All Bermuda articles – Page 12
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Platinum posts 44% rise in profits
Bermuda-based holding group has benefitted from low catastrophe activity
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Many captives failing to optimise their structure - Marsh
A landmark study finds captive capitalisation higher than required, while their growing risk appetite should be noted by reinsurers.
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Online onlyTokio Marine completes Kiln acquisition
Announcement follows approval of regulator on 10 March
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Editor's Note
Editor's Note
The London versus Bermuda debate has been reignited by Hardy Group’s decision to follow fellow Lloyd’s insurers Hiscox, Omega and Kiln to the low tax domicile.
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AXIS reports strong third quarter
Combined ratio reflects a number of mid-sized natural catastrophes
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Reality bites
Being in Monte Carlo is like being stuck in a time warp. In the ever-changing world of insurance and reinsurance it is comforting escapism to be sat once again in the Café de Paris, gazing across Casino Square at the elegant façade of the Hotel de Paris. The yearly gathering, ...
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White Mountains expands team
Dwight Evans joins as EVP and president and CEO of underwriting subsidiary
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Online onlyThe Bermuda broker bonanza
Why are so many brokers upping their presence in the Bermuda market?
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Industry Matters
Retaining talent
Ian Wicks asks why companies need to attract and retain the best talent
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FeaturesMass exodus
Is Bermuda losing its shine? New time limits on work permits could force out 10,000 workers and this could spell the start of a slow decline of the reinsurance paradise, warns Roger Crombie
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Cover StoryThe profit burden
Ahead of the mid-year renewals, Bermudian reinsurers find themselves flush with capital and short on opportunity. So with Validus confirming its bid for Talbot, is an M&A frenzy looking all the more likely? Mairi Mallon reports
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FeaturesGR Survey: Florida’s impact on Bermuda
In May, GR ran a readership survey to establish what impact new Florida laws could have on the Bermuda market ahead of the mid-year renewals. Helen Yates presents the results
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GR Focus
Exiting Bermuda style
With so many adolescent players, Bermuda is not an obvious centre for discontinued business. But Katrina provided some highly-visible run-off activity, which illustrates the market’s growing sophistication, explains Charles Thresh
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AM Best affirms ratings for Syndicate 510 and Bermuda-based Kiln
AM Best has rated Kiln Bermuda, the newly established holding company of the Lloyd's Syndicate
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Spotting a niche
In the post-Spitzer environment, non-traditional reinsurance has become an important source of revenue for many brokers. Helen Yates looks back on how this business took off in 2006 and how, one year on, the sophistication of the products has grown dramatically.
