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ARTICLE · 12 MAY 2008

International Life Insurance In Guernsey

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Guernsey is a leading international insurance centre writing significant amounts of life insurance business.

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Peter Niven
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Guernsey is a leading international insurance centre writing significant amounts of life insurance business.

Centre Of Excellence

Guernsey's insurance industry has its origins in the eighteenth century, when the writing of marine insurance was a natural extension of its thriving shipping activities.

Since that time the sector has grown markedly, with the Island becoming a centre of excellence for international insurance.

Indeed, Guernsey is renowned for its:

  • Strong insurance experience

  • Breadth and depth of expertise

  • Leading captive insurance domicile in Europe

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