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Fidelity mutual fund group continues its ownership dominance in Bermuda market

July 9, 2008
Boston, Massachusetts-based mutual fund group Fidelity continues to be the biggest single investor — by a considerable margin — in the Bermuda insurance and reinsurance market.Fidelity owns at least 5% of the common shares of 10 of the 17 Bermuda-based companies publicly-listed in the United States that were included in an ownership review by InsideBermuda, based on filings with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Scottish Re is lone Q2 loss-maker of 14 reporting Bermuda insurers

August 8, 2006
Of the 14 publicly-listed, Bermuda-based insurers and reinsurers who recently filed their second quarter earnings with the SEC, only Scottish Re reported a loss.Commenting on a loss of $2.43 per share, or $121 million, Scottish Re's Interim CEO, Paul Goldean, said: “The results for the quarter are a sharp departure from our original projections and estimates provided to our stakeholders”.

Fidelity increases investment in Bermuda insurance market

July 10, 2006
Mutual fund firm Fidelity has increased its position as the largest single investor group in the Bermuda insurance and reinsurance market.The Boston, Massachusetts-based group owns at least five per cent of the common shares of 12 of the 16 companies whose ownerships were reviewed by InsideBermuda, compared with eight of 14 companies in a similar review last year. As of June 30, 2006, Fidelity's total stake in the Bermuda market had a stock market value of approximately $5.6 billion.

Bermuda insurers well-positioned for 2006 [Just like they were for 2005!!!]

March 6, 2006
Property catastrophe reinsurer PXRE Group was the worst of the bunch as 15 Bermuda-based, publicly-listed insurers reported their - mostly horrendous - fourth quarter results to the SEC during February. Two-thirds of the firms reported net losses, while only two actually managed to make an underwriting profit, as opposed to relying on investment returns to compensate for a lack of underwriting success. Just about the only thing that many firms were successful at towards the end of 2005 was tapping into the seemingly endless supply of capital available to the industry.

Fidelity maintains position as ‘owner’ of Bermuda market

July 5, 2005
Fidelity - the largest mutual fund group in the United States - has maintained its position as the largest single investor group in the Bermuda insurance market.Fidelity owns at least five per cent of common shares in eight of the 14 Bermuda-based, publicly-listed insurers whose ownerships were reviewed by InsideBermuda. That is three more major investments than another Boston, Massachusetts-based fund group, Wellington Management, which was revealed as the second biggest ownership group in our review. Collectively, Fidelity's stakes have a market value of more than $2.7 billion, with Wellington just behind at $2.5 billion.

2004 Bermuda Insurance Market Compensation Review: Montpelier Re boss tops contemporaries with $15.3 m package

April 30, 2005
Stock option profits of $9.8 million helped make Anthony Taylor the best compensated officer of a Bermuda-based, publicly-listed insurer in 2004.The Chairman, President and CEO of property and casualty reinsurer Montpelier Re received a total package worth $15.3 million during the 12-month period, propelling him into top spot in InsideBermuda's compensation review, compared with 31st position a year earlier.

Aspen Insurance forms in Bermuda with $200 million of capital

December 31, 2002
Aspen Insurance Ltd. became the latest Class 4 insurer - the category for the biggest entities - to form in Bermuda on November 6, 2002.Aspen Insurance Ltd. has been capitalized at $200 million, a small number compared with its contemporaries, and will specialize in property and casualty reinsurance.