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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

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

Life

Seeking counsel (Cox Hallet Wilkinson)

Fielding questions posed by the in-house counsel of a Bermuda reinsurer, the team at Cox Hallett Wilkinson outlines its strengths in the fields of arbitration and law suits, M&A and corporate governance.   1 September 2012

Life

The Arab recoil

Rocked by civil strife and recently concluded and ongoing civil wars, the Middle East and North Africa continue to present unique challenges for those considering doing business in the region.   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

Life

Solvency II equivalence: a tale of two sectors

Solvency II equivalence will be of considerable benefi t to the Island’s commercial and captive re/insurance sectors. The Bermuda Monetary Authority outlines its progress towards equivalency.   1 June 2012

Life

Technology: into the cloud

Richard Munday, vice president, international business development at Keytech, explores a few of the concepts from the multifaceted jewel that is cloud computing.   1 June 2012

ILS

A bumper crop -- cat bonds

There has been a bumper crop of ILS issuances in the first half of 2012. Jason Carne and Adam Smith of KPMG discuss the successes of recent months and Bermuda’s prominence as a jurisdiction for cat bonds.   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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