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Leading XL Capital executive Jerry M. de St. Paer retires from the company this coming Monday but is to remain within the business world by joining American International Group (AIG) next month as a senior vice-president.
The news that the 65-year-ol...
DATE: Mar 02, 2007
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There is no such thing as a level playing field among quality financial services centres, Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) chief executive officer Cheryl Lister said on Wednesday. “Bermuda has to look out for its own interests, and we cannot count on...
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A bill that will see high earners have more tax lopped from their pay cheques from this spring was passed by the House of Assembly.
Payroll tax will be charged in future on all salary received up to $350,000 — up from the previous cap of $235,000. Th...
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CONFUSED about the stock market rout heard ‘round the world earlier this week? Don’t make the same mistake I did and turn on your TV.If anyone can reduce events to their lowest common denominator, it’s the TV pundits. (I assume they are more successf...
DATE: Mar 02, 2007
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Things look good for reinsurance companies in 2007, so much so that credit rating organisation A.M. Best has revised its outlook for the global sector from a “negative” to “stable.”
The year is shaping up to be another potentially profitable one with...
DATE: Mar 02, 2007
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A pink building on the side of the road leading into St. George’s that was Eunice Butterfield’s Beauty Parlour for more than half a century has been brought back into use — once more as a hairdressing salon but this time run by Barbara-Ann Paynter.
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DATE: Mar 02, 2007
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TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index closed lower as strong earnings from some of the country’s banks could not offset lingering concerns raised by Tuesday’s sell-off in Chinese stocks, while bargain hunters trimmed losses.The ...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Berkshire Hathaway Inc., run by billionaire Warren Buffett, said fourth-quarter profit fell 30 percent on fewer investment gains.Net income dropped to $3.58 billion, or $2,323 a share, from $5.13 billion, or $3,330 a share, a y...
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Tyco International Ltd. will host its 2007 annual general meeting and special general meeting of shareholders next Thursday at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel. The annual general meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and the special general meeting will ...
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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) ? American International Group Inc., the world?s largest insurer, said fourth-quarter profit rose almost eightfold a year after the company paid $1.64 billion to settle probes of accounting and sales practices.
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