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Labuan captive premiums climb 7.2% to US$726m as 10 new entrants join market
28 April 2026
Reporter Elliot Hayes

Labuan IBFC captive gross premiums rise 7.2% to US$726 million in 2025, with 10 new entrants joining the sector including seven protected cell company (PCC) cells, according to the latest Market Report from the Labuan FSA.

Labuan FSA aligns banking standards with Basel III framework
18 March 2026
Reporter Elliot Hayes

The Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA) strengthens its commitment to international banking practices by aligning its capital standards with the Basel III framework.

Registration opens for 8th Asian Captive Conference in Kuala Lumpur
17 February 2026
Reporter Nicole Bennett

Registration is now open for the 8th Asian Captive Conference (ACC 2026), taking place on Thursday, 10 September 2026 at the Sime Darby Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Labuan IBFC: Captive promotion over next 5 years
20 June 2022
Reporter Rebecca Delaney

Captive insurance is an emerging niche that will be targeted by Labuan IBFC in its strategic roadmap for 2022-2026, designed to support the region’s momentum of economic recovery

Labuan IBFC CEO Farah Jaafar switches to digital asset role
04 January 2022
Reporter Rebecca Delaney

Farah Jaafar has left as CEO of Labuan IBFC Inc after serving in the role for four years

ACC: Captive insurance has a “primary focus” in Labuan IBFC’s five-year roadmap
03 December 2021
Reporter Rebecca Delaney

Labuan IBFC saw 18 new captives approved as at Q3 2021, as well as a 28 per cent increase in premiums for its captive business, demonstrating the primary role of captive insurance in Labuan IBFC’s five-year strategic roadmap

ACC: Cell formations show democratisation
02 December 2021
Reporter Rebecca Delaney

New cell formations demonstrate that the captive industry and its ecosystem is becoming more accessible to a growing number of companies considering alternative risk financing, says a panel at the Asian Captive Conference

ACC: Pandemic has shown value of risk management teams
02 December 2021
Reporter Rebecca Delaney

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the role of insurance and risk professionals by highlighting the importance of integrating and embedding risk management teams into an organisation, according to a panel at the Asian Captive Conference

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