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Property - Catastrophe:

• Atlanta federal reserve bank presentation, December 2011
• RAA/ABIR Statement on Privatizing the National Flood Insurance Program, December 2010
• RAA/ABIR Press Release on Privatizing the National Flood Insurance Program, December 2010
• ABIR letter on Sept 22 Hearing on National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), September 2010
• White House Formally Opposes Bill To Add Wind Coverage to NFIP, July 21, 2010
• ABIR letter opposing HR 2555, March 2010
  
• Environmental group letter opposing HR 2555, February 2010
  
• Smarter Safer Coalition letter opposing HR 2555 (roster of supporters), February 2010
• Environmental and insurance groups on climate change legislation, July 23, 2009
• IBHS: Mitigation: A public Policy Primer on Disaster Safety, July 2009
• National Wildlife Federation, Confronting Global Warming Report, August 2008
• Sonecon catastrophe study (PDF 171 kb) (Press release) (AFSNCP Press Release) , August 2008
• Americans for Smart Natural Catastrophe Introductory Press Release, April 2008
• Americans for Smart Natural Catastrophe Briefing Paper, April 2008
• Americans for Smart Natural Catastrophe Policy Statement, April 2008
• ABIR's Support of the European Insurance Markets, February 2008
• Coastal Disaster Insurance in the Era of Global Warming (GELPI), September 2007
• Coastal Disaster Insurance Report, September 2007
• ABIR - CAS Conference, June 2007
• Bermuda’s Class 4s: Meeting Florida’s Catastrophe Market Needs, June 14, 2007
• ABIR Statement on NAIC Catastrophe, January 6, 2006
• Joint RAA and ABIR Letter on Private Sector Risk Bearing Capacity, May 2006
• Shifting Paradigms 2006: Private Sector Risk Transfer Capacity, May 2006

ABIR Financial Statistics and Topical Information:

• Contract Certainty Code of Practice Guidelines, August 2010
• Contract Certainty Code of Practice, August 2010
• Geneva Association, March 30, 2006
• NAMIC, April 18, 2006
• NCOIL, February 17, 2006
• IRU Claims, May 2, 2006
• NAIC, February 28, 2006
• IAIS Reinsurance Subcommittee, May 30, 2006
• G 30 Presentation: Shaping the Future of Reinsurance Regulation, June 9, 2006
• Bermuda Class 4 Insurers and Reinsurers Updated Statistics, August 2006

International Reinsurance Regulatory Issues

• ABIR NAIC collateral letter, October 2011
• EIOPA equivalence comments, September 2011
• ABIR NAIC collateral letter, July 2011
• ABIR ComFrame Opening Statement, August 2011
• ABIR Final Comments NAIC Credit for Reinsurance Model Law and Regulation, March 2011
• ABIR Final Comments on Systemic Risk, March 2011
• ABIR Final Comments US National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Legislation Letter, March 2011
• ABIR Statement IAIS Core Principles-Reinsurance, August 2010
• ABIR CEIOPS Regulatory Equivalence Solvency II, July 2010
• ABIR OSFI Canada Reinsurance Regulation, March 2009
• 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:

• ABIR letter to FIO Director Michael McRaith, December 2011
• ABIR Letter Re_NAIC Credit for Reinsurance Models, November 2011
• ABIR Collateral Statement to NY Superintendent James Wrynn, August 2010
• 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

• CCIR Press Release on President Barack Obama’s 2012 Budget, Feb 14, 2011
• CCIR Letter on President Barack Obama’s 2012 Budget, Feb 14, 2011
• Final Comments to IRS on FATCA, April 26, 2010
• New Brattle Report on the Devastating Effect on New Insurance Tax, July 21, 2010
• ABIR statement filed with US House Ways and Means on US taxation (HR 3424), July 2010
• Horst-Frisch statement filed with US House Ways and Means on US taxation (HR 3424), July 2010
• CCIR statement filed with US House Ways and Means on US taxation (HR 3424), July 2010
• Brattle Group rebuttal of The LECG Report (HR 3424), July 2010
• CCIR Commends EU for Blasting Anticompetitive Insurance Proposals, May 20, 2010
• 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, May 2009
• The Brattle Group Report: The Impact on the US Insurance Market, May 2009
• RIMS Press Release, May 2009
• 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, June 2008
• Treasury Committee Inquiry into Offshore Financial Centres, June 2008