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Bermuda-based re/insurer Catlin Group Ltd has set up an operation in Dubai to focus on reinsurance opportunities in the Middle East, North Africa and parts of South Asia.
Catlin Middle East Ltd was granted a Category 4 licence by the Dubai Financial ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2014
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Reinsurance
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Fitch Ratings said yesterday that its downgrade of Bermuda’s credit rating — announced last Friday — does not currently impact Fitch’s ratings of Bermuda-domiciled insurance companies.
The Island’s international re/insurers are seen as “being highly...
DATE: Jun 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Great employers are some of the unsung heroes of our community. Once again The Bottom Line magazine is seeking to recognise the very best of them in the sixth annual Top Ten Employers That Stand Out awards.
The people-based survey endeavours to find ...
DATE: Jun 04, 2014
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Other
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Twenty-five professionals involved in facilities management are winding up special three-day training to hone their skills as part of the Facility Management Professional designation.
Facility managers are responsible for large properties and plants...
DATE: Jun 04, 2014
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
Gibraltar officials are in Bermuda stepping up their efforts to build a strong insurance presence at home.
A delegation meets this week with Premier Michael Dunkley, as the fellow British Overseas Territory pursues an agenda they say is of mutual ben...
DATE: Jun 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
Soaring health insurance premiums are a major driver of the increase in the cost of living, the latest Government statistics reveal.
The Consumer Price Index, released by the Department of Statistics today, showed there was an average increase of 8.2...
DATE: Jun 04, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Happiness. You decide about happiness. We are reading more stories than ever of people who have been forced by circumstances to completely change their vocation and their habits. In many of these cases we are witnessing a significant drop in income a...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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More than 1,200 Bermuda-based banks, trust companies, insurers and investment entities have signed up with the US tax authorities to comply with a law designed to fight tax dodging by Americans.
The US Treasury announced yesterday that about 77,000 b...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Captive insurance professionals yesterday heard Finance Minister Bob Richards predict a rise in US interest rates in the near term during a panel discussion at the Bermuda Captive Conference.
But he was challenged by one panellist when he suggested t...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
David Fox, Business Editor
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd has increased the value of its takeover offer for fellow Bermuda re/insurer Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd and is making moves to shake up the Aspen board of directors.
Endurance’s move comes after Aspen’s board vehemen...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Reinsurance
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent