Bermuda has signed a Tax Information Agreement, or TIEA, with the Republic of Indonesia at a ceremony in London on Wednesday, June 22, attended by Bermuda’s Premier, the Hon. Paula A. Cox, JP, MP, and H.E. Yuri Octavian Thamrin, Ambassador …
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A’ (Excellent) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a” from “a-” of the Bermuda-based Lancashire Insurance Company Limited and Lancashire Insurance Company (UK) Limited. Best has also …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Bermuda-based Argo Re Ltd. and its subsidiaries. Best also affirmed the ICR of “bbb” and debt ratings of the …
Joe Plumeri, Chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings, told delegates at the Insurance Day Conference in Bermuda that the insurance industry is entering a “golden age” of opportunity. He cited the fact that there are two billion people in …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Platinum Underwriters Bermuda, Ltd. and its strategic affiliate Platinum Underwriters Reinsurance, Inc. Best also affirmed the ICR of “bbb” …
Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. announced that, following consent from FINMA, the Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority, it has completed the acquisition of Glacier Reinsurance AG, the Swiss-based reinsurance company in run-off. The bulletin noted that Glacier Re, established in 2004, …
Hiscox Ltd., which operates in the U.S., Bermuda and Europe, as well as the Lloyd’s and UK market, has issued its Interim Management Statement for the first three months of the year to 31 March 2011. Hiscox said its gross …
Bermuda-based Alterra Capital Holdings Limited announced several role changes and promotions that will affect its corporate and reinsurance operations, including the appointments of Greg Richardson as Executive Vice President, Underwriting Strategy and Business Analytics for Alterra, Jed Rhoads as Executive …
The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) has released the 2010 global underwriting results for its 22 member (re)insurers – companies that write insurance and reinsurance from underwriting centers in Bermuda, Europe and the United States. The ABIR said …
