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The Hiscox Group, a provider of specialty insurance, will now offer kidnap and ransom insurance in the US.
Last week, the Bermuda-based company announced the appointed two kidnap and ransom insurance experts, Lisa Zanotelli and Derek Rogers.
They wil...
DATE: Mar 24, 2008
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar edged higher against the yen and Swiss franc on Friday, recovering to post a rise on the week after initially plunging to record lows as the collapse of Bear Stearns stirred fears about the broadening credit crunch.
The d...
DATE: Mar 24, 2008
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Experts who warned insurance leaders of the dire consequences of climate change believe their message is finally getting through.
The topic of global warming and its associated risks was a key focus area of the World Insurance Forum (WIF) in Dubai - ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2008
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Frontline has purchased 5.2 percent of Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.'s (OSG) shares.
Last week, Frontline filed a Schedule 13 D with the US Securities and Exchange Commission reporting that the company and companies indirectly controlled by John F...
DATE: Mar 24, 2008
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Preliminary approval has been granted to a consolidated shareholder derivative action against the world's largest onshore oil and gas drilling contractor.
Bermuda-based Nabors Industries Ltd. has already agreed to policy changes as part of a settleme...
DATE: Mar 24, 2008
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Fitch has assigned an 'A' IFS rating to White Mountains Re Bermuda Ltd.
Fitch considers White Mountains Re Bermuda to be one of the two core businesses of White Mountains.
The 'A' IFS rating assigned to White Mountains Re Bermuda reflects a good rec...
DATE: Mar 24, 2008
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Butterfield Bank became the latest bank to announce it will reduce its interest rates, following in the footsteps of the Bank of Bermuda and Capital G Bank.
The bank cut its Bermuda Dollar Base Rate by 0.75 percent, to 4.25 percent, with effect from ...
DATE: Mar 24, 2008
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As capital markets have risen and fallen in value like the tides rushing in and out in the Bay of Fundy, global investor expectations have grown increasingly resigned to more short-term volatility.
The US Federal Reserve last week lowered interest ra...
DATE: Mar 22, 2008
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In several recent online discussions, I have gotten into a debate about the cost of a wedding.It all started when someone on a tight budget asked: "How do I find a place and feed 100 people?"
I responded that the best solution is to stick to your bud...
DATE: Mar 22, 2008
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The fun part of Eliot Spitzer's fall from grace is over. Now, in its wake, come the details of how he was brought down. The manner in which he was caught - it began with routine surveillance of his bank account - raises very real issues about the soc...
DATE: Mar 22, 2008
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