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Bermuda-based Max Re Capital Ltd. announced yesterday that its subsidiary Max USA Holdings Ltd. has completed the acquisition of a US-based excess and surplus lines company, which will operate under the name Max Specialty Insurance Company.
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DATE: Apr 04, 2007
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Toronto (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks rallied close to a record, as raw-materials producers including Teck Cominco gained amid higher commodity prices and speculation that global economic expansion will boost demand for resources.“Worldwide economic ...
DATE: Apr 04, 2007
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A second Bermuda-headquartered insurance company has taken a high profile step into the media liability sector.
Only a week after Axis Capital bought America’s biggest media liability underwriter Media/Professional Insurance, Hiscox subsidiary Hiscox...
DATE: Apr 04, 2007
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A dip in the value of Devonshire Industries’ shares was not enough to drag down the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange which edged 5.45 points (0.11 percent) higher to 5,113.76.
Devonshire Industries shares fell $1.50 in value (10.3 percent) to $...
DATE: Apr 04, 2007
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A company that claims it was targeted by an alleged James Bond-style corporate espionage mission in Bermuda has lost its appeal to fight through Russian court rooms for a $1.5 billion disputed stake in Russian telecoms company MegaFon.
In a ruling by...
DATE: Apr 04, 2007
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Scott Neil
LEAVING your computer on all the time when not in use could cost you about $80 extra a year in energy bills.While $80 might not seem a lot over a year, multiply that sum by the number of machines many businesses like to keep running all the time so t...
DATE: Apr 04, 2007
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Since it was erected 23 years ago Cable & Wireless’ enormous satellite dish, visible from Middle Road in Devonshire, has become something of a Bermuda landmark.
For much of that time the earth station provided the Island with an essential telecommuni...
DATE: Apr 04, 2007
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Jonathan Kent
Watching TV on a cell phone usually involves either downloading short video clips or tuning into a live feed of cable channels that approximates radio more than television, the “moving picture” stuttering along in fits and starts.
Now, two rival serv...
DATE: Apr 04, 2007
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Famous men’s magazine Penthouse has to be one of the more unusual publications for Gosling’s Rum and Bermuda’s national drink Dark ‘n Stormy to appear in.
Alongside soft-porn photographs in the April edition is a full page article paying homage to Be...
DATE: Apr 04, 2007
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After two years of upheaval, American International Group Inc. finally seems to be stabilising. In February 2005, the giant insurer disclosed it had received subpoenas regarding its accounting. A month later, Maurice R. (Hank) Greenberg, the company’...
DATE: Apr 03, 2007
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