Barbados
A treaty-based international insurance centre.
Insurance
Barbados has a long-established international insurance sector supervised by the Insurance Division of the Financial Services Commission under the Financial Services Commission Act and the Insurance Act, Cap. 310.
Treaty Network
Barbados maintains an extensive network of double-taxation agreements and participates in international tax-cooperation frameworks, supporting transparent cross-border business.
Regulatory Alignment
The Financial Services Commission is a member of the IAIS, CAIR and GIICS, supporting regulatory cooperation and alignment with international insurance-supervision standards.
Barbados combines a mature insurance market, an established supervisory framework and an extensive treaty network for internationally structured business.
Barbados is an independent Commonwealth republic with a long history as an international business and insurance centre. Its professional-services base includes major accounting, legal and banking firms that support internationally structured business. M1 Specialty issues certain new business through a Barbados underwriter.
Barbados is the easternmost island of the Caribbean, situated in the western Atlantic. English is the official language, and direct air links to North America, the United Kingdom and the wider Caribbean support international business activity.
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