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Bermuda Corporate Insurance Brief - September 2019

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Welcome to the latest edition of Bermuda Corporate Insurance Brief.

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Nick Miles

Mark Chudleigh

Nicolas Champ

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Welcome to the latest edition of Bermuda Corporate Insurance Brief

Headlines in this edition include:

Three articles on the impact of Bermuda's 'economic substance' requirements on insurers
Proposed new Insurer Linked Securities class
A discussion on the new broker and agent code of conduct
A review of the emerging offshore digital assets industry and the opportunities for insurers

As always, we hope you enjoy reading this edition and welcome your feedback.

Nick Miles
Partner

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The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances. Kennedys operates in Bermuda in association with Kennedys Chudleigh Ltd.

The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances. Kennedys operates in Bermuda in association with Kennedys Chudleigh Ltd.

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