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Swiss Re boss Stefan Lippe expects to see more mergers and acquisitions in the insurance industry as companies seek to make good use of the capital accumulated last year.
The chief executive officer of the world's second-biggest reinsurer was speakin...
DATE: Mar 16, 2010
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A prominent supporter of a change in US tax policy that could impose a higher tax burden on the Bermuda insurance market yesterday said that such legislation could cause "collateral damage" in the industry if not carefully written.
Ted Kelly, chief e...
DATE: Mar 16, 2010
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The World Insurance Forum will be broadcast live via the Internet today and tomorrow.
The two-day conference, which features an array of industry leaders, gets under way at Tucker's Point Hotel this morning.
Panels of CEOs will discuss hot industry t...
DATE: Mar 15, 2010
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Bermuda-based Omega Insurance Holdings faces a shareholder vote today on major board changes that could see two Bermuda insurance veterans added to its directors.
Invesco, its largest shareholder, is seeking to remove chairman Walter Fiederowicz and ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2010
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RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. anticipates that claims from last month's Chile earthquake and European windstorm will be "material" - but the Bermuda reinsurer still expects to make a first-quarter profit.
Bermuda rival Platinum Underwriters last night ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2010
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Butterfield Bank shares went on a roller-coaster ride in yesterday's Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) trading, on the day the bank announced details of its $130 million rights offering.
Shareholders who subscribe to the offering will be able to purchase ...
DATE: Mar 11, 2010
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PartnerRe Ltd. may face more than $300 million in claims emanating from the earthquake that caused billions of dollars worth of damage in Chile and tens of millions more from a European windstorm.
The company's shares fell 2.2 percent to $77.43 yeste...
DATE: Mar 10, 2010
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PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) partner Peter Mitchell has died suddenly at the age of 55.
It is understood that Mr. Mitchell was found in an unresponsive state by a family member at his home in Devonshire on Friday morning and was later pronounced dead...
DATE: Mar 08, 2010
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Private-equity giant the Carlyle Group has not invested $150 million into Butterfield Bank to "make a quick buck", according to one of its top executives.
Carlyle managing director and head of the Global Financial Services group, Olivier Sarkozy, tol...
DATE: Mar 05, 2010
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US tax policy will be increasingly under the spotlight in the coming months and Bermuda should be prepared for that, according to former US Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Speaking at the Bermuda International Business Association's annual general meeti...
DATE: Mar 05, 2010
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