Hedge fund re disclosures address US tax issues

Hedge fund reinsurer Third Point Re has said it remains unclear
whether the introduction of a methodology in proposed US tax
regulations would have any tangible effect on the company.
In its annual 10-K filing, released on 26 February, the carrier
addressed the proposed regulations on the taxation of offshore
(re)insurers brought by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and US
Treasury last year.
The proposals would determine whether a firm was truly an
insurance company and could therefore be excu