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The Bermuda Monetary Authority has boosted its ranks with the addition of two new members to its team.
Rick Shaw and Gina Smith have been handed the roles of director of actuarial services and actuary in the actuarial services department, respectivel...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index finished sharply higher, underpinned by record high oil prices and takeovers in the mining sector.
The price of oil jumped $1.67 to a record $93.53 a barrel as stormy weather disrupted suppl...
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HAMILTON (PRNewswire) - Halifax's attractiveness as an international financial service centre has been underlined by the Premier of Nova Scotia speaking in Bermuda at the 14th Annual MARHedge Hedge Fund Summit.
The Canadian province's leader Rodney M...
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Before I describe the flight, first, a bit about by hosts Longtail Aviation.
The company was started in August 1999 by Mark Byrne, chairman of Flagstone Re and a fully licensed pilot.
Mr. Byrne already owned a couple of aircraft and he decided to set...
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Axis Capital Holdings has seen its profit rise $44 million year-on-year for the third quarter to $279.1 million.
That represents a record net income for the quarter available to common shareholders of $270 million, compared to $226 million a year ago...
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Cable users will be able to have their say about High-Definition TV (HDTV) thanks to an new online survey launched by Bermuda CableVision.
HDTV has transformed television by bringing theatre-quality pictures and sound to the consumer's living room an...
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Bermuda-based Lancashire Holdings has doubled its after-tax profit for the third quarter to $105.2 million and reaffirmed its projection of ending the year with at least a 20 percent increase in its gross premiums written.
During the third quarter th...
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American Safety Insurance Holdings has seen its profits rise slightly to $7 million from $5.3 million a year ago.
It's third quarter results reveal an 18 percent rise in gross written premiums to $50.3 million and an improved combined ratio that has ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2007
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SINGAPORE (Bloomberg) — China Life Insurance Company surpassed AT&T in market value, giving China more of the world's 10 largest companies than the US for the first time.
Five of the 10 biggest companies by market capitalisation are now Chinese, comp...
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Jason Cabral has been named an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society.
The actuarial analyst at XL Financial Solutions was awarded the Associateship designation by successfully completing seven examinations that are administered by the Virginia-...
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