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An increase to the loss estimate from Hurricane Ike drove Arch Capital Group Ltd. to a fourth-quarter loss of $143 million.
The Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer last night said the company's results for the last three months of 2008 had been impac...
DATE: Feb 18, 2009
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Diabetes is a condition that is considered to be an epidemic in Bermuda and around the world.
According to recent statistics, 14 percent of Bermuda's population has diabetes, with the large majority having Type 2, the onset of which is often, but not...
DATE: Feb 18, 2009
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DALLAS (AP) — Fewer than one percent of American teens are likely to need cholesterol drugs, says a new study that offers some reassuring news on the childhood obesity front.
Last year, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued eyebrow-raising new gu...
DATE: Feb 18, 2009
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LONDON (Bloomberg) — The cost of delivering Middle East crude to Asia, up 20 percent in two sessions, may extend its gain as February demand further shrinks a fleet already depleted by the use of carriers for storing oil at sea.
There's been a steady...
DATE: Feb 18, 2009
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Bermuda-based Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. announced a fourth-quarter net loss of $75.6 million on a decline in the value of its investments.
The class of 2005 reinsurer posted solid underwiting results, but they were overshadowed by realised ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2009
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The United Bermuda Party has raised concerns about why people need the endorsement of their MP to submit suggestions for the naming of the Urgent Care Centre at Southside.
Senator Jeanne Atherden, Shadow Minister for Community and Cultural Affairs, s...
DATE: Feb 18, 2009
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Bermudian Jenaya Wade-Fray scored 22 points to lead the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to an easy 71-47 victory over Appalachian State.
The win put the Lady Mocs into first place in the Southern Conference.
Wade-Fray hit four 3-pointers and h...
DATE: Feb 18, 2009
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Home Affairs Minister Senator David Burch deserves credit for being the first Cabinet Minister to really address the global recession and its impact on Bermuda.
To be sure, Finance Minister Paula Cox will have plenty to say on Friday when she deliver...
DATE: Feb 18, 2009
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Hurricane force winds hit Bermuda Monday, leaving about 9,000 homes without power and causing property damage across the Island.
Gusts peaked at 92 knots, temperatures dipped to 52 degrees Fahrenheit, while thunder, lightning and hail accompanied dri...
DATE: Feb 18, 2009
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A state-of-the-art gym and squash club will be the central focus for Bermuda's first 'green' building at Victoria Place.
The Court House, which opened yesterday and which is run by owner Richard Burns and general manager Sue Pell, features everything...
DATE: Feb 17, 2009
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