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Bermuda plays host this week to the major annual Latin American risk management conference, the ALARYS Congress.
Premier Ewart Brown will open the event at the Fairmont Southampton hotel this morning, followed by opening remarks from Finance Minister...
DATE: Oct 11, 2010
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British insurance giant Amlin yesterday completed the change in domicile of its Bermuda-based reinsurance unit to Switzerland.
But on announcing the news yesterday, Amlin made a point of stressing its ongoing commitment to the Bermuda market.
The mov...
DATE: Oct 08, 2010
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Bermuda yesterday signed a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with India at a ceremony in New Delhi.
Premier Ewart Brown, who is in the Indian capital to attend the ongoing Commonwealth Games, signed the document, along with India's Minister o...
DATE: Oct 08, 2010
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XL Group plc chief executive officer Mike McGavick has dismissed claims that he might be tempted to return to US politics.
A report last month from FBR Capital Markets speculated that XL was an attractive takeover target for larger insurers and sugge...
DATE: Oct 08, 2010
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Capital G Bank Ltd. and First Bermuda Group (FBG) have agreed to merge in a deal that is expected to close within the next six weeks.
If the amalgamation is finalised, the new combined entity will have deposits in excess of $1.2 billion, a loan portf...
DATE: Oct 08, 2010
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Bermuda's life reinsurers face many challenges — but they're also optimistic about their growth prospects.
That is the conclusion of a report on the sector by international accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
"Life goes on... Exploring the diver...
DATE: Oct 07, 2010
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Bermuda needs to listen to the concerns of international business and act on them — or it may continue to lose international companies.
That is the view of Michael Fahy, chairman and finance spokesman for the Bermuda Democratic Alliance, speaking aft...
DATE: Oct 05, 2010
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Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty was reportedly in Bermuda last week to meet leading reinsurance industry figures.
The Florida-based examiner.com news website reported that the state's top insurance regulator addressed the boards of dire...
DATE: Oct 04, 2010
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Allied World Assurance Company's redomestication from Bermuda to Switzerland will have minimal impact on the company's Bermuda-based staff — but some executives will relocate.
That was the message from the global re/insurer on Friday, the day after t...
DATE: Oct 04, 2010
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Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Ltd. plans to move its holding company from Bermuda to Switzerland, the nine-year-old company announced last night.
In a statement, Allied said its board of directors had unanimously approved the redomesticatio...
DATE: Oct 01, 2010
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