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Connecticut Captive Insurance Association welcomes new director
25 April 2024
US Reporter Diana Bui

She has more than 15 years of experience working with captives, and has expertise in risk management, financial services and financial analysis.

Swiss Re launches AI-powered underwriting assistant
25 April 2024
Switzerland Reporter Diana Bui

Swiss Re Life Guide Scout is a generative AI-powered underwriting assistant for life and health insurance, developed in collaboration with Microsoft Azure OpenAI service.

Solvency II reform to reduce regulatory obligations on captives in Europe
25 April 2024
Europe Reporter Diana Bui

The legislation, known as the EU's main piece of legislation in the insurance area, cites captives under its definition of ‘small and non-complex undertakings’.

Marsh: commercial insurance rates increase by 1% in Q1 2024
24 April 2024
UK Reporter Diana Bui

The report also notes that rates continued to be relatively consistent, with most regions experiencing small decreases in the same period.

Davies promotes Vallejo to CEO of consulting division
24 April 2024
UK Reporter Diana Bui

Vallejo joined Davies in 2015, having served in senior roles in the banking and markets team.

Munich Re unveils new digital solution for life insurance underwriting
24 April 2024
US Reporter Diana Bui

The platform extracts and normalises electronic health record data directly from the source, highlighting key points essential to underwriters and providing triage guidance.

BMS Re appoints Canavan as US chief operating officer
24 April 2024
US Reporter Diana Bui

In his new role, he will direct BMS Re’s operational expansion, from digital and technological capabilities to collaboration with its London and Bermuda offices.

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In this issue of Captive Insurance Times, Apollo’s Andrew Gray and Matt Newman talk to John Savage about the launch of the “first captive syndicate of the modern era” managed by the company at Lloyd’s market.

Elsewhere, Diana Bui speaks to regulators from Missouri, Delaware and Oklahoma about their strategies to stay competitive and adapt to industry changes.

Exit solutions are a natural and necessary part of the captive life cycle, but they are not getting the air time. Experts discuss why and how captive dissolution can be beneficial to the parent company.

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Interviews
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Zlata Cavka
Advantage Insurance Management

Zlata Cavka, an account administrator working with captive companies in Vermont, speaks with Diana Bui about captive management and emerging opportunities in the industry

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Timothy Marlin
Marsh

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

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Jeb Dunkelberger
ClearPoint Health

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

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Dr Dirk Höring
HDI Global

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

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Navigating captive regulations across US states

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

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Upskilling in the captive industry

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

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Investment income and payment efficiencies

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

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Asia Pacific

Henry Brandts-Giesen and Jackson Tu’inukuafe of Dentons talk about key domiciles for captive insurance in Asia Pacific

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South Carolina

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

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North Carolina

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

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Alberta

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

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