Guernsey Insurance Industry Grows In 08 / Plans For More In 09.
The number of international insurance entities domiciled in Guernsey reached 714 at the end of December 2008 – up from 708 at the same time 12 months earlier. The main growth comes in the number Protected Cell Companies (PCCs), Incorporated Cell Companies (ICCs) and their related cells....

Cable and Wireless Guernsey Deploys Performance Technologies' SEGway(TM) IP-Edge Solution.
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Performance Technologies , a leading developer of communication platforms and systems, today announced that Cable and Wireless Guernsey, whose parent company is Cable and Wireless plc (Cable & Wireless), has purchased the company's SEGway(TM) IP-Edge Solution to assist with interconnect to other operators...

Hiscox Appoints Industry Leader Jim Whetstone to Global Markets E&O Operations.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Hiscox , the international specialist insurer, today announced that it has appointed Jim Whetstone as Senior Vice President, Global Errors and Omissions (E&O) in the Global Markets area. He is based in Hiscox's Chicago office. In this capacity, Mr. Whetstone will...

Vice-mayor of Shanghai to visit Guernsey.
Tu Guangshao, the Vice-Mayor of Shanghai, will visit Guernsey this month to see at first hand the infrastructure and expertise that makes the Island a leading international finance centre. The Vice-Mayor has met with Guernsey representatives three times already this year during their visits to Shanghai. It...

The Use Of Trusts In Guernsey.
Preface This memorandum has been prepared for the assistance of clients considering creating a trust in Guernsey. It is intended to provide a summary of the main legal requirements and general principles applicable to the establishment and administration of trusts. It is not intended to be comprehensive...

Guernsey set for depositors' compensation scheme to [pounds sterling]50,000.
Guernsey has taken the next step towards introducing a Depositors' Compensation Scheme with a compensation ceiling of [pounds sterling]50,000. Yesterday the technical group working on the introduction of a scheme met for the second time. This meeting was to consider an analysis of the deposit base of...

Conferences showcase Guernsey's (re)insurance credentials.
Guernsey's capabilities as a (re)insurance domicile have been highlighted during two recent conferences in London. The Guernsey Insurance Forum 2008 was held on Wednesday 12 November and this was preceded by a seminar on Tuesday 11 November entitled 'Destination Reinsurance: Guernsey – an alternative to Bermuda?' ...

An Overview Of Trusts In The BVI, Cayman, Guernsey, Jersey And New Zealand.
This client briefing provides a brief overview of trusts in The British Virgin Islands (BVI), Cayman, Guernsey, Jersey and New Zealand. For further information, please contact those listed in this briefing. The BVI The British Virgins Islands is a British Overseas Territory with a strong constitutional relationship...

Guernsey - Ready To Go.
Originally published in Investor Services Journal, Volume 5 No. 33 Writing in Investor Services Journal (ISJ) earlier this year I commented how Guernsey's funds industry was continuing its strong performance despite the changed global economic scene with the sub-prime crisis and its fallout. I was confident that...

Investment Funds In Guernsey.
Preface This memorandum has been prepared for the assistance of clients considering establishing an investment fund in Guernsey. It is intended to provide only a summary of the main legal requirements and general principles applicable to the establishment of an investment fund in Guernsey and it is...