Category: Business
Liz Cunningham Joins Watford Holdings
Watford Holdings announced that Liz Cunningham has joined the Company as Chief Risk Officer [CRO] on January 2, 2020. Ms. Cunningham is based in Watford’s Bermuda office and will report to Jon Levy, the Company’s President and former CRO. “We are delighted that Liz has agreed to join Watford as its CRO. She brings a wide range of technical and... Read more of this article
Apply For BILTIR Summer Intern Programme
Bermuda International Long Term Insurers and Reinsurers [BILTIR] is inviting local students to apply for a 10 week summer internship with a member company. BILTIR, which represents the island’s long-term insurers and reinsurers who provide life and annuity products, hopes the internship programme “will create a pipeline of local life insurance... Read more of this article
Column: Jason Hayward On Bermuda’s Economy
[Opinion column written by MP Jason Hayward] The recently released Gross Domestic Product [GDP] report highlighted that for the second consecutive year Bermuda has had positive economic performance. Additionally, the GDP for the 1st and 2nd Quarters of 2019 also trended in a positive direction. GDP is the principal measure of economic performance. It... Read more of this article
Bermuda Stock Exchange Report: Jan 7 2020
January 7 saw 37,680 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $185,685.00 BD. 2,370 shares were traded by Bank of N.T. Butterfield Ltd, closing down 3.5% at $36.00 per share, while another 33,400 shares were traded by LOM Financial Limited, closing up 0.7% at $2.77 per share. 1,700 shares were traded by Bermuda Aviation Services Ltd, closing... Read more of this article
Hamilton Announce ILS Platform Developments
Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd today [Jan 7] announced that its insurance-linked securities [ILS] platform has a new name and a new lead executive. A spokesperson said, “Formerly called Hamilton Capital Partners, the platform is now Hamilton ILS. Hanni Ali moves from his role as Senior Vice President, Risk & Analytics, Hamilton Re, Ltd., to... Read more of this article
WeSpeak To Bring Viv Groskop To Bermuda
British writer, stand-up comedian and radio/TV host Viv Groskop will travel to the island to host an event next month hosted by WeSpeak Bermuda, the organisation dedicated to building female public-speaking skills and opportunities. Ms Groskop will host an interactive theatre performance February 6 at the Hamilton Princess, showcasing the oratorical... Read more of this article
Jan 15: Netpreneur Is The Nextpreneur Seminar
The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation [BEDC] will host The Netpreneur is the Nextpreneur, a seminar that will “explore how and why tech savvy entrepreneurs are taking over the small business landscape.” The seminar will be held at the Bermuda Society of Arts on the 3rd floor of City Hall, on Wednesday, January 15th, 2020 from 5:30pm... Read more of this article
Butterfield Bank: December Share Repurchases
In a filing with the Bermuda Stock Exchange, the Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited advised that during the month of December 2019, the Bank purchased for Treasury 275,188 Common Shares at an average price of $36.09 per share. Related Stories Butterfield Share Repurchases For Nov 2025 Butterfield Share Repurchases For Oct 2025 Butterfield... Read more of this article
One Communications Share Repurchases
In a filing with the Bermuda Stock Exchange, One Communications Ltd., announced their share repurchase programme. The filing stated, “One Communications Ltd. Announces Share Buyback Programme for 2020 “6 January 2020 – The Board of Directors of One Communications Ltd. has authorized the repurchase of up to 2 million common shares of the... Read more of this article
Athene Closes $6 Billion In Pension Risk Transfer
Athene Holding Ltd. announced it has reached approximately $6.0 billion in total pension risk transfer [PRT] transactions for 2019, which includes approximately $800 million from a recently completed funded reinsurance transaction with a leading U.K. insurance company. The company said, “Under the terms of Athene’s inaugural transaction in the... Read more of this article
Bermuda Stock Exchange Report: Jan 6 2020
January 6 saw 0 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. The BSX finished at 2,404.48, even on the day. There were 0 advances, 0 declines, and 55 remained unchanged. The full report for the day is available here [PDF]. Related Stories Bermuda Stock Exchange Report: Jan 2 2026 Bermuda Stock Exchange Report: Dec 31 2025 Bermuda Stock Exchange Report:... Read more of this article
EY Expands Transaction Advisory Services Team
EY announced today [Jan 6] that Eleanor Fisher joined the organization as Partner and Tammy Fu as Associate Partner in the EY region of the Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands. A spokesperson said, “Both Eleanor and Tammy bring an enormous wealth of restructuring and transaction advisory experience, and have worked on transactions... Read more of this article
