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Property - Catastrophe:

• Environmental and insurance groups on climate change legislation, July 23, 2009
• Hazard Mitigation Science Demonstrates Value to US Consumers
• National Wildlife Federation, Confronting Global Warming Report.
• Sonecon catastrophe study (PDF 171 kb) (Press release) (AFSNCP Press Release)
• Americans for Smart Natural Catastrophe Introductory Press Release (PDF File, 52 kb), April 2008
• Americans for Smart Natural Catastrophe Briefing Papers (PDF File, 176 kb), April 2008
• Americans for Smart Natural Catastrophe Policy Statement (PDF File, 165 kb), April 2008
• ABIR's Support of the European Insurance Markets (PDF File, 165 kb), February 2008
• Coastal Disaster Insurance in the Era of Global Warming (GELPI), September 2007
• Coastal Disaster Insurance Report, September 2007 (PDF file, 79kb)
• ABIR - CAS Conference, June 2007 (PDF File, 439 kb)
• Bermuda’s Class 4s: Meeting Florida’s Catastrophe Market Needs, June 14, 2007 (PDF File, 429 kb)
• ABIR Statement on NAIC Catastrophe, January 6, 2006 (PDF File, 104 kb)
• Joint RAA and ABIR Letter on Private Sector Risk Bearing Capacity (PDF File, 47 kb)
• Shifting Paradigms 2006: Private Sector Risk Transfer Capacity (PDF File, 44 kb)

ABIR Financial Statistics and Topical Information:

• Geneva Association, March 30, 2006 (PDF File, 569 kb)
• NAMIC, April 18, 2006 (PDF File, 564 kb)
• NCOIL, February 17, 2006 (PDF File, 522 kb)
• IRU Claims, May 2, 2006 (PDF File, 562 kb)
• NAIC, February 28, 2006 (PDF File, 545 kb)
• IAIS Reinsurance Subcommittee, May 30, 2006 (PDF File 546 kb)
• G 30 Presentation: Shaping the Future of Reinsurance Regulation (PDF File, 524 kb)
• Bermuda Class 4 Insurers and Reinsurers Updated Statistics, August 2006 (PDF File, 600 kb)

International Reinsurance Regulatory Issues

• Written Comments for the Observer Hearing at the IAIS Technical Committee meeting
• IAIS statement on IAIS regulatory colleges, April 7, 2009
• ABIR statement IAIS Group insurance regulation, May 9, 2008
• Regulatory and Supervisory Challenges in International Insurance Centres–Lesson from Bermuda (Shaw), April 11th, 2008
• Bermuda's Insurers: Meeting Global Market Needs (Kading), April 11th, 2008
• ABIR’s Comments on APRA’s “Refinements to the General Insurance Prudential
  Framework, Reinsurance Collateral” paper, February 20, 2008.

Insurance Accounting Updates:

• Insurance Day, June 2007 (PDF File, 435 kb)
• FASB Reinsurance Bifurcation, request for comment, July 13, 2006 (PDF File, 257 kb)
• IAIS Accounting Recommendations to IASB, June 22, 2006 (PDF File, 860 kb)

US Reinsurance Regulatory Issues:

• Florida Collateral Statement: Rule Draft 690-144.007, Credit for Reinsurance from Eligible Reinsurers, April 2008
• Florida Collateral Statement (PDF File, 92 kb), February 2008
• ABIR Comments NAIC Reins Evaluation Office Oct 31 REO, November 8, 2006 (PDF File, 58 kb)
• ABIR Collateral Statement, September 26, 2007 (PDF File, 80 kb) (ABIR Statement NAIC Reinsurance Supervision Review Department and Port of Entry Criteria for Non US Insurers)

US Taxation

• Refuting the Top 10 Myths About Overseas Reinsurers, October 9, 2009
• RIMS Opposes Legislation to Increase Tax on Non-U.S. Reinsurers, July 31, 2009
• Anti-Competitive and Anti-Consumer Insurance Tax Bill Introduced, July 31, 2009
• CEI Blasts Rep. Neal’s Reinsurance Tax Bill, July 31, 2009
• Brattle Report Press Release
• The Brattle Group Report: The Impact on the US Insurance Market
• RIMS Press Release
• Bermuda’s role in international financial markets, April 6, 2009
• Opposition letters to discriminatory reinsurance tax, April 3, 2009
• Bermuda Government Aids in Tax Law Enforcement, OECD Cites Bermuda’s Cooperation, March 25, 2008
• ABIR Comments on the Senate Finance Committee (Majority) Staff Discussion Draft Proposal to Disallow Deductions for “Excess Non –taxed Reinsurance Premiums” Paid to Foreign Affiliates, Feb 25, 2009 (see also: letter)
• ABIR Statement Preserve Equitable Tax Treatment Non US Insurers (Clean Draft) - February 4, 2008
• Bermuda Reinsurers – Meeting US Insurance Market Needs (Background Paper) - September 20, 2007
• Final written submission for the US Senate Finance Committee hearing on international issues, including off shore reinsurance, September 26, 2007 (PDF File, 127kb)
  

UK Taxation

• UK Market Impact - December 29, 2009
• Bermuda Government's Statement to Treasury Commmittee Inquiry 2008
• Treasury Committee Inquiry into Offshore Financial Centres