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Article: Scrutiny produces response.(Cayman Islands insurance regulations and practices)(Brief Article)
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- Business Insurance
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- April 30, 2001
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GRAND CAYMAN, B.W.I.-Regulation and general business practices in the Cayman Islands passed scrutiny from various overseas organizations in 2000.
Last June, the world's second-largest captive domicile avoided inclusion on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's list of jurisdictions deemed to have ``harmful'' tax practices, by agreeing to take any necessary measures outlined by the Paris-based OECD. Specifically, the Cayman government outlined a three- to five-year time frame for the exchange of information regarding criminal, civil and administrative tax matters (BI, June 26, 2000).
Although Cayman did not appear on the OECD tax ...