Category: technology
IP Day: “Women In Innovation And Creativity”
Today [April 26th] the Registry General will join other intellectual property personnel around the world in celebrating ‘World Intellectual Property Day’. “The theme for World Intellectual Property Day 2018 is ‘Women in innovation and creativity’ which encourages us to reflect on how innovative women have enhanced our lives,”... Read more of this article
Fitch: ‘Blockchain A Potential Game Changer’
Fitch Ratings views blockchain as a “potential game-changing technology for the insurance industry over the long term,” with the ratings agency adding that “the uncertainties around this nascent technology remain pronounced.” Fitch said, “Fitch Ratings views blockchain as a potential game-changing technology for the insurance industry... Read more of this article
RA Seek Feedback: Electronic Communications
The moratorium on issuing new Integrated Communications Operating Licences [ICOLs] could be reviewed; new regulations put in place to protect the Island’s internet network if an undersea cable is damaged; and, consumers could be given compensation for outages or failures in service. Those are just some of the topics being examined in a new wave of... Read more of this article
Klout Social Media Rankings For April 2018
[Written by Don Burgess] People are sharing less on social media platforms. Concerns about privacy, people deleting their social accounts, and algorithm changes have caused a steep drop in content sharing. This from Buzzsumo’s 2018 Content Trends Report, which states social sharing has halved from 2015 to 2017. The report shows that it took only 62... Read more of this article
Column: Insurtech, Demystifying The Hype
[Opinion column written by Chris Garrod] I work in the reinsurance world. Wait don’t leave. Specifically, I work in the legal sector, and for whatever reason, it always feels like conference and/or event season. And I’ve been to a number of insurance and reinsurance related events/conferences lately. And every single one has had one panel [some... Read more of this article
BHS To Build State-Of-The-Art Innovation Centre
At the unveiling of the designs for its new Innovation Centre, BHS announced that it had surpassed its initial $10 million goal for the project and the effort, conducted in less than three years, is the largest in the school’s history. The funds raised from the School’s Campaign will support the leading edge construction of an Innovation Centre... Read more of this article
Another Warning Over Social Media Scammers
The police continue to advise the “public to be vigilant regarding deceptive social media accounts impersonating Government officials.” The police and Government have issued half a dozen warnings over these fake accounts, which have been been a problem since last year. The scammer[s] are starting accounts purporting to be Ministers, MP and at least... Read more of this article
AXIS Launches Cyber Center Of Excellence
Addressing the more than $445 billion cost that companies incur each year due to the threat of cybercrime and cyberattacks, AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced the launch of the AXIS Cyber Center of Excellence. It will provide a broad range of commercial insurance protection and mitigation solutions for tangible and intangible assets, relating... Read more of this article
Minister Caines In London For Fintech Meetings
The Ministry of National Security advised today [Apr 16] that the Minister Wayne Caines is currently in the UK this week to share Bermuda’s Fintech Strategy with London’s key industry influencers. “The Minister’s discussions regarding Bermuda’s Fintech Strategy are considered timely as the Government recently tabled landmark legislation... Read more of this article
BHI Offer Two New Online Certification Courses
The Bermuda Hospitality Institute [BHI] is launching two new courses this month in an effort to help local hospitality workers expand their skills and take their career knowledge to the next level. BHI said, “Interested participants have until this Friday, April 20th to register for the following online certifications: Elements of Service: Serving... Read more of this article
Regulation Of Virtual Currency Business Paper
The Bermuda Monetary Authority [BMA] released a 150-page consultation paper on the ‘regulation of virtual currency business’ with the paper’s stated objective to provide outline for the e”ffective regulation of service providers within the virtual currency business industry” in Bermuda. The paper notes, “Much of... Read more of this article
Community Listing Website For North Hamilton
For the past year, the HI Group of Companies LLC, in collaboration with The Becan Collection, has been dedicated to creating an online platform that will highlight and feature the many businesses that operate in the North Hamilton Area. HI Group Chairman, Charles O’Brien, said of the initiative, ‘A couple of years ago in a meeting with the City... Read more of this article
