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Organisers are hoping to attract a record attendance to this year’s Bermuda Captive Conference in September. The event is normally held in June, but has been moved to September due to the island’s hosting of the America’s Cup throughout June. Last ye...

The board of Women in Reinsurance has three new members. WiRe was set up to encourage the development and promotion of women in the industry. The three new board members are Tracey Gibbons, senior vice-president for specialty reinsurance at Allied Wo...

Bermuda is moving through a period of economic stimulation. There are many projects that are active, or are about to commence, which promise to revitalise the economy through the creation of jobs. It was this government’s promise to rebuild our islan...

A new digital portal designed to connect customers worldwide with Bermuda’s insurance industry has been launched. The service, set up by the Business Development Agency in partnership with professional services firm Deloitte, will give easy access to...

Bermudian-based OneBeacon Insurance Group is to be bought by Canadian insurer Intact Financial Corporation in a $1.7 billion deal. The transaction will create a North American lender in speciality insurance with more than $1.5 billion of annual premi...

The former fiduciary arm of law firm Appleby has bought up a Channel Island administration company. Estera, hived off from Appleby in a management buyout in 2015, will now rebrand Guernsey-based Morgan Sharpe Administration to Estera Administration (...

For Jordan Cutts, a four-year spell working at a bank opened his eyes to the realities of the recession. It inspired him to embark on a legal career so he could help people understand the ramifications of the financial decisions they made. On Friday,...

Insurer and reinsurer Argo is to change its financial reporting — with just two segments, US and international. The change replaces the four reporting segments formerly used, with US figures now including excess and surplus and commercial specialty, ...

Dear Dave, My wife and I are debt-free, and we’re ready to start building our first home. We’re a little short on cash to make the 20 per cent down payment you recommend, but we do have a fully funded emergency fund in place. Would it be okay to take...

This week we look at five major issues that impact planning for retirement self-sufficiency and present a simple calculator to track your retirement lifestyle. There are a number of major areas where soon-to-be retirees underestimate or do not plan a...

Insurer and reinsurer Aspen notched up profits of $96.5 million for the first quarter of the year. The $1.36 per ordinary share profit is down $17.9 million on the $114.4 million recorded in the same period last year. Chris O’Kane, chief executive of...

I read the reports in The Royal Gazette entitled “Calls for a living wage in Bermuda” of April 22, and “Minimum wage would mean more jobs for Bermudians” of April 24 with a mixture of incredulity and sadness that several community leaders would put t...