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One of the men who helped establish the insurance business in Bermuda is back with new ideas about how to engage Bermudians and see them succeed in top jobs within the Island's number one economic pillar.
A central requirement is for Government to sh...
DATE: Oct 04, 2007
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The current state of Bermuda's reinsurance industry and its ability to sustain more growth in the future was the focus of the opening day of the 21st International Reinsurance Congress at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess.
Steven Beard, CEO of outsourci...
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Bermuda Stock Exchange listed company Fabian Romania continued to go from strength to strength according to its half-yearly interim results.
The AIM quoted dedicated Romanian real estate investor announced a 14 percent increase in net asset value per...
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An infrastructure audit of Government's IT systems is being considered because of what Premier Ewart Brown calls "recurring problems."
In recent months the Government web portal has been noticeably slow to load pages, although that problem appears to...
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White Mountains Insurance Group personal auto insurance subsidiary Esurance is supporting Lights Out San Francisco, an event urging individuals and businesses to turn off their lights for one hour to raise awareness about energy conservation and redu...
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ATLANTA (Bloomberg) - Accenture, the world's second-biggest consulting firm, said its latest quarterly profit fell less than analysts predicted as it won technology-service contracts. The shares rose after its sales forecast topped estimates.
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - Alea Group Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based reinsurer, said it will post an after-tax loss of $25 million in the third quarter for a loss on a contract.
Alea will receive a one-time payment of $203.6m in relation to the agreement, ...
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Bermuda-incorporated Foster Wheeler has announced that subsidiaries in its global engineering and construction group and its joint venture partner have been awarded contracts by ExxonMobil Asia Pacific.
The contracts are for project co-ordination and...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major US long-term care insurers, including Genworth Financial and Manulife Financial, are being asked about "troubling data" showing a sharp jump for the industry in claims-related complaints, a senior Republican lawmaker said...
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LONDON (Bloomberg) - Contemporary art values rose 55 percent in the year through June as collectors paid record auction prices for artists such as Damien Hirst and Banksy, said insurer Hiscox Ltd.
Modern art, which includes earlier 20th century works...
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