Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Lauren Ingram

Bermuda applauds being added to tax ‘white list’

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Bermuda's Business Development Agency (BDA) has applauded being added to the European...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Lauren Ingram

Cayman Islands added to tax blacklist

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As predicted, the Cayman Islands has been added to the EU tax...
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Thursday, February 13, 2020
Lauren Ingram

Cayman Islands to be named on EU tax blacklist

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The Cayman Islands is expected to be put on an European Union...
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Fraser Irving

Guernsey: Substance rules ‘aren’t a big deal’

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The implementation of new substance requirements in Guernsey will have minimal impact...
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Thursday, March 14, 2019
Fraser Irving

Industry groups back Bermuda reputation

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Industry groups in Bermuda have backed the government’s efforts to remove the...
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Thursday, July 12, 2018
Richard Cutcher

UK concedes loss of passporting rights in latest Brexit white paper

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The United Kingdom has accepted insurers will no longer benefit from the...
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Thursday, March 08, 2018
Richard Cutcher

EU raises concerns over tax regimes in Luxembourg, Ireland and Malta

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The European Commission has turned its attention to tax regimes closer to...
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Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Barbados moved to “close monitoring” by European Union

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Barbados, one of 17 countries on the European Union’s blacklist published in...
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Wednesday, December 06, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Major captive domiciles avoid EU blacklist

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The Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Guernsey and the Isle of Man have committed...
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Thursday, November 30, 2017
Richard Cutcher

London (re)insurers propose Brexit solution

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A Free Trade Agreement concerning mutual market access for European Union and...
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Tuesday, June 06, 2017
Richard Cutcher

European Council approves EU-US covered agreement

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The European Council has authorised the signing of the covered agreement negotiated...
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Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Richard Cutcher

RIMS backs US-EU covered agreement

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RIMS, the risk management society, has written to the United States Secretary...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Covered agreement between US and EU creates uncertainty, but captives could be spared

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The German insurance regulator’s request for a Missouri-domiciled reinsurance company to establish...
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Friday, July 01, 2016
Captive Review

Watch Again: Captive Review’s Brexit Webinar

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Captive Review hosted an exclusive Brexit Webinar exploring the Ramifications and Considerations for...
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Friday, June 24, 2016
Captive Review

Brexit and its potential effect on the captive industry in Ireland

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Prior to the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union, Tim Scanlon,...
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Monday, May 09, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Brexit poses captive questions over passporting, tax and Solvency II

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Captive insurance companies either domiciled around the European Union, or writing business...
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Thursday, April 28, 2016
Richard Cutcher

EU public tax reporting will lift lid on European captives

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The European Commission’s drive for greater tax transparency will bring the continent’s...
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Sunday, February 28, 2016
Richard Cutcher

British EU exit could lead to Gibraltar captives relocating

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Gibraltar will find itself in a unique situation should the United Kingdom...
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Thursday, January 28, 2016
Richard Cutcher

EU cites offshore reinsurance arrangements in latest anti-BEPS measures

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The European Union (EU) looks set to increase its scrutiny of multinationals’...
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Monday, August 10, 2015
Richard Cutcher

EU Commission performs u-turn on Guernsey’s tax cooperation

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The European Union’s Commission has affirmed its view that Guernsey is a...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Poland removes Bermuda from blacklist as domicile fights back

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Poland has removed Bermuda from its “blacklist” of countries that are deemed...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Guernsey hits back after being placed on EU blacklist

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Guernsey has published a rebuttal to the European Union after it was...
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Monday, June 08, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Bermuda’s Solvency II equivalence bid reaches European Parliament

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Bermuda’s bid to achieve full Solvency II equivalence, excluding its captives, has...
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Thursday, October 03, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Commission states official 2016 SII application date

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The European Commission (EC) has postponed the application date of Solvency II...
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Thursday, September 05, 2013
Richard Cutcher

EU insurers spent $6.5bn in 2012 on SII compliance

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The 40 largest insurers in Europe spent an estimated $6.5bn last year...
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Tuesday, July 09, 2013
Richard Cutcher

UK insurer warns SII failure could be dire

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If European lawmakers get Solvency II wrong, it could not only obstruct...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Richard Cutcher

Rating could cut Solvency II costs says Fitch

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Obtaining a credit rating on a captive could lower the overall capital...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Richard Cutcher

Business tax change in IOM

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The Isle of Man has withdrawn its attribution regime for individuals (ARI),...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Richard Cutcher

Bermuda’s equivalence ‘could be limited’

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Bermuda will not have to apply the most stringent aspects of Solvency...
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Bermuda offered ‘segmented equivalency’ by EC

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Bermuda will not have to apply the most stringent aspects of Solvency...
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Abacus licenses first cell-based insurance manager

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Abacus Risk Management Services PCC (Abacus), which claims to be the first...
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Richard Cutcher

Captives facing risk of excessive regulation

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The insurance industry is facing the risk of excessive regulation in the...
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Thursday, October 07, 2010
Richard Cutcher

EXCLUSIVE: Captive market appears stable says AM Best

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Rating agency AM Best says it expects the captive sector to experience...
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Richard Cutcher

Insurance companies should complete QIS5, says Commission

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The European Commission has urged insurance and reinsurance companies to participate in...
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Richard Cutcher

BMA outlines approach to Solvency II equivalence

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The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has published details of its proposals for...
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Richard Cutcher

FERMA concerned by ‘excessive’ capitalisation

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The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has reiterated its concern...
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Features
Q&A: Big Ticket’s Ken Fraser and Rob Bartlett
Fresh from winning Insurtech Solution of the Year at the Captive Review US Awards earlier...
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Growth opportunities for PCCs and PCC cells in the UK and Europe
Michael Whitfield of Atlas Insurance PCC explains how, after the disruption caused by Brexit, the...
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North Carolina: A leader in cell captives
Lori Gorman of the North Carolina Department of Insurance answers Captive Review’s questions about the...
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831(b) Institute: IRS campaign against micro-captives threatens large captives
The IRS is biding its time by taking on micro-captives and will eventually refocus on...
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