Increases in the cost of building materials over the past two years have been the most severe that some experienced construction professionals have ever seen. From concrete to glass to aluminium to countertop materials, prices…
Construction companies have seen a healthy demand for their services over the past two years, despite a lack of major projects since the completion of the new terminal at LF Wade International Airport, the St…
International business leaders have been weighing the impact of the sweeping payroll tax changes in the Bermuda Government’s Budget on their employment costs. While only the employee’s share of the tax was increased for anyone…
Insurance-linked securities investors have been severely tested over the past decade, as a series of heavy catastrophe loss years have triggered payouts. Trapped capital — when cedants effectively freeze investors’ capital while insured losses develop…
(In photo: Denise Carey, CEO and executive director, and Jean-Ann Hayward, head of operations, HOME) Consumers, employees and communities are raising the bar for corporate social responsibility. The increasing expectation that businesses should be a…
Photo: Climate change will make hurricanes like last year’s Ian a more regular occurrence Climate change poses arguably the greatest challenge faced by humanity in the 21st century. Bermuda will put itself at the centre…
Nicola Hallett of Artex Risk Solutions Hardening insurance market drives companies to seek self-insurance Captive insurance may be an ageing segment of Bermuda’s flagship international industry – but 60 years after the first captive was…