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A event-tracking application for young people, a game based on the morning greetings of Johnny Barnes and a tool for booking a restaurant were the winning entries in competition to design new applications for BlackBerry smartphones.
The Ministry of E...
DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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Two delegations of Bermuda business executives have attended two separate conferences — the Fund Forum Middle East Conference in Bahrain and Hedge Funds World LatAm 2009 Conference in Miami, Florida, this week.
The delegations were part of The Bermud...
DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Executives at seven bailed-out companies including Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. will have their pay cut about 50 percent after negotiations with Kenneth Feinberg, the Treasury Department's special master on compensa...
DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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Butterfield Bank shares fell 11.1 percent yesterday as The Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) Index dipped below 2,100 points for the first time since early May.
Butterfield closed the day at $4, after a fall of 50 cents, as 7,300 shares ch...
DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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International business visitors already face challenges finding a hotel room in Bermuda in the months either side of summer — and the imminent closure of the main hotel building at the Elbow Beach resort will only add to their challenges.
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DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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Bermuda-based reinsurer Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. last night reported net income of $109.5 million — or a record $2.10 per share for the third quarter.
The quiet Atlantic storm season, combined with strong investment performance in reboundi...
DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index slid hard late in the day Wednesday as bank and insurance shares fell on a US analyst's report and as profit-taking hit gold-mining shares despite higher gold prices.
Banks and insurers in Toronto tracke...
DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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Max Capital Group Ltd. has appointed Adam Mullan as chief executive officer of Max at Lloyd's Ltd., the Lloyd's managing agent for Syndicates 1400, 2525 and 2526.
Iain Bremner, formerly managing director of Max at Lloyd's, will be leaving Max to pur...
DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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LONDON - Britain's top share index closed 0.3 percent higher, lifted by forecast-beating results from US banks Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,257.85 points, up 14.45 or 0.28 percent.
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DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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Net income: $109.5 million compared to a loss of $45.3 million in 2007
Combined ratio: 73.2 percent compared to 122.6 percent in 2008
Net premiums earned: $229.5 million compared to $280.7 million in 2008.
DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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