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Qatar Insurance Company Group says its global expansion and diversification strategy is progressing according to plan, pointing to the recent acquisition of Markerstudy Group’s Gibraltar-based insurance companies by its reinsurance arm, Bermudian-ba...

Rating agency Fitch expects Bermuda to maintain its position as a global centre for insurance and reinsurance — despite taking something of a hit from US tax reform. In a statement released today Fitch said US tax cuts would diminish the island’s tax...

When the Bermuda Captive Conference returns to its June slot this year, after being displaced by the America’s Cup last year, it will have a new man at the helm. In addition, a number of fresh ideas and innovations, including a conference app, will b...

An inspiring and charismatic guest keynote speaker is lined up for the Bermuda Captive Conference in June. Derreck Kayongo was a Ugandan refugee who, with his parents, fled that country during the reign of Idi Amin in the 1970s. He eventually moved t...

Bermudian-based Katie Kelly has been named in a select list of captive industry professionals to watch in 2018. Ms Kelly is captive insurance director with PwC Bermuda. She is included in Captive Review magazine’s “Ones to Watch in 2018” list, which ...

Modest rate increases after a year of heavy catastrophe losses suggest that the peaks and troughs of the reinsurance cycle are getting smoother. That is the view of Fitch Ratings, whose analysts believe that alternative capital is changing the dynami...

The sale by Randall & Quilter of part of its business will prove a net positive for jobs in Bermuda. That is the view of R&Q, which is based in the FB Perry Building on Church Street and which said it has hiring plans for its remaining Bermuda operat...

University students home for the holiday break were given the opportunity to participate in a BFIS Speed Networking Lunch on at O’Hara House, courtesy of XL Catlin. Approximately 35 insurance professionals and over 40 college students enjoyed an hour...

A rush of new capital into the reinsurance sector after the third worst catastrophe loss year in history could have “long-term consequences for the structure of the reinsurance market”. That is the view of reinsurance broker Aon Benfield, which said ...

Bermudian-based Qatar Re has won regulators’ approval to open a branch in London. The firm, which is headquartered in offices at Belvedere Place on Pitts Bay Road, is looking at the UK as an important growth market, according to a report out of Dubai...

Four island-based executives are included in the latest power list for the captive insurance sector. Leading the way is Peter Mullen, who is at number two on the Captive Review Power 50 list, published by Captive Review magazine. Last year he was num...

XL Catlin’s insurance operations has announced the appointment of Todd Wilhelm as regional product leader, Energy, Property and Construction for Asia Pacific. He will be responsible for growing the energy, property and construction book and leading ...