Governor Phil Scott has signed House Bill 515 into law to update Vermont’s captive insurance statutes and eliminate inconsistencies
Artex Risk Solutions has appointed Suzanne Sadlier as managing director of its Cayman operations
The cyber insurance gap is “disproportionately high” amid an imbalance in cyber risk awareness, capacity and protection, according to a new survey by Munich Re
Fast payouts as a result of a simplified claims adjustment process is one of the main advantages of parametric insurance compared to traditional indemnity insurance, according to a recent webinar exploring parametric uses and benefits
A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of ‘a+’ (Excellent) for both BNY Trade Insurance Ltd and The Hamilton Insurance Corp
The Western Region Captive Insurance Conference has announced the speaker lineup for the 2022 event, which will be held on 27-29 June at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada
David Provost, deputy commissioner of the captive insurance division at the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, has announced his retirement at the end of summer 2022
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