All North America articles – Page 177
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Overview of global regulation
In the area of regulation, nothing less than the future of the offshore financial community is at stake, say Gordon Rowell and Tom Jones.
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A modern law firm
In its sixth year of business, Solomon Harris has built a place for itself in Cayman's legal fraternity and created a solid practice and an enviable track record.
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Voice of experience
Nick Leighton traces the roots of Caledonian Insurance Services and points out what to look for in selecting an insurance manager.
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In conversation
Cayman's acceptance of the highest international standards has been nothing but good news for all concerned, says an insurance banking specialist.
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Cayman meets the mark
Law firm Hunter and Hunter reviews recent developments in the Cayman Islands and concludes that all is well.
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Captivating the captives
The captive insurance industry is experiencing a period of rapid expansion and the captive business in the Cayman Islands continues to share in such growth. Barry Yetton reviews the reasons and outlines a captive company's banking needs.
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Busy, busy, busy
A hard market, made more so by the events of September 11, has prompted a wave of new interest, at record levels, in the captive insurance sector worldwide. At a round table discussion on the industry held at the Grand Old House in Cayman, representatives of the local insurance managers, ...
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Banking in Cayman
A report on the ways in which Royal Bank of Canada helps insurance clients and others in the Cayman Islands.
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Demand for ART
Robert Byler looks at issues surrounding insurance company/carrier transactions that involve ART or captive structures.
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Hidden Agenda
The publication of the report Towards a Level Playing Field,1 prepared by the influential international law firm, Stikeman Elliott, provides a welcome and timely opportunity to pause and analyse more objectively certain of the assumptions that underpin the initiatives of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)2 and ...
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Captive Advantage
Mike Gibbs reports that a group captive may provide a range of options that a single-parent captive cannot.
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Approaching the 600 mark
Kevin Lloyd surveys the Cayman Islands' growing insurance market and continues to find much that is positive.
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The supervisor speaks
Barbados is a dynamic and growing locus for insurance and the equal of any offshore jurisdiction, says Carlos Belgrave.
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The role of the treaty
Dr Trevor Carmichael explores the role of double tax treaties in the development of international commerce and beyond.
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On the rebound
A recent Central Bank of Barbados review of the first nine months of 2002 shows an economy ready to rebound.
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Institutional support
Barbados has a highly developed infrastructure that supports international business efforts and the insurance sector. Roger Crombie reports on some of the most important institutions.
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Imagination and vision
Next-generation finite risk took a step forward with the formation of Barbados-based Imagine Insurance Co two years ago.
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Greater input please
Barbados' Central Bank Governor has suggested greater participation by developing countries in the design and implementation of international financial standards.
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'Know your customer' goes electronic
The time-consuming demand that financial services providers `know their customers' can now be outsourced and automated, says Kenneth Bryant.
