AM Best’s market segment report shows commercial rate increases are driving an uptick in the use and importance of captives in Europe
AM Best has commented that the credit ratings of the Nassau Companies of New York, Inc, and its subsidiaries “remain unchanged” following the acquisition of Delaware Life Insurance Company of New York
New report states rated Bermuda, Cayman Islands and Barbados captive insurance companies have continued to outperform their US commercial casualty peers
AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ [Good] and the long-term issuer credit rating of “bbb-” [Good] of Orion Reinsurance [Bermuda] Ltd
Guernsey Finance have appointed William Lewis as its dedicated business development representative for the insurance sector
Specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm Risk Strategies, has acquired Wallace Specialty Insurance Group
BMS has appointed Christopher Larson as managing director, co-head of casualty broking, effective immediately
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
