Innovative new products will drive ILS growth this year, predicts Adderley
This year will see a return to growth for the ILS market, with a range of new products helping clients manage new risks more effectively, according to Brad Adderley, partner at Appleby.
Pensions landscape to shift significantly
Sweeping changes to Bermuda’s pensions regime are underway that could result in private-sector employers and their employees seeing significant alterations to their existing pension arrangements.
Arbitration of employment disputes: what employers and employees need to know
Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution whereby parties forgo their right to sue in court in favour of submitting their claims to an independent arbitrator to reach a binding decision.
The Insolvency Review – Seventh Edition
The seventh edition of The Insolvency Review offers an in-depth review of market conditions and insolvency case developments.
BMA forms view on cannabis related risk
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has confirmed that it will not object to BMA-supervised entities conducting cannabis business with a licensed cannabis cultivator, processor or seller so long as the conduct of the cannabis business is legal at all levels within the country in which it is operated.
Implications of the Privy Council’s decision in the ‘belonger’ case
Bermuda’s final appeals court has handed down its decision in a long-running case which had the potential to significantly change the landscape of immigration rights in Bermuda.
Population Management - The Real Story
It is sometimes easy to criticise the States of Guernsey for various policies they have put in place – and sometimes that criticism is rightly placed, but over the last few years the one area that has received more criticism than anything else has been the much maligned Population Management Law. So how fair is that criticism and is the law still really needed?
This article provides details on the recent changes to the Cayman Islands Securities Investment Business Law and Data Protection Law.
BMA releases guidance on outsourcing
For many companies, outsourcing is essential in allowing them to cost effectively and efficiently provide their own services to clients.
Offshore region records busiest start to the year for M&A activity over past five years
The offshore region recorded more M&A transactions in the first half of 2019 than in the same time period over any of the past five years, according to a report released today by offshore law firm Appleby.
Jersey Schemes of Arrangement: Is it now time to decapitate the headcount test?
Practitioners in Jersey and many other commonwealth jurisdictions who advise on creditors’ and members’ schemes of arrangement will be familiar with the challenges presented by the requirement for a majority in number of creditors or members
