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The Premier gave Loughlands the thumbs-up yesterday on a tour of the affordable housing project with Cabinet colleagues.
Dr. Ewart Brown said: "I'm very impressed. I think Minister Burch and the team have done a fabulous job. I was last here six mont...
DATE: Oct 24, 2007
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Chubb Corporation has improved its third quarter profits by $134 million to $738 million and has revised its operating income per share expectation for the year between $6.05 - $6.15.
While the company is keeping its eye on the California wildfire ev...
DATE: Oct 24, 2007
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MUNICH (Bloomberg) — European property and casualty reinsurance rates may drop by about five percent to 10 percent when contracts come up for renewal in January, Standard & Poor's said.
"We expect this range of a decline at the current early point in...
DATE: Oct 24, 2007
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A clearer picture of the number of students graduating from public schools is needed and will be provided in future years, according to the man tasked with improving Bermuda's education system.
Henry Johnson, the Government's new consultant executive...
DATE: Oct 24, 2007
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) — HSBC Financial Corporation, a unit of HSBC Holdings that offers mortgages and consumer loans, will close 30 of its 140 Canadian branches, affecting about 300 workers.
HSBC Financial will shut the offices by October 31 as the com...
DATE: Oct 24, 2007
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A Bermudian teenager died in a car accident in Pennsylvania. Condolences have poured onto a website set up to remember Timothy Madeiros, who died on October 19 at the age of 15.
Timothy, known as Tim, lived in Bermuda as a young child before moving t...
DATE: Oct 24, 2007
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:Platinum Underwriter Holdings has achieved an eight percent increase in its third quarter profits by eight percent, year-on-year, to $91.3 million. ---- That amounts to an income per common share of $1.37 up nine cents. Net premiums earned fell 14.5...
DATE: Oct 24, 2007
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PartnerRe put their record third quarter results - an expectation-beating $27.1 million increase - down to having a strong business book, superior underwriting and a bit of good luck.
Speaking at their conference call Patrick Thiele, president and CE...
DATE: Oct 24, 2007
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The man at the top of Bermuda's second biggest insurance and reinsurance company XL Capital is to retire from the post in the middle of next year.
Brian O'Hara will step down mid-2008, but remain as chairman for a final year, XL announced late yester...
DATE: Oct 24, 2007
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Michael Sims shot a two-over-par 74 yesterday to keep himself well in contention to progress through the first stage of PGA Tour Q School.
The Bermudian is aiming to earn himself a second year on the Nationwide Tour but to do so will have to progress...
DATE: Oct 24, 2007
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