All the headlines from our Bermuda Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 2 2006 // The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited, an international specialty P/C insurer and reinsurer, announced that an operating subsidiary, Catlin Insurance Company Ltd. of Bermuda, “intends, subject to completion of...
Sep 22 2006 // AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced that the Company has consolidated its Bermuda-based operations and staff into its new headquarters, AXIS House, which is located at 92 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, Bermuda HM08. AXIS...
Sep 18 2006 // ACE’s Bermuda-based subsidiary, Corporate Officers & Directors Assurance Ltd. (CODA) has announced the launch of three new professional lines products aimed at the North American business segment.Executive VP...
Sep 13 2006 // ACE Limited announced that Lori Samson, Executive Services Director, has been named Chief Administration Officer for Bermuda-based operations. In this role she assumes the administrative responsibilities of Keith White,...
Sep 12 2006 // U.K.-based specialty and Lloyd’s insurer Hiscox plc posted a mixed first half performance. According to its recently published statement gross premiums written rose 43 percent to £625.1 million ($1.167 billion)...
Sep 11 2006 // A hurricane warning continues for Bermuda as Florence, the sixth named storm of the season, passes near the island.The center of the storm is passing a short distance west and northwest of Bermuda this morning. At 8 am the...
Sep 5 2006 // The U.K.’s Hiscox plc announced that its Board of Directors, is “in discussions which could lead to the creation of a new reinsurer, which will only reinsure Hiscox Syndicate 33,” which it manages, and in...
Sep 4 2006 // In its recently issued global insurance report A.M. Best Co. concludes that “almost a year after three massive hurricanes — Katrina, Rita and Wilma — the global reinsurance industry is still struggling to...
Aug 30 2006 // ACE Bermuda has appointed Anup Seth as Managing Director of ACE European Markets. He will assume responsibility for the general day-to-day management of ACE’s Dublin-based operation, which was established in 1997 to...
Aug 29 2006 // Global services provider Towers Perrin announced that Phillip Pettersen has joined the firm’s Reinsurance business as a Managing Director based in its Bermuda office. He will be responsible for business and brand...
Aug 18 2006 // In its recently issued global insurance report A.M. Best Co. concludes that “almost a year after three massive hurricanes—Katrina, Rita and Wilma—the global reinsurance industry is still struggling to manage its...
Jul 13 2006 // The Park Group recently announced internal appointments and changes to its management structure. According to the Group’s written statement, “these changes bring our best talent to the forefront of our...
Jul 4 2006 // EU Leaders Fiddle While Europe Burns: The crisis in the European Union, provoked when French and Dutch voters rejected the EU Constitution, is being largely ignored by Europe’s leaders. Instead of a bit of...
Jun 21 2006 // The U.K.’s Hiscox plc, a leading specialist insurer, operating in the Lloyd’s market, Bermuda and the U.S. said it “will give the following update at its Annual General Meeting,” scheduled to be...
Jun 8 2006 // The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited issued a general statement following the conclusion of its annual general meeting, held in Bermuda on June 6, which showed a “solid performance by the Catlin Group during the...
Jun 4 2006 // Former Tyco CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski is asking a court to force a Bermuda insurance broker to hand over documents related to whether an insurer must pay his legal bills of almost $17.8 million (euro14 million).In papers...
May 26 2006 // Specialty insurer Praetorian Financial Group said it has agreed to acquire Alea North America Specialty Insurance Company (ANASIC), an affiliate of Alea Group Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd of Hamilton, Bermuda.ANASIC is a...
May 23 2006 // Bermuda’s AXIS Capital has named Richard Housley, currently European Division President of AXIS Insurance, as President of AXIS Global Insurance. He will directly oversee all operating and underwriting activities...
May 11 2006 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has assigned a rating of “a-” to ACE INA Holdings, Inc.’s $300 million 30-year 6.7 percent senior unsecured notes. The notes are guaranteed by ACE INA Holdings’...
May 2 2006 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A-” (Excellent) for Bermuda-based Arch Reinsurance Ltd. and its reinsured affiliates. Best has also affirmed the issuer...