Sandy Bigglestone will become acting commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) at the start of 2025, following commissioner Kevin Gaffney’s retirement
The deal covers Zurich’s French discontinued motor and architects & engineers (A&E) professional indemnity portfolios
Aviva has reached an agreement to acquire Direct Line Insurance Group in a £3.7 billion (US$4.63 billion) cash-and-stock deal
Acrisure has onboarded Martin Reith as executive chairman of its Lloyd’s business with managing general agent (MGA) operations, Volante Global
The newly licensed captives are Magna Insurance Bermuda, Structured Risk Mitigation Solutions and Schwarzchild
DARAG Group has completed the sale of its North American and Bermuda business entities to the RiverStone Group
Augment Risk has appointed Steve McElhiney as partner to lead its newly launched captive and alternative risk transfer solutions offering
Jason Bishara, financial practice leader at NSI Insurance Group, sits down with Diana Bui to discuss the unique insurance challenges faced by micro and small-cap firms
Liberty Mutual Insurance’s David Firkins shares his experiences in underwriting and finding new risk control solutions for clients' changing needs
Nate Reznicek, president and principal consultant at Captives.Insure, discusses how the firm's independent approach to captive consulting and underwriting benefits brokers and captive managers
With rising demand for organ transplants straining the budgets of self-funded health plans, Jen Lee, vice president at QBE North America, speaks with Diana Bui about how the company’s specialised coverage and stop-loss integration offer a comprehensive solution while ensuring high-quality patient care
With federal regulations hindering traditional insurance, Würk CEO Deborah Saneman unveils new captive offerings to help the legal cannabis industry in the US secure employee benefits
An affordable housing association in New York has taken their insurance needs into their own hands by forming the Milford Street Association Captive Insurance Company. Ned Holmes speaks to John Crotty, one of the captive’s organisers, and Dan George, president and CEO of captive manager AVID Solutions, to find out more
The Cayman Islands opened its Asia office in Singapore in June this year in an attempt to bolster its offering in the region. Ned Holmes drills into the motivation behind their latest expansion and what it says about the Asian captives market
The success of Hong Kong’s current cohort of captives is spurring the jurisdiction’s leaders and regulators into action in a bid to encourage local and Chinese companies to follow suit
Delaware’s rise as a key player in captive space is no accident, with its robust regulatory framework, strategic location, and commitment to responsive service making it a top choice for businesses
With the UAE’s two financial-free zones stepping up their game, more local and regional businesses may be looking closer to home to meet their captive insurance needs
Michael Whitfield, head of UK relationships at Atlas Insurance, talks to John Savage about the rising opportunities for protected cell company in the UK market
