Bermuda: Article archive
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Capital flows into captive havens: Caribbean jurisdictions do not necessarily see themselves in competition with Bermuda but with the United States and
Roger CrombieIn the world of captive insurance, a number of jurisdictions use the Bermuda model. Now, as captive insurance again bubbles to the top of the corporate agenda, Bermuda should feel flattered as other players are actively growing their captive franchises. More than 70 national and state jurisdictions now offer captive services or plan to...
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'It's the Bermuda Triangle of commercial real estate'
David GeffnerPLUNGING vacancy rates usually mean a hot market with lots of activity, but there's been little movement in the San Fernando Valley.Available commercial space in the fourth quarter dropped to 7 percent from 7.8 percent in the third quarter for the San Fernando Valley. In the West Valley area, the rate plunged to 9.6 percent from 11.4...
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"Redistribution and Fabianism" - Bermuda Angle
Roger CrombieWinds of hurricane force visiting Bermuda's general neighborhood is a once-in 16.4-years event, apparently. The island, 22 square miles of volcanic outcropping in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, is so tiny in comparison to the water surrounding it that direct hits are less frequent, more like 40- or 50-year events. But Bermuda knows...
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Fiesta in Bermuda - Bermuda Angle
Roger CrombieLatin America, shunned by former vice president Dan Quayle because he didn't speak Latin, is coming to Bermuda, which doesn't speak Spanish.One recent Wednesday, at noon, the Bermuda press corps gathered at the Cabinet Office, the gray stone building that plays home to the physical office of Bermuda's prime minister.The press was told...
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Scorching results: Bermuda companies go "gangbusters" and turn in stellar results in the first half - Special Report: Bermuda
Roger CrombieThe Ancients believed that when planets aligned, magic ensued. The alignment of the planets has little influence in an industry driven by computer models, but what happened to insurance companies in Bermuda in the first half of 2003 was magic. Just about all the most desirable business conditions were in place in Bermuda from January...
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