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When 15-year-old Jasmine Lawrence comes home from school, she throws down her books, contemplates her homework, and then heads to the basement — her corporate headquarters.
Ms. Lawrence is chief executive officer of Eden Bodyworks LLC, a maker of all...
DATE: Nov 17, 2006
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Following a strong third quarter, Everest Re yesterday announced that it had increased its regular quarterly dividend to $0.24 per share, effectively doubling its current quarterly distribution. The dividend will be payable on or before December 15 t...
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Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd. is boosting the capital in its Bermuda subsidiary.
The Tokyo-based insurer is adding $100 million to the capital of MS Frontier Reinsurance Ltd., bringing the reinsurer's capital to $300 million. MS Frontier writes ...
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Independent Consulting Solutions yesterday announced the recent appointments of Mourad Yemmi as a Senior Lotus Notes Consultant and Svetoslav Gavrilov as Senior Technical Consultant.
A statement from ICS, a Bermuda-based technology services consultin...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) ? Billionaire turnaround specialist Wilbur Ross said on Wednesday he is about to make a $100 million investment in the reinsurance industry, his latest vote of confidence in the sector.
Ross has already put more than $125 million i...
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Arlington Tankers Ltd., a Bermuda-based transportation company, filed with regulators on Thursday to periodically sell up to $150 million in common and preference shares, debt securities, and warrants.
The company said in a registration statement wit...
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A spicy jam made by a Bermuda company has won a coveted international food award.
The 2007 Scovie Awards, designed to recognise top fiery food products from around the globe, handed the Bermuda Jam Factory second place in the jams and jellies categor...
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SINGAPORE (Bloomberg) — There’s bound to be some disgruntlement with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s announcement this week that in next year’s budget he will raise the goods-and-services tax to seven percent from five percent.The source o...
DATE: Nov 17, 2006
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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York-based company on Wednesday launched a prepaid card that teenagers can use for both in store and online purchases.The UPside card, which will carry a Visa logo, was developed by Plastyc Inc., a privately held firm.
The compa...
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Nine of Oil Insurance Ltd.?s shareholder members are withdrawing from the energy industry mutual effective January 1, 2007, the company announced.
OIL, a mutual insurer that covers the energy industry, said in a statement that nine shareholder member...
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