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Caribbean hotel occupancy jumped 6.6 percent in May, the highest year-over-year rise of any month so far in 2013, according to a new report from STR Global.
After a sluggish April, occupancy in May stood at 64.4 percent, up from 60.4 percent in May 2...
DATE: Jun 26, 2013
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International Business
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An Insurance Day Summit Bermuda panel discussion on the future of catastrophe risk insurance yesterday looked at Public Private Partnerships (PPP) as one alternative method of providing insurance.
Milo Pearson, who is the chairman of Caribbean Catas...
DATE: Jun 26, 2013
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International Business
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
XL Group yesterday announced that its 2013 scholarship has been awarded to Keiran Hamilton.
The deputy head boy at Warwick Academy has successfully completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
The XL Scholarship is a four-year full sc...
DATE: Jun 26, 2013
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International Business
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Premier Craig Cannonier told the Insurance Day Summit Bermuda in his opening address yesterday: “The Bermuda Government wishes to listen we wish to place policies around the insurance industry which will cause it to thrive."
He said: "If we don't lis...
DATE: Jun 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Members of the Florida House of Representatives invited the Bermuda reinsurance industry to increase their involvement in the $3 trillion Florida insurance market yesterday.
In introducing the two State Representatives moderator Stephen Weinstein, R...
DATE: Jun 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
Bacardi is selling its first euro bonds in four years as the average yield investors demand to hold investment-grade corporate debt approaches the highest in three-and-a-half months.
The world’s biggest rum maker is offering €650 million ($870 millio...
DATE: Jun 25, 2013
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International Business
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A Credit Suisse analyst says property catastrophe reinsurers face increasing pressure from the growth of the ILS (insurance linked securities) and third-party capital market.
Michael Zaremski said Bermuda’s Validus Holdings is seen as particularly th...
DATE: Jun 25, 2013
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International Business
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Politics is set to play a major role in this year’s Insurance Day Summit Bermuda conference with two members of the Florida House of Representatives flying in to take part in a panel discussion on insuring the $3 trillion Florida property market.
The...
DATE: Jun 25, 2013
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
PartnerRe has named Greg Haft as head of Catastrophe, Bermuda.
Mr Haft was at Alterra, now Markel, as managing director and head of US property catastrophe reinsurance.
He will be reporting to Brian Secrett, head of Catastrophe Underwriting, PartnerR...
DATE: Jun 25, 2013
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International Business
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Fitch Ratings said it views Bermuda re/insurers as "highly isolated" from the Island’s economy and fiscal risks.
Fitch yesterday explained that under its methodologies, it could rate certain insurance and reinsurance companies at levels at least four...
DATE: Jun 25, 2013
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International Business
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