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Insurance company BF&M recorded a 42-percent increase in its earnings during 2006, hitting a record $23.9 million by the end of the year.
And the company, which has been expanding its business into the Caribbean and South America during the past two ...
DATE: Apr 11, 2007
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A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ ("superior") of Bermuda-based PartnerRe Group Ltd.
Best said the rating reflected PartnerRe's excellent business profile, strong risk-adjusted capitalisation and very strong risk manageme...
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CHICAGO (AP) — For the second time in two days, defence lawyers yesterday unsuccessfully sought a mistrial in the fraud case against Conrad Black, as prosecutors tried to salvage testimony about personal travel perks the former media mogul allegedly ...
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WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz pledged to “cooperate fully” with an investigation by the bank’s board into a pay increase given to a female employee with whom he was romantically involved.The staff member, Shaha Riza, wo...
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DUBAI (Bloomberg) — The value of Islamic insurance premiums written in Persian Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait is rising about 16 times faster than the global average for conventional insurance, Standard & Poor’s said.Premiums for Islamic...
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Newly promoted RenaissanceRe director of security Lloyd Holder is an example of a young Bermudian “done good” in the world of international business.
His name more often appears in the sports pages as a result of his talent with Dandy Town, but don’t...
DATE: Apr 11, 2007
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Some of the pension funds held by Argus Financial Ltd. (AFL) are being invested using an innovative — yet surprisingly simple — new technique.
An academic study has shown that “fundamental index” (FI) investing would have outperformed the S&P 500 by ...
DATE: Apr 11, 2007
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BURLINGTON, Vermont (AP) — A federal court trial over whether states have the authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles got under way yesterday, with automakers asserting that stricter standards being adopted by states will do l...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher as investors refrained from major moves ahead of first-quarter earnings reports that began with Alcoa Inc.’s results after the closing bell. A modest increase in the Dow Jones industrials marked the eighth-straight...
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Two stocks advanced and one fell on the Royal Gazette / Bermuda Stock Exchange resulting in a 11.63 point (0.23 percent) rise in the exchange to 5,100.71.
As BF&M announced record earnings of $23.9 million its shares improved by 50 cents (2.7 percent...
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