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Amlin Bermuda's gross premiums written rose by 16 percent in the first four months of this year, the unit's London-based parent company stated yesterday.
Higher rates, a healthy renewal ratio and some new business all helped the Island unit write $19...
DATE: May 14, 2009
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) - Brooke and Doug Sterenberg booked a seven-day, $2,800 cruise to the Bahamas on Carnival Corp.'s ship Conquest, with its three-deck-high Twister water slide. It's the family's reward for Doug keeping his job.
"He made it through...
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Bermuda experienced its slowest month this year for new companies setting up in business on the Island during April, according to the latest statistics by the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
Two companies incorporated in Bermuda last month, following fou...
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The latest version of OpenOffice.org 3.1, the open-source office suite to rival Microsoft Office, is available for download. I use OpenOffice on my laptop and Microsoft Office on my desktop and at work.
Both have their uses, with OpenOffice's being ...
DATE: May 13, 2009
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Senior executives, professionals and entrepreneurs will get tips on taking their leadership skills to the next level at a seminar held next month.
The one-day interactive workshop, which is custom-designed to help motivate staff more effectively, wil...
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LONDON (AP) — UK insurance company Legal & General plans to cut as many as 560 jobs, a labor union said yesterday. The company, which has nearly 10,000 employees, confirmed that it was discussing some reductions with the union but did not confirm any...
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Insurance was the busiest sector on The Royal Gazette/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index (BSX) yesterday.
Argus Group Holdings Ltd. saw its share price rise by five cents (0.72 percent) to $6.95, but BF&M Ltd. experienced a five-cent (0.35 percent) drop to...
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BERLIN (Bloomberg) - Germany's Finance Ministry published a draft law that allows banks to swap toxic assets for guaranteed bonds under a voluntary programme to be considered today by Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet.
Financial institutions would d...
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Belco customers were spared some of the pain of sky-high oil prices on their electricity bills last year because the power company deferred collection of some of the fuel adjustment charge.
The revelation came in Belco's 2008 annual report, which sai...
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Arch Capital Group Ltd. has appointed its president and chief executive officer Constantine Iordanou as chairman of the board, effective from November 2009.
Mr. Iordanou will succeed Paul Ingrey, who will be retiring as chairman on November 6.
The co...
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