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Cuba after Castro: The next Bermuda?

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After Fidel Castro's death, could Cuba become the next Bermuda? There is no doubt that Bermuda holds a unique place in the insurance industry. More than 1,6000 insurance companies, with more than $200 billion in assets, and accepting more than $37 billion in premiums annually are registered in the self-governing British colony.

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By William J. Casey and Timothy Ashby
 April 2006
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