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The profitability and diversity of Bermuda’s captive insurance market and special purpose insurers has been highlighted in a new report.
It shows that in 2016, Bermuda captives assumed 62 per cent of their risk in North America, and 25 per cent in Eu...
DATE: Dec 04, 2017
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Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A forum to discuss strategies for improving natural catastrophe resiliency and closing the protection gap, which was sponsored by Bermudian-based RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd, has been held in London.
Titled “Improving Natural Catastrophe Resiliency: I...
DATE: Dec 01, 2017
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Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
With new regulations on the horizon that will impose large fines on companies which suffer certain types of data breaches, a snapshot study of the scale of cyber incidents has been released.
The 2017 Cyber Claims Study by NetDiligence, featuring inpu...
DATE: Nov 30, 2017
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Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Bermuda’s foreign portfolio holdings were $546.2 billion last year, an increase of 8 per cent on 2015.
The increase was attributed to a growth in the insurance sector’s total assets.
The insurance sub sector accounted for 84 per cent of the island’s ...
DATE: Nov 30, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A quirky piece of experimental marketing involving the Bermuda Tourism Authority and JetBlue Airways drew hearty applause from a roomful of business executives.
They were reacting to an online video that showed pedestrians in New York City answering ...
DATE: Nov 22, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A campaign to raise awareness internationally of Bermuda’s efforts in anti-money laundering and antiterrorist financing will be rolled out in the new year.
The Association of Bermuda International Companies is one of the organisations involved in the...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Interest in all-electric vehicles is increasing in Bermuda, with a number of vendors reporting sales or higher numbers of enquiries from potential customers.
And businesses that have brought the vehicles to the island are confident more people will s...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Bermuda’s tourism sector has gained significant traction during the past three years, lifting the island above its Caribbean peers as measured by a number of performance indicators.
This shows that the island’s marketing model and endeavours aimed at...
DATE: Nov 16, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
On the face of it, having representatives of Airbnb and Expedia speak at a hotel investment conference was unusual.
Indeed, the first question asked of them at the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations Summit was how they respond to ac...
DATE: Nov 15, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Lego bricks and sandboxes were part of a business conference discussion on fintech, insurtech and opportunities for Bermuda.
The question of supervision, regulation and external influences on Bermuda regarding tech-based start-ups was the focus of a ...
DATE: Nov 10, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil