatest concern ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) — Caterpillar, the world's largest construction and mining equipment maker, moved aggressively to capitalise on demand in emerging markets yesterday with a $7.6 billion buyout of Bucyrus International.
Bucyrus makes surface mining equip...
DATE: Nov 16, 2010
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