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Canopius Group Ltd. posted a pretax profit of £49 million ($73.9 million) for 2012, compared with a loss of £61 million ($95.6 million) for 2011, the company announced yesterday.
The privately held Guernsey-based insurer and reinsurer, whose Bermuda ...
DATE: Mar 15, 2013
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International Business
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The board of Bermuda-based, American Safety Insurance Holdings, has indicated that the company is exploring “strategic alternatives, including a potential sale of the company”.
The insurer has turned to Bank of America Merrill Lynch to advise on its ...
DATE: Mar 15, 2013
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International Business
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Bermuda-based Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. has announced it will issue a quarterly dividend on both its common and preferred shares.
The company declared a dividend of $0.115 per common share and a quarterly dividend of $0.554688 per 8.875 percent non...
DATE: Mar 15, 2013
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International Business
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Oil Insurance Limited (OIL), which has offices in Bermuda, announced yesterday the launch of the OTA (Oil Technical Accreditation), OIL’s innovative online technical accreditation course for members and global energy brokers.
The OTA is OIL’s first e...
DATE: Mar 14, 2013
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International Business
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Bermuda has once again come under the spotlight in the debate about multinational corporations and tax avoidance.
During a debate this week in the UK’s House of Commons, a UK MP said Britain “is responsible for some of the biggest tax havens in the ...
DATE: Mar 14, 2013
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International Business
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Aon Risk Solutions has signed a deal with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Ltd. to launch a unique insurance sidecar that will enable the broking giant to extend Berkshire’s capacity to Lloyd’s clients.
The coinsurance dea...
DATE: Mar 14, 2013
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International Business
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The head of Alterra Insurance in the US has emerged as a high profile departure in the wake of Markel’s shareholder-approved acquisition of Alterra.
According to a report in the Insurance Insider, Doug Worman, CEO of Alterra US Insurance, resigned f...
DATE: Mar 13, 2013
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International Business
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The board of directors of PartnerRe has authorised the repurchase of six million of the company’s common shares.
The announcement was made on Friday and takes immediate effect.
The latest repurchase authorisation supersedes the reinsurance company’s...
DATE: Mar 11, 2013
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International Business
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The deputy CEO of the world’s third-largest (re) insurance broker says it’s no coincidence the company chose Bermuda as the location of the company’s top management meetings.
Willis Group Holdings deputy CEO, Steve Hearn, who also serves as chairman...
DATE: Mar 11, 2013
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International Business
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Twelve people have been named as the first board of directors for the new Bermuda Business Development Corporation (BBDC).
They have been hailed as representing “an impressive cross section of business executives” by acting chairman David Cash.
The n...
DATE: Mar 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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