AME Reinsurance Company
Speech by Acting Premier

Speech by The Hon. W. Alex Scott, JP, MP, Acting Premier

2^{nd February, 2001}

Re: AME Church - Incorporation of AME Reinsurance Ltd

First Board Meeting - 2nd February, 2001

 Bishop John Hurst Adams, Senior Bishop of the AME Church

^{Bishop Philip Robert Cousin, Sr., Bishop of the 4th Episcopal District and Chairman of AME Reinsurance Ltd.}

^{Bishop Cornal Garnett Henning, Bishop of the 8th Episcopal District}

^{Mr. Nalton Brangman, Vice Chairman of the Board}

^{Reverend Dr. Leonard Santucci, Secretary of the Board}

^{Board Members in Abstention}

^{Other Dignitaries and Friends}

 ^{On behalf of Madam Premier, Dr. the Hon. Jennifer Smith, who is an AME and member of Richard Allen AME Church, and the Government of Bermuda, I am delighted to convey to the leadership of the Church words of congratulations on behalf of the Government and people of Bermuda for this captive incorporation.}

 ^{Through this incorporation, the AME Church joins with thousands of others who operate out of Bermuda as an international, financial and commercial centre.}

 ^{This incorporation is an historic step, both for the Church and for the country, as it will now allow the Church to do more in the fulfillment of its Missions’s ministry commitment on a global scale.}

^{This incorporation can be seen in the context of the AME Church’s past as another significant milestone in the rich history of the Church with the highlight being Bishop Richard Allen’s protest demonstration in St. George’s Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, PA (1787). That demonstration led to the creation of the AME Church more than 200 years ago.}

 ^{This incorporation should lead to a new awakening in the AME Church.}

 ^{To this end, we believe that Bishop Cousin, Sr., Mr. Brangman and Dr. Santucci will be regarded as three visionaries of the new millennium in the AME Church.}