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Finance Minister Paula Cox will set out her vision for a globally competitive Bermuda insurance market tomorrow morning, when her keynote address opens the inaugural Insurance Day Summit Bermuda.
The two-day event at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess wi...
DATE: Jun 18, 2007
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Aspen Re is to step up its presence in the European reinsurance market by opening an office in Switzerland.
The new operation in Zurich, described by the company as "a major office", will serve as the hub for Aspen's European reinsurance activity.
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DATE: Jun 15, 2007
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Bermuda-based Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd. has attracted strong investor interest over the past week resulting in a 10.5 percent rise in its share price.
The boost in the insurer and reinsurer's fortunes came about after the company announced on June...
DATE: Jun 14, 2007
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Proposed changes to US tax laws put forward by senior members of the Democratic Party are likely to feature high on the agenda of Premier Ewart Brown and Finance Minister Paula Cox when they meet US lawmakers in Washington this week.
At a Cabinet Off...
DATE: Jun 13, 2007
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PartnerRe chief executive officer Patrick Thiele yesterday joined other industry leaders in calling for changes to the complex US system of insurance regulation.
All 50 US states have their own regulations, which has long been a source of red, tape, ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2007
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Twelve Bermudian university students will get the chance to work a stint at three of the Island's international businesses this summer under a scheme aimed at giving locals a head start in their career.
The Summer Internship Programme (SIP), sponsore...
DATE: Jun 06, 2007
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Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. has created a new Island-based reinsurance company, specifically to cater to homeowners' business in Florida.
Starbound Reinsurance II Ltd. will create around $375 million in new reinsurance capacity for the ...
DATE: Jun 06, 2007
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The shareholders of Bermuda-based insurer Alea Group Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. narrowly rejected the proposed cash acquisition by FIN Acquisition Ltd. via an amalgamation scheme at an adjourned special general meeting held last Thursday.
Alea announced...
DATE: Jun 04, 2007
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The wave of new insurers established on the Island since Hurricane Katrina, known as the "Class of 2005", are likely to buy into the Lloyd's of London market in the near future, according to sources quoted by a top British daily.
The Financial Times ...
DATE: Jun 01, 2007
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The World Insurance Forum (WIF) is to be held in Dubai next year — the first time in the conference's 14-year history it will have been held outside Bermuda.
WIF project coordinator Suzie Pewter yesterday declined to comment on the change of venue fo...
DATE: Jun 01, 2007
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