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Bermuda is home base for 14 of the world’s top 50 reinsurers, a new list published yesterday by global rating agency AM Best reveals.
The list which reflects the latest available 2020 compilation, confirms the continued concentration of reinsurance e...
DATE: Sep 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
Chief Justice Narinder Hargun has agreed with the joint provisional liquidators (JPLs) in the appointment of representatives for different classes of creditors in the winding up proceedings of Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Ltd and Omnia Ltd....
DATE: Aug 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
Bermuda-based global financial services provider Apex Group Ltd appears on pace to complete a $2.07-billion (1.51-billion pound) acquisition of British asset management services provider, Sanne Group Plc.
A joint statement said they reached an agreem...
DATE: Aug 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
Bermuda’s insurance regulators have created an advanced catastrophe bond registration process that puts the island light years ahead of the competition.
Cat bond sponsors looking to locate such structures on the island can take advantage of streamlin...
DATE: Aug 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
A panel of Caribbean insurance executives exposed defects in catastrophe models, speculated on the need for a revamp of building codes and revealed problems for countries and their insurers in the region, including reduced access to US dollars.
They ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
Caribbean countries will struggle to adopt a global minimum tax on corporate profits because they are already reeling over anti-money laundering and terrorism financing compliance requirements, a leading insurer said.
Paul Traboulay, the chief opera...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
The RG/BSX Index closed unchanged today at 2,557.26 in the absence of trading on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. For the week, the index is up 3.58 points (0.13 per cent) after 16,051 shares changed hands, valued at $102,661.50.
The BSX Insurance Index r...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
Residential trash collection is being offered by a local service for just $9 a week in a move aimed at supplementing the government’s once a week free collection.
Kenten Trott said the service is being offered in the eastern parishes – Hamilton Pari...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
An investment fund manager has called on Bermuda to coordinate with other countries in formulating a response to the push for a global minimum corporate tax.
The call came during the virtual Artemis Bermuda ILS Executive Roundtable this week, from Ri...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
Bermuda remains the favoured jurisdiction for catastrophe bond issuance, even though there’s now more choice than ever for sponsors with new jurisdictions, notably in Asia, increasingly looking to grow their market share.
This consensus emerged from ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor