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Former Swiss Re group chief underwriting officer Brian Gray is to become a director of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd, replacing Thomas Cooper who is retiring from the board.
The switch is expected to occur in May when the company holds its annual meetin...
DATE: Feb 21, 2013
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International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A controversial media artist from Italy has warned he intends to target companies registered in Bermuda as part of “a service to democratise offshore business for people who don’t want to pay for their riches”.
Paulo Cirio is already selling fake cer...
DATE: Feb 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A major insurance company based in the Middle East intends to expand its reinsurance operations into Bermuda.
Qatar Insurance Company has embarked on a five-year plan, which includes setting up operations for its reinsurance arm in Bermuda and Zurich...
DATE: Feb 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
XL Group’s reinsurance operations are expanding their footprint in the US with the opening of offices in Philadelphia and Dallas, Texas.
The office will be led by Dean Wolfe who was recently promoted to western regional manager of XL's newly created ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2013
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International Business
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Bermuda’s growing hedge fund reinsurance sector comes under a negative spotlight in the following article by Bloomberg News. The article accuses wealthy hedge fund manager John Paulson of leading funds to what it terms a "Bermuda tax dodge aiding bil...
DATE: Feb 20, 2013
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International Business
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The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has announced it is taking another step forward in its review and administrative procedures for company or partnership formations.
Specifically, the BMA says there will be a refinement to the beneficial owner inf...
DATE: Feb 19, 2013
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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(BestWire) Despite some emerging concerns regarding implementation of European Union Solvency II requirements, the Bermuda Monetary Authority will continue efforts to meet an EU equivalency standard that is part of the directive, said Shelby Weldon, ...
DATE: Feb 19, 2013
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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The global head of foreign exchange strategy for HSBC, David Bloom, believes a currency war is taking place.
Visiting Bermuda to speak with investors about foreign exchange markets and trends, Mr Bloom pinpointed three key areas he wants to draw clie...
DATE: Feb 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
NEW YORK (BestWire) — Developers of catastrophe models will spend years digging through the data cache left behind by Hurricane Sandy that one modeller called a “treasure trove” of information, which will help address challenges in modelling Northeas...
DATE: Feb 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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It’s one of the largest and oldest insurance institutions in the world, with 325 years of history and tradition, but a digital revolution of sorts is taking place at Lloyd’s of London.
A new iPad app launched at Lloyd’s this week is being hailed a ‘...
DATE: Feb 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
International Business
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