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ILS

BSX: onwards and upwards

Bermuda Stock Exchange president and CEO Greg Wojciechowski has been positioning Bermuda as a leading jurisdiction for listing of insurance-linked securities. Here he outlines the exchange’s successes.   1 September 2012

Re/insurance

A bitter-sweet memory: Hurricane Andrew

The clouds of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 had a silver lining for Bermuda. On its 20th anniversary it is clear how important the event was to the Island’s growing significance as a global re/insurance centre.   1 September 2012

Re/insurance

A wake-up call for workers' comp

Workers’ compensation reinsurance continues to face stiff headwinds, but rate increases on the primary side, anaemic investment returns and 100-plus combined ratios may yet spell some cheer for the line.   1 September 2012

ILS

Surging ahead (ILS)

The insurance-linked securities market has achieved its best quarter yet. Paul Schultz of Aon Benfield Securities outlines the state of play in a recordbreaking three months.   1 September 2012

Re/insurance

Monte Carlo: view from the top

In our pre-Monte Carlo leaders’ survey, we spoke with leading Bermuda and international figures about the key concerns of the industry and strategies for growth in the coming 18 months.   1 September 2012

Life

The economies of a healthy workforce

A healthy workforce is a productive one. Here, the importance of a proactive corporate wellness programme is explored by Jacqueline Teunissen of Colonial Medical Insurance.   1 June 2012

Re/insurance

Property cat: from the front line

Bermuda reinsurance is indivisibly associated with property cat, and few lines have been more tested in recent months.Bermuda Re spoke with a host of Island players about the implications of recent events.   1 June 2012

Re/insurance

M&A and the pursuit of scale

Prospects for mergers and acquisitions in the coming months and the industry’s continuing pursuit of scale are discussed by members of Bermuda Re’s editorial board.   1 June 2012

Re/insurance

Third Point Re's different play

John Berger outlines new reinsurer Third Point Re’s game plan, a strategy that will draw upon his depth of underwriting experience and the investment expertise of New York hedge fund Third Point.   1 June 2012

Re/insurance

Regional rumblings, but opportunities abroad

There are abundant opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa. Energy and construction projects, demographic development and economic growth are generating considerable prospects for re/insurance.   1 June 2012

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