Latest Bermuda Headlines

All the headlines from our Bermuda Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Top Insurance Journal International Stories of 2018

Dec 31 2018 // Mergers & acquisitions drew a lot of interest from the readers of Insurance Journal’s International section in 2018 with 11 of the top 25 articles focusing on Marsh & McLennan’s acquisition of JLT,...

Ed Broking to Open Bermuda Operation

Dec 10 2018 // Ed, the London-based reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced that it will expand its international footprint by setting up a broking platform in Bermuda.Once approved by the Bermuda Monetary Authority, the...

Peak Re Launches Asian Reinsurance Sidecar Deal Using Bermuda Special Purpose Insurer

Dec 10 2018 // Peak Reinsurance Co., the Hong Kong-based reinsurer, announced it has launched Asia’s first sidecar transaction via a new Bermuda-domiciled special purpose insurer, Lion Rock Re Ltd., to provide collateralized...

Markel CATCo Reports U.S., Bermuda Inquiries into Reserves

Dec 9 2018 // On Friday Dec .7, Markel Corp. said it was fully cooperating with inquiries by U.S. and Bermuda authorities into loss reserves recorded in late 2017 and early 2018 at Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd., the...

Horton Heads Ironshore Bermuda Rebranded as Liberty Specialty Markets

Dec 6 2018 // Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, is integrating its Ironshore Bermuda businesses and brands into one brand called Liberty Specialty Markets Bermuda.The new business will be led by...

Business Moves

Dec 3 2018 // Hilb Group, Burns & Eustice Insurance AgencyHilb Group LLC has acquired Michigan-based Burns & Eustice Insurance Agency. B&E has been offering property/casualty insurance products and services to businesses and...

U.S. Multinationals Flee No-Tax Caribbean Havens, in Favor of Low-Tax Havens

Nov 15 2018 // Many U.S. multinational corporations have packed up or are choosing to open subsidiaries in low-tax, rather than no-tax, countries that are seen as more legitimate than the formerly popular island destinations of the...

Chubb Bermuda Names Gonsalves Division President, Succeeding Clabby

Oct 19 2018 // Chubb has appointed Judy Gonsalves vice president of Chubb Group and division president of Bermuda. In this capacity, she has executive operating responsibility for the Bermuda-based commercial property and casualty (P/C)...

AXA XL Names Moniz & Scully to Lead Excess Casualty Teams in Bermuda, Dublin, Respectively

Sep 26 2018 // AXA XL announced two senior promotions within its Excess Casualty Insurance business.Effective immediately Vivienne Moniz and Elaine Scully have been appointed as head of Excess Casualty, Bermuda, and head of Excess...

Members of Assn. of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers Provide $840M to Local Economy

Sep 20 2018 // Members of the Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers (ABIR) made a direct economic contribution to Bermuda of more than $840 million in 2017, according to the group’s 13th annual member survey results.Data...

XL Catlin’s Duffy to Join AIG as Bermuda Manager

Sep 11 2018 // American International Group, Inc. announced that Catherine Duffy will join the company’s General Insurance business as Country Manager of Bermuda, at a date to be determined. In this role, Duffy will oversee...

Bermuda Market to Stay Key Reinsurance Hub Despite U.S. Tax Reform: A.M. Best

Sep 7 2018 // Bermuda will continue to be a key international hub for reinsurance despite being challenged in recent years, most recently by tax reform in the United States, which fundamentally changed how multinational entities are...

As Gordon Dumps Heavy Rains in the South, Florence Races Toward Bermuda

Sep 6 2018 // Tropical Depression Gordon moved north on Thursday, threatening central U.S. states with heavy rain, while Hurricane Florence churned toward Bermuda, packing maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 kph),...

Update: Weakened Gordon Dumps Heavy Rains; Hurricane Florence Heads Toward Bermuda

Sep 5 2018 // Tues., Sept 6, 1:16 am— Tropical Depression Gordon was expected on Thursday to dump more heavy rains that could cause flooding in central U.S. states as Hurricane Florence, a monster Category 3 storm, churned toward...

Enstar to Acquire Maiden Reinsurance North America

Sep 4 2018 // An Enstar Group subsidiary has agreed to acquire Maiden Reinsurance North America from a subsidiary of Maiden Holdings.The net consideration payable in the transactions is $307.5 million, subject to certain closing...

Private Equity Firm Apollo to Buy Aspen Insurance for $2.6 Billion

Aug 28 2018 // Apollo Global Management LLC, the investment firm led by Leon Black, agreed to acquire Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. for $2.6 billion, in the latest example of private equity investors expanding their insurance...

Run-Off Venture Targets Florida Auto Insurer Peachtree Casualty for First Acquisition

Aug 22 2018 // International insurance and reinsurance company DARAG and U.S.-based acquisition specialist SOBC have formed a joint venture with SOBC DARAG in Delaware to support DARAG’s expansion into the U.S. and...

What’s Ahead for Reinsurance Industry in 2018: Fitch

Jun 27 2018 // The global reinsurance industry demonstrated resiliency following the record level of catastrophe losses in 2017, as very strong capitalization and effective risk management enabled the sector to absorb the multiple hits...

XL Catlin Names Smyth, Greavesas to Global Excess Casualty Posts

Jun 6 2018 // XL Catlin insurance operations named Donnacha Smyth as president and Carla Greavesas as chief underwriting officer of Global Excess Casualty.Smyth, who will be based in Dublin, will start his new role in September. He will...

TigerRisk Creates Capital Markets Vehicle Panthera Re in Bermuda

May 24 2018 // TigerRisk Capital Markets & Advisory has formed a new Bermuda facility named Panthera Re to provide its insurance and reinsurance company clients with access to capital markets.With third-party capital from...