Insurance Watch: The Bermuda Market
Two recent announcements demonstrate that Bermuda has an important role to play in the global insurance market and is seeing growth in 2013. The Bermuda Monetary Authority (“BMA”) presented figures for the period ending July 2013 in which 47 new insurers were registered. This represents an 81% increase on last year which saw 26 new […]
Insurance Watch
Questions of Causation frequently arise in many areas of the law, but causation is not a single, unvarying concept to be mechanically applied without regard to the context in which the question arises. Lord Bingham in R v Kennedy [2007] UKHL 38 A dissent in a court of last resort is an appeal to the […]
MJM appointed to Insuralex Global
Following the Insuralex AGM in New York on 27th and 28th June, 2013 MJM has been appointed as the Bermuda member of the Insuralex Global Insurance Laywer’s Group. Insuralex is a world wide network of independent insurance and re-insurance lawyers, dedicated to the insurance and risk management communities. Our firm is also pleased to announce […]
Insurance Linked Securities Take Off in Bermuda
Bermuda is emerging as a leader in the global insurance linked securities (ILS) market, just three years after ILS were first listed on the Bermuda Stock exchange. This is no small achievement for Bermuda, which will further make its mark on the world stage when it plays host to the global ILS conference, Convergence 2013, […]
Life Insurance: Windfall or Minefield?
Many of us have life insurance and never give it a moment’s thought. It was offered to us as part of an employment package, or recommended to us when we got married, bought a house or had a child; another of life’s milestones and an acceptance of the responsibilities of adulthood. We feel secure that […]
