Guernsey: Article archive
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BEST DEVELOPED MARKET BANKS
Neville, LaurenceGlobal Finance unveils its annual list of the best banks in developed markets around the world.There are barely enough superlatives in the dictionary to describe the financial performance of the world's best developed market banks. These global powerhouses are enjoying a period of sustained profit increases that are so dramatic...
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BVI-A CLEAR VISION OF THE FUTURE
Moody, Michael JThe British Virgin Islands has quietly become the fourth largest captive domicile in the worldWorldwide, 2005 represented a year of moderate captive growth. Both offshore and onshore domiciles have generally experienced a softening compared to the torrid pace of the past three or four years. Despite this trend, one domicile had...
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Still in the lead: Bermuda, the global leader when it comes to hosting captive insurance companies, held its first annual captive conference in September.
Roger CrombieIt happens every so often, and the response is always the same. Registrations drop off in one or another of the major captive jurisdictions, and the competition at once claims victory. Then, a year or two later, registrations go back up, and everyone else falls silent.Two unexciting years in the Bermuda captive market have led to...
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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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Group solutions-Part II
Moody, Michael JENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENTGrowth of new options allows more small firms to access the alternative marketLast month we looked at one of the most viable group risk financing approaches for dealing with the (current hard market-the risk retention group (RRG). While the original federal legislation authorizing the use of RRGs was...
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