Latest Bermuda Headlines

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ABIR Applauds US-Bermuda Agreement to Share Tax Information

Dec 20 2013 // Bradley Kading, president and executive director of the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR), has praised an intergovernmental agreement signed by US Consul General Robert Settje and Bermuda Minister of...

Catalina Completes Shareholder Restructuring; $200 Million New Equity

Dec 20 2013 // Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd, the long term consolidator in the non-life run-off sector, announced that, “following regulatory approvals received in Bermuda, Switzerland, Ireland, the US and the UK, funds and...

ABIR Comments on ComFrame Supervision, Int’l. Insurance Capital Standards

Dec 16 2013 // In comments filed with the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) offered its support for the development of insurance capital standards (ICS)...

Ratings Recap: SAC Re, ZEP-RE, IRB-Brasil, Malaysian Re, Bahrain National

Dec 12 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Bermuda-based S.A.C. Re, Ltd. are unchanged and the ratings remain under review...

Best Europe Affirms Hiscox and Subs Ratings

Dec 5 2013 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a+” of Hiscox Insurance Company (Bermuda)...

Argo Group Makes International Management Appointments

Dec 4 2013 // The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. announced the appointment of Glenn Burles as senior executive officer of Argo Re (DIFC) and the promotion of Kevin Williams to head of claims for Argo Group’s...

Aon Risk Solutions and XL Bermuda Develop New Health Care Product

Nov 5 2013 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, and XL Group’s Bermuda Insurance Operations, XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd. (XLIB), announced a “new stand-alone integrated occurrence product...

ACE Bermuda Launches New CODA Premier D&O Policy

Oct 30 2013 // ACE Bermuda has launched a new CODA Premier directors and officers liability policy. The CODA Premier policy offers personal asset protection to directors and officers and is available through ACE’s commercial...

Catalina Completes Acquisition of American Safety Re

Oct 9 2013 // Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. announced that it has completed its acquisition of American Safety Reinsurance, Ltd. (AS Re), from Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, following approval from the Bermuda Monetary...

Industry Pioneer Catlin on Insurance and Environmental Concerns

Sep 27 2013 // Stephen J.O. Catlin has led the company/group that bears his name since 1984. He’s seen it grow into the biggest syndicate at Lloyd’s with gross premiums written of $5.5 billion. He was the first to move the...

Catlin Establishes ‘Global Reef Record’ Database for Coral Ecosystems

Sep 24 2013 // International specialty property/casualty insurer and reinsurer Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited announced the establishment of the Catlin Global Reef RecordCatlin has sponsored the group’s Seaview Survey for the...

Humberto Becomes Season’s First Hurricane; Gabrielle Spares Bermuda

Sep 11 2013 // Hurricane Humberto, the season’s first, churned in the Atlantic west of the Cape Verde Islands as Tropical Storm Gabrielle stalled after passing Bermuda.Humberto was declared a Category 1 storm in a 5 a.m. advisory...

Critics Say Taxpayers’ $14B Guarantees Profit for Crop Insurers

Sep 11 2013 // Former American International Group Inc. chief Maurice “Hank” Greenberg has a new business partner: the U.S. taxpayer.Greenberg’s Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. is one of 18 companies approved to get...

Bermuda Under Tropical Storm Warning for Gabrielle

Sep 10 2013 // Tropical Storm Gabrielle reformed in the Atlantic south of Bermuda, which can expect high winds, rough surf and rain later today, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.Gabrielle was 165 miles (265 kilometers)...

Catalina in Agreement with Fairfax for American Safety Acquisition

Aug 19 2013 // Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., a consolidator in the non-life run-off sector, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and Tower Group International, which confirms...

Aon Unveils Enhancements to Bermuda Shorts Form for Excess Liability

Aug 15 2013 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, announced enhancements to Bermuda Shorts, which it described as “an excess liability follow form policy that answers the demand for greater contract...

Tower Group, Meadowbrook Delays on Filings Could Trigger Shareholder Actions

Aug 13 2013 // After two property/casualty insurers—Tower Group International Ltd. and Meadowbrook Insurance Group—said they would delay scheduled Securities and Exchange (SEC) filings last week, law firms set the wheels in motion...

Best Affirms Alterra Capital and Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable

Aug 9 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Alterra Bermuda Limited and its affiliated operating companies, as well as...

Third Point Re Claims Eligibility for U.S. Jobs Act Disclosure Limits with No U.S. Staff

Aug 8 2013 // Billionaire hedge-fund manager Daniel Loeb’s Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., which has no staff in the U.S., said it can limit financial disclosure after a public offering because of rules promoting domestic job...

Willis Re Bermuda Names Harden as New CEO

Aug 6 2013 // Willis Group Holdings announced that Michael Harden, currently Chairman of Willis Re Australia, has been appointed CEO of Willis Re Bermuda, effective January 1, 2014Harden described his new assignment as a “great...