All the headlines from our Bermuda Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 29 2007 // American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. (ASI) announced from its Bermuda office that it has appointed Guy Cloutier to the position of Senior Vice President of Alternative Risk Solutions and Chief Actuary of American...
Oct 29 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services commented on an announcement by the Bermuda-based Everest Re Group Ltd. (A-/Negative/–) and related subsidiaries (collectively referred to as Everest). Following its...
Oct 24 2007 // Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has extended the employment agreement of John Charman, CEO and president, to Dec. 31, 2009. AXIS Capital is a Bermuda-based global provider of specialty lines insurance and...
Oct 22 2007 // Max Bermuda, the operating company of the Max Capital Group, announced an expansion of its Dublin unit with the appointment of Michael W. Dicker as Senior Vice President – Agriculture at Max Re Europe Limited, Max...
Oct 19 2007 // Arch Insurance Bermuda announced that Terry L. Pimentel has been named President, effective January 1, 2008. He will succeed current President James J. Ansaldi, who is retiring after a “distinguished 28-year...
Oct 17 2007 // As of October first “ACE European Markets Insurance Limited and ACE European Markets Reinsurance Limited will trade under the business name of ACE Bermuda International (ABI),” said a bulletin on the ACE web...
Oct 8 2007 // An industry executive, representing a coalition of 14 large U.S.-based insurance groups, told the U.S. Senate Finance Committee late last month that a major tax advantage for certain foreign insurance groups could threaten...
Oct 8 2007 // The offshore reinsurance tax debate resurfaces in Congress againDomestic-owned insurers claim Bermuda-based companies hold an unfair tax advantage An industry executive, representing a coalition of 14 large U.S.-based...
Sep 28 2007 // At least that’s how Yogi Berra might describe it. On Sept. 25 William R. Berkley, chairman and CEO of the company of the same name, gave a detailed indictment before the Senate Finance Committee of the iniquities...
Sep 26 2007 // An industry executive, representing a coalition of 14 large U.S.-based insurance groups, told the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday that a major tax advantage for certain foreign insurance groups could threaten...
Sep 24 2007 // The United States excess and surplus lines market presents opportunities that are not lost on the rest of the world. Lloyd’s is the second largest U.S. surplus lines writer with a 14 percent market share. Direct...
Sep 12 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has published a commentary, titled, “Bermuda Class Of 2001: Five Years On,” which examines the present state of recent Bermuda reinsurance...
Sep 6 2007 // Bermuda-based Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited announced that Peter F. Watson has joined their Board of Directors. He is Vice Chairman, President and CEO of Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society (Bermuda) Ltd....
Aug 27 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a” from “a-” of CRC (Bermuda) Reinsurance Limited (CRC), a...
Aug 16 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has published a FAQ (frequently asked questions) about the Bermuda insurers’ financial strength.S&P credit analyst Thomas Upton noted that “following a year in...
Aug 13 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A” (Excellent) and assigned issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” to Bermuda-based BF&M Limited and its operating affiliates. The...
Aug 9 2007 // The Bermuda-based Max Capital Group Ltd. announced that on August 7, 2007, Max Capital and its Bermuda operating company, Max Bermuda Ltd. “entered into a credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A....
Aug 8 2007 // The newly-formed Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. announced the completion of its merger between Argonaut Group, Inc. and a wholly owned subsidiary of PXRE Group, Ltd. concluding the deal made earlier this year (See...
Aug 7 2007 // Bermuda-based White Mountains Re Ltd. announced that Dwight Evans has joined the organization as Executive Vice President – Global Reinsurance, subject to the approval of Bermuda’s immigration authorities. He...
Jul 23 2007 // San Antonio-based Southwest Business Corporation (SWBC) has formed a Bermuda reinsurance company, SWBC RE Ltd., the company announced.SWBC said the impetus for creating the reinsurance company stems from SWBC’s...