Tony Dowding
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Association News
BIBA calls for Brexit clarity and an end to IPT increases
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has urged the government to commit to making no further increases to Insurance Premium…
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Climate Change
XL Catlin adds EIL insurance product in Ireland
XL Catlin has launched an environmental insurance product in Ireland that is tailored to address the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)…
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Cyber & Technology
Endurance Specialty launches cyber extortion advice team
A service that helps its insureds respond to ransomware and similar extortion events has been launched by Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty…
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CRE Insurance
S&P assesses industry and country risk of Turkish P&C sector
The industry and country risk for the Turkish property and casualty (P&C) insurance sector is moderate, according to an assessment…
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Asia
Chinese M&A activity to continue despite challenges, says Best
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity among insurance companies in China will continue in 2017 but could be hampered by government…
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CRE Insurance
Fiscal Reps appoints new client director
FiscalReps has appointed Nazaret Gonzalez as client director in its insurers practice. She joined FiscalReps in 2011, after completing a…
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Benelux
Luxembourg looking at cell legislation possibilities
Luxembourg is believed to be looking at the potential for cell captive legislation, according to the recent Captive Survey 2016…
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CRE Insurance
Global programmes facing increasing regulation and IPT compliance
Increasing regulation and tariffs and growing concerns over IPT compliance are continuing features of the international insurance programme market, according…
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Captives
Captive use to increase with emerging risks a target
Europe's risk managers plan to make more use of their captives despite the continued soft market conditions and are open…
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Asia
New rules for Goods and Services Tax in New Zealand
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is now applicable to non-resident insurers who provide cross-border insurance services to New Zealand-resident…
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Association News
Ferma meets with OECD over captives and BEPS
Ferma has had a meeting with three senior executives from the OECD held in Paris as it continues to argue…
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CRE Insurance
EIOPA publishes paper on national recovery and resolution frameworks
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has published a discussion paper on ‘Potential Harmonisation of Recovery and Resolution…
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CRE Insurance
Insurance Ireland and DIMA to merge
Insurance Ireland and the Dublin International Insurance & Management Association (DIMA) are to merge in 2017 to bring together the…
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Captives
Oxfam lists captive domiciles as tax havens
Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Singapore, Ireland and Luxembourg are among the world’s 15 “worst” corporate tax havens, according to new…
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CRE Insurance
Progress on EU/US bilateral agreement on insurance negotiations
Insurance Europe says it is encouraged by progress made in the recent round of negotiations between the EU and the…
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CRE Insurance
London market insurers outline Brexit priorities
Companies in the London insurance market have identified four detailed priorities from Brexit negotiations, according to the International Underwriting Association…
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Captives
Malta captives focusing on bespoke policies and emerging risks
Owners of captives and cells in Malta are increasingly focused upon bespoke policies and emerging risks such as cyber, according…
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CRE Insurance
Refine Solvency II, not replace it, say UK insurers
UK insurers are calling for regulators to refine Solvency II to make it more appropriate for the UK market, rather…
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CRE Insurance
Call for EC to put VAT modernisation back on agenda
Insurance Europe has called for the modernisation of Value Added Tax (VAT) rules for financial services to be put back…
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Africa
Emerging markets to drive non-life premium growth–Swiss Re
Emerging markets, in particular emerging Asia, will drive premium growth in non-life business in the next couple of years, according…
