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BF&M says earnings are being impacted by soaring health costs, including a spike in the cost of cancer treatment. President and CEO John Wight said the insurance company basically has seen a reduction in the number of lives covered but increasing sev...

Endurance Specialty Holdings last night reported a year-end net income of $92.1 million and easily beat the expectations of analysts on Wall Street. The gain compares with a Q1 2012 net income of $74.4 million. Bermuda re/insurer reported an operatin...

A medical practice has resorted to hiring its own debt collector to track down a soaring number of patients refusing to pay. The company has accumulated roughly $300,000 in unpaid bills since 2011, said one doctor, who requested anonymity for this st...

Income and education are the top determinants in both the health and health spending of Bermuda’s residents. The Health Disparities Report 2013, released yesterday by the Bermuda Health Council, shows the extent to which social and economic forces af...

Government’s health insurance is improving on its poor history of turnaround for claims, a spokesman said. And better prediction methods in the Department are reflected in its latest Budget figures. Health Insurance funding for the new fiscal year is...

Anxieties linger in the healthcare industry, over tomorrow’s deadline for the end of upfront charges on the insured portion of a doctor or dentist’s service. Bermuda Dental Association head Chris Allington told The Royal Gazette: “I think there is a ...

The latest grim forecast for the Island’s health costs has underlined the need for a unified effort, insurers BF&M have warned. The Bermuda Health Council has projected that locals will spend $1.7 billion on their healthcare in 2021. Said BF&M presid...

Scorching summer heat and widespread drought conditions throughout the US are leading to questions about losses for the property and casualty insurance industry. The US hasn’t seen a drought this big in more than 50 years, according to a report rele...