Florida politicians do not understand how much risk their state is taking on through its publicly run catastrophe fund.
And Bermuda’s reinsurance industry needs to work harder to get across the message that it can benefit Florida by shouldering more ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Reinsurance | AUTHOR: Jonathan Kent
Two very special boats took to the water for the first time yesterday — both handmade by six middle school pupils.
It took the boys, all 14, just eight months to craft the optimist dinghies from marine plywood under the watchful eye of their design a...
Like many teachers, Sonia Dawes, a grade six teacher at Bermuda Institute, often felt it hard to gauge whether she was hitting the mark with her students.
But after 11-year-old Xiaye Bradshaw filmed a heartwarming video about Mrs Dawes, nominating h...
Bermuda HealthCare Services (BHCS) has given the Mirrors Programme a $10,000 boost as part of its Community Support Initiative.
Former Premier and BHCS founder Ewart Brown said: “The establishment of the Mirrors Programme in Bermuda is without a doub...
June 11, 2014
Dear Sir,
Every year the Bermuda Day Parade brings people together, either as participants or spectators and this year was no exception.
I was curious to know how it first began and was surprised to learn that it was my father-in-law, ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
The Bermuda corporate parent of a bond insurer at the centre of controversy over Detroit’s $18-billion bankruptcy hearings, has disclosed they could face difficulties if the judge rules against them.
Their New York-based bond insurer subsidiary — Syn...
DATE: Jun 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Reinsurance | AUTHOR: David Fox, Business Editor
Growing up, 18-year-old Miss Bermuda contestant Lady Carmela Robinson was always turned off of the idea of beauty pageants.
She thought the women wore too much make-up and presented a false image of themselves to young girls. However, her whole view...
“Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us … All these were honoured in their generations, and were the glory of their time.” — Ecclesiasticus
Those who attain an undeserved standing in any society never really overshadow those who...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Editorials | AUTHOR: RG: In our Opinion
Smoking marijuana increases men’s risk of testicular cancer by a staggering 70 percent.
This is just one of the warnings Islanders will receive at a special seminar this week to raise awareness of the disease. Speaker Gerri Landy, education officer ...
A bankruptcy judge this week delves into key issues in the worst municipal bankruptcy in US history.
And in the middle is a Bermuda insurer whose holding company lists a Bermuda cabinet minister as a director.
The case is scheduled to go to trial in ...
DATE: Jun 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: David Fox, Business Editor
