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GC Securities raises cat bond protection for Munich Re
13 March 2014
New York

GC Securities has confirmed the placement of principal at-risk notes worth $100 million through a newly formed catastrophe bond, Queen Street Re IX Limited, to benefit Munich Re...

Swings and roundabouts in Vermont and California
13 March 2014
Burlington

Vermont is embracing run-off business with a new proposed law but California is challenging risk retention group reinsurance with a new renewal form, according to captive management firm JLT Towner...

NAIC wants Dodd-Frank clarifications
12 March 2014
Washington DC

The US Senate Banking Committee must consider amendments to the US Dodd-Frank Act so that policyholders are not put at risk, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...

Montpelier picks Charles Taylor for claims management
12 March 2014
London

Lloyd’s underwriter Montpelier has selected Charles Taylor Insurance Services’s TRAX-TCM claims workflow and diary management system...

Captive tax increase under consideration in NY
11 March 2014
New York

A proposed tax reform in New York could result in a significant tax increase for captives, according to Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP...

Bidmead moves up at Marsh
11 March 2014
New York

David Bidmead is taking over as global multinational client service leader and chair of the multinational executive committee at Marsh, effective 1 April...

South Dakota makes captive changes
10 March 2014
Pierre

A new bill revising aspects of South Dakota’s captive insurance legislation has been signed into law. South Dakota governor Dennis Daugaard signed HB 1051, an act to revise certain provisions regarding the regulation of captives, into law...

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Giving the folks a loan is a bit of a risk, says Fitch
10 March 2014
Chicago

Loans between a captive and its parent are “a potential liquidity risk that could arise if claims volume rose unexpectedly”, according to Fitch Ratings...

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