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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Philanthropist David Rockefeller, Ronald Perelman, Larry Ellison, Sanford Weill, Ted Turner and Paul Allen joined a pledge started by Warren Buffett for billionaires to give more than half their wealth to charity.
The announcem...
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Barnes & Noble shares soar on sale plans
+ Shares up 21 percent
+ Goldman Sachs upgrades shares to 'neutral' from 'sell'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc shares soared 21 percent on Wednesday after the struggling bookseller said it was up for ...
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Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. said yesterday that it hired Timothy Ryan to run a new excess casualty team, which will sell umbrella and excess liability policies in the US surplus lines insurance market.
Mr. Ryan was previously vice-pre...
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Bermuda-based Catlin Group Ltd. has announced that Peter Schmidt has been appointed CEO of the company's European reinsurance operations.
Mr. Schmidt will also serve as CEO of Catlin Re Switzerland, which subject to regulatory approval will begin wri...
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Butterfield Bank dropped 3.3 percent (five cents) to close at $1.45 on The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) yesterday.
The bank traded 31,941 shares during the day.
The Ascendant Group Ltd. also fell 1.4 percent (20 cents) to $13.80, with 422 shares chan...
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Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP says its net earnings fell nearly 17 percent to $69 million in the second quarter as funds from operations dipped due to a prior year gain from an asset sale.
The Bermuda-based company earned 65 cents per unit fo...
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The Bermuda Government's mounting debt problem can be traced back a few years to when the economy was booming, according to the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.
In a statement on Finance Minister Paula Cox's recent comments on the debt situation, the Cha...
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Jonathan Kent
Net income: 190.9 million compared to $474.3 million in 2009
Combined ratio: 89.8 percent compared to 83.5 percent in 2009
Gross premiums written: $1.1 billion compared to $846.1 million in 2009
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The ALARYS meeting held in Bermuda later this year has been declared as the International Federation of Risk and Insurance Management Associations (IFRIMA) Designated Conference.
The event, which is being hosted in Bermuda for the second time, will t...
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Bermuda-based Torus has appointed David Whyman as senior vice-president, UK head of casualty, to develop its offerings in the London market.
Prior to joining Torus, Mr. Whyman was a director at global insurance broker Aon, focusing on excess liabilit...
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