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Bermuda-based insurer Ironshore Inc. has appointed Scott Fitzmaurice regional executive for the Southeast Region of the United States, and John Koller has been named to the position of branch executive in San Francisco, California.
The appointments, ...
DATE: Jan 27, 2010
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SEATTLE (AP) - The company whose CEO proclaimed in 2008 that people don't read anymore may now be poised to sweep in and capture the electronic book reader market.
That company is Apple Inc., and its CEO, Steve Jobs, was predicting Amazon.com Inc.'s ...
DATE: Jan 27, 2010
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The number of jobless worldwide this year is likely to remain around 2009's record levels, with unemployment edging higher in rich countries but stabilising or declining elsewhere, the International Labour Organisation said.
The Un...
DATE: Jan 27, 2010
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G-7 finance officials debate banking system reform
LONDON (AP) -- Finance officials from the Group of Seven developed nations are meeting Monday in London to discuss reform of the global banking system to preven...
DATE: Jan 26, 2010
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Bermuda-domiciled Digicel yesterday announced details of its collaboration with international reggae artist, Shaggy, and renowned producer, Christopher Birch, to write and produce a song - Rise Again - to raise money for the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund...
DATE: Jan 26, 2010
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Tributes have poured in for eminent businessman Charles Harry Wilken following his sudden death while travelling in Hong Kong on Sunday night.
Mr. Wilken, who was 61 at the time of his death, was a vociferous supporter of Bermuda's international busi...
DATE: Jan 26, 2010
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UPDATE 1-UK's Brown sees growing support for bank levy
+ Brown sees growing support for financial levy
+ Minister Myners wants banks to pay for state support
+ Options discussed with G7 officials at London meeting (Recasts with comments from Brown)
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DATE: Jan 26, 2010
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The challenging re/insurance marketplace and the impact of prevailing market conditions on underwriting decisions will be the focus for a conference held in Bermuda in March.
ReUnderwriting Bermuda: An Education Forum for Underwriters, which is in it...
DATE: Jan 26, 2010
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DP World sees 2009 pre-tax profit decline
CAIRO (AP) -- Port operator DP World, the subsidiary of debt-saddled Dubai conglomerate Dubai World, said Monday its 2009 per-tax profits fell as the global ...
DATE: Jan 26, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — British Airways cabin crew began voting yesterday on whether to strike in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions — while the airline starts training other workers to take over their duties.
The Unite union called the vot...
DATE: Jan 26, 2010
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