Tony Dowding
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Captives
Barbados removed from EU’s list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes
The Council of the European Union has removed eight jurisdictions from the EU's list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.…
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Analysis & Opinion
Robotics: speeding up our internal processes for faster customer delivery
Joyjit Gorain, robotics process automation (RPA) expert and Victoria Mavin, head of underwriting services and service transformation for UK commercial…
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CRE Insurance
Bermuda (re)insurance model to be tested by US tax reforms, says Fitch
The cut in the US corporate tax rate, as well as the new base erosion and anti-abuse tax and continued…
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CRE Insurance
Talanx to acquire Liberty Sigorta in Turkey
Talanx is to buy the Turkish non-life subsidiary of US-based Liberty Mutual Group for an undisclosed amount. Talanx has agreed…
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CRE Legal Regulation
California looks to pass on insurer tax savings to consumers
Insurers should pass the decrease in their taxes on to consumers, according to California insurance commissioner Dave Jones. He has…
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CRE Insurance
Moderate rate firming at January reinsurance renewals, says Guy Carp
Capital dedicated to reinsurance continued to grow in 2017 despite catastrophe losses, while rate firming at 1 January was generally…
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CRE Insurance
Slovakia proposes IPT changes
Slovakia is planning to introduce various changes to insurance premium tax (IPT) in the country, according to IPT compliance services…
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CRE Insurance
Government responds to Treasury Select Committee Solvency II recommendations
The UK Government has said it believes that it would be wrong to give the Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) secondary…
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CRE Legal Regulation
US Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax will negatively impact insurance programmes
The US risk management society RIMS has warned that it anticipates that the Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) provisions…
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CRE Insurance
London market readies for raft of new regulation in 2018
Regulatory developments are at the top of London market companies’ priorities in 2018, according to the International Underwriting Association (IUA).…
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CRE Insurance
Reinsurance underwriting cycle turns but modest price rises, says Fitch
The reinsurance underwriting cycle may finally have turned, but price rises look modest, according to Fitch Ratings, suggesting that the…
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CRE Insurance
Beazley sees sharp rise in combined ratio for 2017
London-based specialty insurance group Beazley plc expects to report a combined ratio of 99% for the year ended 31 December…
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CRE Insurance
Third-quarter results show catastrophes not a capital event – Best
Despite the fact that total industry losses from the third-quarter 2017 catastrophes may be upwards of $90bn, and significantly impacted…
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Global Risk Manager
International Programme News’ predictions for 2018
As an aid to global risk and insurance managers, to help them through the dark days of January, Insurance Programme…
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CRE Insurance
New report examines insurers’ readiness for IFRS 17
A Global IFRS 17 Readiness Assessment (GIRA) report has been published by Aptitude Software to assist chief financial officers (CFOs)…
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CRE Insurance
JLT Specialty appoints global CEO
Lucy Clarke has been appointed as chief executive of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group’s worldwide insurance broking activities, with the title…
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Captives
Vermont and Arizona report captive growth in 2017
Vermont licensed 24 new captives in 2017, while Arizona issued 11 captive licences last year. The Vermont Department of Financial…
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Captives
Strategic Risk Solutions Europe appoints associate director
Strategic Risk Solutions Europe (SRS Europe) has appointed Annette Heaney as associate director and head of finance, Europe, to support…
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Global Risk Manager
Pioneer launches Latin American hub based in Mexico City
Pioneer Underwriters has launched its Latin American business with the opening of a regional hub in Mexico City. Pioneer said…
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AIG
Supporting the business traveller
Employees of multinational firms are no strangers to the needs and demands of business travel, whether it be sales teams,…