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Warren Jones had an outstanding career as a senior civil servant before becoming CEO of Polaris Holdings

I don’t believe in retirement. Why should I or you? Governments and those “all-knowers” across the spectrum, say you should. According to Mary Lou Weisman in “The History of Retirement, From Early Man to A.A.R.P”, writing in the New York Times in Ma...

Jason Hayward, the economy and labour minister, recently announced a position paper on Bermuda’s ageing population. There should be no doubt that this is not a “looming” crisis. The crisis is already here. If it was a hurricane, Bermuda would be fee...

Jed Rhoads, president and chief underwriting officer of Markel's global reinsurance division, is to retire at the end of the year. Richie Whitt, co-CEO of Markel, said: "Markel is fortunate to have benefited from Jed's industry knowledge, leadership ...

Healthcare reform in Bermuda may be up to a decade away, a veteran insurance executive has advised. John Wight, the group chief executive officer of BF&M Limited, said that timeline is consistent with healthcare reform that has taken place elsewhere....

John Wight, the group chief executive officer of BF&M Limited, is to retire at the end of the month. Mr Wight, who became president and CEO of BF&M in 2005, will be succeeded as group CEO by Abigail Clifford, with effect from September 1. Ms Clifford...

The first Bermudian-born Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court judge has stood down after almost 30 years on the bench. Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons was involved in some of the island’s biggest cases over her distinguished career, including h...

The Bermuda Budget Statement presented on February 25 by David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, was revealing in many respects, some for later discussion. My attention was immediately drawn to our demographics – where 25 per cent of our pop...

A massive shortfall in the Contributory Pension Fund could force the raising of the retirement age to 70 and increased payments into the scheme, the finance minister signalled today. Curtis Dickinson told MPs that an actuarial review of the CPF’s per...

Bermudian lawyer Cameron Adderley is to retire from Appleby after more than 21 years as a partner with the international law firm. Mr Adderley, who is to bow out on March 31, has served as office managing partner in the Hong Kong branch of the firm s...

Bermudian-based retirement services company Athene has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in the consumer-lending platform Aqua Finance in a deal valued at approximately $1 billion. The stake is to be acquired from funds managed by Blackstone Tact...

Retirement has been portrayed through rose-coloured glasses for many years as the reward for working, living, coping, consuming, raising a family, and just getting on with life. When those not retired individuals realistically think about those who ...