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This week’s column is a continuation of the hypothetical MamaZina Pizzarina operations planning on doing business in Bermuda. Running a business is an all-encompassing occupation. Any owner, particularly those individuals just launching their busine...

Dear Dave, We are debt-free except for our home, and we have six months of expenses set aside in our emergency fund. Every time we do our monthly budget, we set aside a small amount of personal spending money for us both. Do you see anything wrong wi...

Insurance jobs will inevitably go over the next decade as the role of technology grows in the industry — and the survivors will be problem-solvers who show they can add value to their companies. That was one of the takeaways from a panel at the Bermu...

First of all, I want to congratulate PwC for continuing to provide a further three-year sponsorship for the Endeavour Community Sailing Programme. The Endeavour programme, established in 2015 before the 35th America’s Cup, is part of the continuing...

Reinsurers are strong enough to withstand losses from Hurricane Michael and the event is unlikely to be big enough to move the market. That is the view of three rating agencies which commented after the Category 4 storm hit the Florida panhandle area...

MaplesFS has added a team member and extended its services after receiving a corporate service provider licence from the Bermuda Monetary Authority. Danielle Baikie, who has previously worked for Estera, has joined the company’s Bermuda team and will...

Holiday home rental site Airbnb will collect a tax on the properties in return for extra marketing, the tourism minister said yesterday. Jamahl Simmons said Airbnb would collect the 4.5 per cent vacation tax direct from guests when they book an islan...

This is the sixth and final article in a series published between October 1 and 6 in support of the Bermuda Stock Exchange World Investor Week Quiz Challenge. Each article has a question embedded. Find the question and send your answer to wiwqc@bsx.c...

Dear Dave, My husband started his own one-man, small business as a handyman a little less than a year ago. He has netted $17,000 in that time, but the business has about $13,000 worth of debt. We’ve always kept personal finances and business separate...

Blockchain and artificial intelligence will reshape much of the insurance industry, but there should also be far more gender and race diversity across the sector. Those were two of the points raised during a discussion on “technology shaping industry...

Bermuda reinforced its position as the world leader in insurance-linked securities as issuance soared in the first quarter of this year. There was no sign of growth slowing in the burgeoning market as 17 new bonds totalling $4.3 billion, were issued ...

Good fortune has shone on Bermuda during the most recent spate of mergers and acquisitions in the insurance industry, assisted by the island’s self-created robustness and innovation. But the island must remain on its toes to ensure it stays competiti...