West End Capital

Winding Up Petition in William Laggner, of Dallas, Texas; Bearing Ventures LLC, of Delaware; West End Capital II LLC, of New York, NY; Charles Simmons, of Houston, Texas; Peter Kearns, of Princeton, New Jersey, and Michael Zaitsev, of New York, NY, v. Uphold Ltd., described as "a wallet blockchain platform that facilitates payments within and to the financial services industry", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

At least eleven new insurers have incorporated in Bermuda over the last two months, bringing with them capital that is likely to top $10 billion once financing has been completed. If Jan. 1 policy rates are as high as many expect them to be, these firms will have not so much a license to offer insurance as one to print money. All have set themselves capital-raising targets from $500 million to $1.5 billion, with $1 billion being the most popular target figure.