Independent insurance and reinsurance company manager Strategic Risk Solutions has acquired UK-based firm Allenby Consulting Ltd
AXA is set to transform its holding company AXA S.A. into the group’s internal reinsurer following a merger with its current captive internal reinsurer, AXA Global Re
Aon has acquired actuarial software platform Tyche to expand its existing capabilities to help insurers and reinsurers rethink access to capital and decision-making
International insurance and reinsurance group DARAG has appointed Andrew Pryde to the new role of group chief risk officer, reporting to group CEO Tom Booth
The North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) has named Lori Gorman as new deputy commissioner of the captive insurance company division, effective 1 April
Fintech firm Arbol’s blockchain-powered platform transacted US$70 million in gross premium in 2021, compared to $2.2 million in 2020
RiverStone International has completed an agreement with MS Amlin Underwriting to undertake a split reinsurance-to-close transaction of the latter’s UK property and casualty portfolio of Syndicate 2001 for 2019 and prior years
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