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Free Seminar On Saving, Budgeting, Investment
People will be able to get expert free advice on saving and budgeting as well as investments during a free seminar, as on Thursday [April 27] Colonial Pension Services will host ‘It’s Your Future … and Your Now’ at the Hamilton Princess. Laurie Daniels, Customer Service Manager with Colonial Pensions Services Limited, said: “Research shows... Read more of this article
Colonial Renames Wellness Programme: Zest
One of the Island’s wellness programmes has received a make-over and a new name in a bid to get more people off the couch. “The health issues in Bermuda are very well documented,” said Jacqueline Perreault, Colonial’s Corporate Wellness Director. “An awful lot of those issues are preventable. Quite often all it takes is a changing a few habits.” Colonial... Read more of this article
Colonial Urges People To Support P.A.L.S. Walk
People are being urged to sign up for a charity walk to raise funds for cancer care in Bermuda, with the 29th annual P.A.L.S. Cancer Care Sponsored Walk set to takes place on Sunday [Feb 19] with people able walk three, five or 10 kilometre routes, starting from the organisation’s offices at 18 Point Finger Road at 8.30am. Colonial is one of the... Read more of this article
Free Seminar To Answer Pension Questions
How long will you need your retirement money to last? How much should you be saving now? How should your pension funds be allocated? These are just some of the questions that will be answered at a pensions seminar in Hamilton. Colonial Pension Services has organised a free meeting to address key questions surrounding pensions, to be held on Thursday... Read more of this article
‘Testament To High Standards Of Construction’
Colonial Insurance have received 22 claims so far, and said that as a comparison, they had over 400 claims after Hurricane Matthew hit another island last week, saying the variance in claims is a “great testament to the high standards of construction in Bermuda.” Juanita Coley, Claims Manager, Colonial Insurance, said: “We have had very... Read more of this article
Colonial To Host Free Seminars On Life Insurance
One of the Island’s leading insurance companies is marking Life Insurance Awareness Month with a series of free seminars on the subject. Colonial Life Assurance will host a series of lunch and learn seminars tomorrow [Sept 7], and September 14, 21 and 28 – all at their offices at Jardine House on Reid Street and all from 12.30pm to 1.30pm. A... Read more of this article
100-Year-Old Driver Recognised By Colonial
Even at the age of 100, there’s no stopping Brownlow Place who is at his happiest behind the wheel of his favourite Daihatsu. The sprightly centenarian got lessons when he was aged in his 20’s and asked if he still enjoyed driving he said: “Oh yes I do!” Mr Place has never driven overseas and has always stayed on Bermuda’s roads and asked... Read more of this article
Retirement Planning Seminar Set For Tomorrow
Some key questions on pensions will be answered when Colonial Pension Services Ltd. presents a Retirement Planning Seminar tomorrow [June 30] at the Hamilton Princess Hotel from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Refreshments will be available after the presentation. Topics being covered include: how long do people need money to last in retirement, how much retirement... Read more of this article
Pension Fund Withdrawal Should Be ‘Last Resort’
Withdrawing money from a pension fund should be a last resort and could affect final pay-outs stopping people living out their golden years in comfort, according to a leading pensions company. Marie-Jo Caesar, Chief Operating Officer for Pensions at Colonial Group International, was speaking after it emerged that $17m has been withdrawn from occupational... Read more of this article
Colonial Group Sponsoring “Relay For Life”
One of the Island’s leading insurance companies is sponsoring a major event that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for cancer research and prevention – including the Island’s new Radiation Therapy Initiative. Colonial Group International is sponsoring Relay For Life of Bermuda – the second time it has been a platinum sponsor. Naz... Read more of this article
Colonial Insurance, KBB Team Up For Clean Up
Members of the Colonial Insurance Wellness Programme teamed up with Keep Bermuda Beautiful to help clean up areas in Warwick including around the rubber tree, Khyber Pass and Bulkhead Drive. By joining forces with KBB, the Colonial staff participated in a “Better Health and a Healthy Environment” activity. Related Stories Whitney... Read more of this article
Events To Highlight Importance Of Life Insurance
Colonial Insurance is holding a series of events to highlight the importance of life insurance. September is earmarked in North America as Life Insurance Awareness Month in order to show how it can help a business, the family and even in succession planning. Sheldon Maybury, a Life Insurance Consultant at Colonial Life Assurance, said the law mandated... Read more of this article
Isachsen To Oversee Colonial Wellness Program
Companies in Bermuda are increasingly taking the welfare of their staff more seriously and implementing new health schemes, according to a newly appointed wellness coordinator. Emmy Isachsen has been appointed by Colonial Medical to oversee wellness programmes for the firm’s clients, including the Virgin Pulse scheme. She said: “Health and wellness... Read more of this article
One Hour Video: Arianna Huffington’s Speech
Hundreds of people packed the Fairmont Southampton Poinciana Ballroom to hear Arianna Huffington talk about the importance of looking after ourselves. The founder of the Huffington Post was on the Island courtesy of Colonial Medical Insurance, and spoke to more than 900 people on Saturday. She told the crowd that her ‘wake-up’ moment was when she... Read more of this article
Colonial Offering $25,000 Education Scholarship
A local insurance company is urging students interested in a career in the insurance industry to apply for a $25,000 scholarship. Through the Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies [BFIS], Colonial Group International Limited, a patron member of BFIS, provides a $25,000 scholarship for up to two years to a junior or senior university student pursuing... Read more of this article
Relay For Life of Bermuda To Hold Second Event
One of the Island’s leading insurance companies has become a major sponsor of a 24-hour event aimed at raising money to improve access to cancer treatment in Bermuda. Relay For Life of Bermuda will stage its second event in Bermuda this year – after raising an incredible $450,000 at its inaugural event last May. Colonial Group International has... Read more of this article
