Peter Hirs has been appointed as CFO for Zurich North America, based in Chicago
AXA XL has recruited Alonso Tello as vice president of its captives and alternative solutions business
The Guernsey reinsurance industry is still experiencing “a lot of confusion” concerning Solvency II regulations, but Guernsey reinsurance is still open to EU-domiciled insurers, according to Jason Noronha, head of actuarial and analytics at Aon
There are more than 100 insurance companies offering cyber coverage, but only a few global insurers offer meaningful capacity for large international corporations, according to Paul Woehrmann
Guernsey Finance reveals that the island continues to lead the insurance-linked securities (ILS) industry
A number of European market leaders, including Zurich, Allianz and AXA Insurance, will be present at the Connected Insurance Europe conference this year
The substantial evolution in cyber policies is caused by the “very, very quick” evolution of the threat landscape, according to Michelle Chia, regional underwriting manager at Zurich
Environment-related risks and rising global tensions are among the most threatening and pressing global risks, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2019 Global Risks Report
The insurance industry has been considered a ‘laggard’ to financial services in adopting new technologies such as the cloud. However, for generative AI, insurers have been quick to recognise opportunities. But what will this mean for workers and captive markets?
David Beyon looks at how and why cyber risks are finding their way into the captive space
Captives are playing an increasing role in ESG risk strategies, providing ways to align C-suite concerns, risk management demands and HR priorities. David Benyon reports
Industry professionals discuss trends around climate change-related risks and how captives can be implemented to help address these risks as they evolve in frequency and severity
Ahead of Connected Insurance Europe 2019, conference organiser Graham Proud of Insurance Nexus discusses the motivation behind the event and how it serves as an important tool for both Europe’s big insurers and up-and-coming startups
With captive insurance on the agenda at this year’s PARIMA conference, Stacey Huang reveals there is a heightened sense of interest in alternative risk financing...
Steve Bauman of Zurich suggests it will be interesting to see how regulators react and begin to craft legislation, controls and requirements around cyber
Adrian Sweeney of Zurich explains why Asia is looking to take the captive concept beyond the usual risk transfer, and how far the region has come...
Latin America continues to be one of the world’s largest emerging markets, and although challenges remain, education has been key to the region’s captive insurance market growth
Latin America continues to be one of the world’s largest emerging markets, but with GDP growth on the cards, will the region’s captive insurance industry follow suit?
Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey are working harder than ever to promote themselves as the go-to jurisdiction and capitalise on new opportunities
Why does Ireland do insurance a little differently these days? Experts reveal all
