Archive for January 4th, 2011

OneBeacon Launches Entertainment Insurer

Bermuda-domiciled OneBeacon Insurance Group yesterday [Jan 4] introduced OneBeacon Entertainment as the trade name for its entertainment, sports and leisure business. OneBeacon Entertainment also encompasses Entertainment Brokers International Insurance Services, a managing general agency that OneBeacon acquired in July 2008. The overall business segment... Read more of this article

Malcolm Smith Wins Laser Radial Champs

Veteran sailor Malcolm Smith won the Laser Radial National Championships yesterday [Jan 3] in the midst of an approaching low pressure system which saw many of the sailors bowing out early as weather deteriorated. Smith was able to overtake Sarah Lane Adderley and youth sailor Kalin Hillier who were front runners after day one by sailing consistently... Read more of this article

Weekend Links: News, Photos & More

This past holiday weekend saw the island sigh in relief as the two missing Bermudian sailors were located, New Year’s celebrations, multiple accidents and electrical pole fires, an injured man airlifted in while another was airlifted out, Somerset Trojans win the PDL Christmas League, and much more. In an effort to assist readers who tend not... Read more of this article

First Bermuda Group & Capital G Merge

Capital G Bank Limited and First Bermuda Group Ltd. today [Jan 4] announced the formal amalgamation of the two Bermuda financial institutions. The agreement to amalgamate was signed on December 21, 2010 and subsequently approved by the FBG shareholders on December 30, 2010, creating Bermuda’s largest privately-held full service bank and deposit... Read more of this article