October 26-29

Federacion Interamericana de Empresas de Seguros (Fides) 29th Conference. Higuey, Dominican Republic. call 1 809 5560014 or log on to www.cadoar.org.do or e-mail cadoarcodetal.net.do

October 27-31

Baden-Baden Reinsurance Meetings. Baden-Baden, Germany. Go to www. badendirectory.com

November 2-4

The Insurance and Technology Conference. Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, California, US. Insurance Services Office. Go to www.iso.com.

November 3-4

Second Due Diligence & Asset Recovery Symposium, Biltmore Hotel, Miami. www.kycnews.com/03agenda.htm Or call KYC News on 305-372-6267.

November 9-12

National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII). Atlanta. Log on to www.naii.org or call 1 847 550 9353.

November 10 -12

American Financial Services Bermuda programme series: Seminars on managing portfolo managers. Register on line: www.afs-seminars.com

November 13-14

American Financial Services Bermuda Program Series: Seminar on securities operations, processing and accounting. Register online: www.afs-seminars.com

November 14-20

Construction Risk Conference. Chicago. Sponsored by International Risk Management Institute Inc. Go to www.irmi.com/construction or call (800) 827 4242.

November 16-18

MAR's First Conference on Dynamic Asset Allocation, Sheraton San Diego. www.marhedge.com

November 17-19

Annual World Captive Forum. Strategic networking for captives in Naples, Florida. lhollyharringtoncompany.com

The conference includes numerous sessions on captives including 'Cell Captives: Uses and Developments' and 'Contingent Capital - The Basic Alternatives' and 'Captive Basics: The Expanding Horizons' which includes a presentation from Bermuda-based captive manager Nicholas Dove (president, Quest Insurance Solutions Ltd).

November 17-18

Insurance in Russia and the CIS. London, UK. EF International. Call 44 20 7878 6907 or e-mail petrahef-international.co.uk or go on line at www.ef-international.co.uk.

November 27-28

International Conference on the Future of Funded Systems. Zurich, Switzerland. Geneva Association. call 41 22 707 6600 e-mail cristina_manzonigenevaassociation.org.

November 30 - December 3

27th Annual Conference on the Association of Risk Managers of Australasia. Queensland, Australia. Arima. Call 61 7 3858 5525 or e-mail arimaconfim.com.au or log on to arima.com.au.

December 1-3

Rescheduled information for The Bermuda Angle: The conference will now be held from December 1-3 at the Boca Reton Resort and Club, Boca Raton, Florida. Registration for the event, which is an invitation event for the investment community of buy and sell-side analysts, can be done through the conference website, www.bermudaangle.com. Participants are ACE Limited, IPC Holdings, PartnerRe, RenaissanceRe, XL Capital, Max Re, Arch Capital, Axis Capital, Endurance Specialty Holdings, Montpelier Re and Platinum Underwriters.

December 3-5

South Carolina Captive Association 4th Annual Educational Conference. Charlestown, Carolina. Call 843 724 8410.

December 4-5

Product Safety and Liability Prevention. Los Angeles, California. Goodden Enterprises. Call 262 594 5715 or e-mail rgooddengo.com

December 9-11

Cayman Captive Forum. Grand Cayman. Sponsored by the Insurance Managers Association of Cayman, The Cayman Island's Government and the Chamber of Commerce. Go to www.cima.ky

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