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Ace Ltd., which has been looking to invest in the Malaysian insurance market for some time, has bought general insurer Jerneh Insurance Bhd, according to wire reports yesterday.
Industry sources said that the Switzerland-based insurer had agreed the ...
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LONDON (Reuters) - The average pay of junior executives working in the City of London financial sector rose sharply over the summer, a survey by financial services recruitment firm Astbury Marsden said yesterday.
The survey said average base salaries...
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LONDON (Reuters) - British businesses believe the country could be headed for a double-dip recession, according to a survey from accountants and business advisors BDO LLP published yesterday.
BDO's optimism index — which reflects how businesses expec...
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index finished higher yesterday, as the financial sector was boosted by an agreement on new global rules for bank capital reserves and resources got a lift from robust Chinese economic data.
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ZURICH (Bloomberg) — Total global marine insurance premiums dropped two percent in 2009 as insurers were hurt by a drop in trade volumes.
Global premiums for hull, cargo, marine liability and offshore energy insurance reached about $22.9 billion last...
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Almost every company — and every leader — claims to want employees to honestly express their opinions. Almost everyone claims to hate "suck-ups" who just provide hollow praise to their bosses.
It's a puzzling situation. If everyone hates suck-ups so ...
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Consumer spending has fallen for 16 consecutive months, according to figures released this morning.
The Retail Sales Index for July showed that people spent $94.7 million on retail sales — a decrease of six percent, or $6 million less than total sale...
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Barefoot runner and author of the best-selling book 'Born to Run', Christopher McDougall, is visiting Bermuda later this week and will give a barefoot training seminar on Friday in the Botanical Gardens.
The American is also the guest speaker at an a...
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Bermuda's cricketers will be looking to salvage some pride today when they again take on the West Indies A in a 50 over game in Canada.
Bermuda have lost their first three games of the series. But don't worry about missing the action, because you can...
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PHC's new signing Antwan Russell is hoping to return to action in early November as he continues his recovery from a serious knee injury.
The Bermuda international has not played since suffering cartiladge damage in last season's FA Cup final while p...
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