Archive

  • Bermuda's tax bomb is a boon, says Karel Van Hulle

    26 February 2024

    From new tax rules to an ever-expanding life market, Bermuda is in a transformational phase. Karel Van Hulle, the father of Solvency II and a BMA board member, tells Sarfraz Thind why these changes will do the market good

  • Bermuda regulator stalls R&Q's deals to investigate reserves and capital

    22 December 2023

    BMA was investigating R&Q's strategy after the planned sale of Accredited division

  • BMA issues paper justifying PE-insurance regulatory regime

    19 December 2023

    "Educational" paper comes in the wake of heightened global scrutiny of PE-insurance business

  • Feedback to Bermuda's risk rules revamp shows insurers' concerns

    30 November 2023

    BMA reveals broad lines of discontent—but will make few changes to last draft

  • BMA issues climate disclosure call

    28 September 2023

    Authority seeking feedback as it looks to align disclosures with TCFD

  • Bermuda rewrites the rulebook

    27 September 2023

    The BMA's regulatory revamp for the island's insurance industry is set for liftoff. It could remove one of the key advantages insurers have sought setting up there, as Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Aegon to move legal home from Netherlands to Bermuda

    03 July 2023

    Deal with ASR leaves Dutch giant without Dutch entities

  • Bermuda regulator shut down three insurers last year

    06 June 2023

    Jurisdiction confirms 1,196 registered insurers at 2022 year-end

  • Bermuda regulator consults on wide-ranging reforms to insurer rules

    27 February 2023

    Liquidity risk, solvency capital and IAIGs high on the BMA's agenda

  • BMA publishes 2023 business plan

    26 January 2023

    Formalising DEI and ESG approaches are a key priority