Sompo has opened an office in Manchester, further expanding its presence in the UK, in addition to its London and Birmingham offices
Andreas Berger will take over from Christian Mumenthaler, who stepped down as group CEO after serving 25 years at Swiss Re
The main catastrophe programme covers the home, motor, and commercial property portfolios across Australia and New Zealand
Kathleen Ziegler will take over for Jerome Itty, who is leaving his position with AXA XL in July to accept an assignment with AXA Group in Europe
Canadian insurance brokerage PLATFORM has formed a new captive insurance and alternative risk financing practice group and appointed Braedy Walker as practice leader
Aon has promoted Luis Acevedo to head of analytics for Commercial Risk in Latin America, and named Peter Cheesman as head of analytics for Risk Capital in APAC
This partnership will integrate Munich Re’s Location Risk Intelligence platform with CGI’s climate risk mitigation offerings
Zlata Cavka, an account administrator working with captive companies in Vermont, speaks with Diana Bui about captive management and emerging opportunities in the industry
Timothy Marlin, senior vice president in Cyber Practice for US and Canada at Marsh, talks about the structure and operating model of Edgware Re group captive
Jeb Dunkelberger, founder and CEO of ClearPoint Health, talks about the company’s new initiative focusing on the ‘full spectrum’ of alternative risk solutions for health insurance
Dr Dirk Höring, member of HDI Global’s executive board for property, engineering and marine insurance, and risk consulting, explains about the new climate risk reporting (CRR) service and its benefits for captives
In the first of two articles on captive legislation in US states, Diana Bui talks to regulators from Vermont, Utah and North Carolina about their strategies to stay competitive and adapt to industry changes
J.J. DeBrosse, Tom Faulconer and William Gulley from Butler University’s Lacy School of Business, talk about different programmes for professionals working in risk and insurance industry
Andy Roderique, assistant vice president at IPFSDirect, and Greg Cobb, director of Insurance Solutions at Sage Advisory Services, discuss how effective investment and payment strategies contribute to captive growth
Henry Brandts-Giesen and Jackson Tu’inukuafe of Dentons talk about key domiciles for captive insurance in Asia Pacific
As South Carolina continues to grow as a captive domicile, the benefits of its stable captive regime have come to bear. Challenges persist in the industry as a whole, however, continued growth will require reflection on how best to handle them
Ten years after the inception of its captive insurance law, North Carolina is flourishing, having hit a significant milestone in licences, and having become the third largest domicile in the US. Ned Holmes examines what the Old North State is doing right
Patrick Ferguson, senior vice president at Marsh Captive Solutions, dissects the key factors that make the Canadian province Alberta a viable option for market participants, and considers how the domicile needs to develop to invite further offshore and onshore participation
