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Guernsey to amend incorporated cell law
30 October 2019
Guernsey Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

The Guernsey Committee for Economic Development has reviewed incorporated cell company legislation and advised a number of new amendments, according to Walkers

GC selected as sole reinsurance advisor for California Wildfire Fund
20 August 2019
New York Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

Guy Carpenter & Company has been appointed as the sole reinsurance intermediary for the newly formed California Wildfire Fund

Aon advises HSBC Bermuda on £7 billion longevity swap
13 August 2019
London Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

The arrangement uses a captive solution with a HSBC-owned insurer in Bermuda and the Prudential Insurance Company of America, reinsuring the transaction, which relates to around half the scheme's pension liabilities

Guernsey hailed as insurance compliance leaders
27 June 2019
St Peter Port Reporter Rebecca Delaney

The Guernsey insurance industry has a “high level of observance” of international practices and standards, as according to the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)

Guernsey meets with MGA Association in bid to develop sector
10 April 2019
Guernsey Reporter Ned Holmes

Guernsey has met with the Managing General Agents Association as the domicile looks to develop its MGA sector

Guernsey providing captive solution for pension scheme risks
06 March 2019
Guernsey Reporter Ned Holmes

Guernsey is providing a captive-based solution that will offer an alternative method to manage defined benefit pension scheme risks

Legal & General buys-in to BA pension scheme
14 September 2018
London Reporter Ned Holmes

Legal & General has completed a £4.4 billion buy-in to British Airways’ pension scheme, Airways Pension Scheme (APS), the largest pensioner bulk annuity policy transaction ever in the UK

BCC 2018: Relationships will help Bermuda navigate tough healthcare market
13 June 2018
Bermuda Reporter Ned Holmes

Bermuda’s strong relationships with clients will help it navigate through the challenges of a tough pricing market for healthcare captives, according to Adam Bates, vice president and pricing actuary at Allied World Assurance Company

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Navigating new norms

As new regulations threaten to force a shift in many insurers’ ESG strategies, leaders may need to focus on developing a strategy that not only meets new regulatory requirements but also enhances stakeholder engagement

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Micro-captives

Scott Simmons, director of Verve Risk Services, and Michael Maglaras, president of Michael Maglaras & Company, shine a light on abuse in the captives industry through the use of 831(b) of the Internal Revenue Code and how firms can protect themselves

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Captive currents

How should captive insurers navigate economic headwinds, seize investment openings, streamline operations, and address heightened regulatory oversight? Scott Kurland of SS&C Insurance Solutions, Jason Flaxbeard of Brown & Brown and Mikhail Raybshteyn of EY give advice for the year ahead

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RRGs: The benefits of an alternative risk solution

Barney Dixon speaks to Gulfstream Risk Advisors’ Bill Hodson on RRGs, their benefits and their future

Interviews
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Mike Johns
WTW

Marking one hundred years since Guernsey first incorporated a captive vehicle, WTW’s Mike Johns talks to Rebecca Delaney about how the captive industry has evolved on the island over time, and how it stands today

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Adrian Lynch
IMAC

IMAC’s Adrian Lynch discusses what the association is currently working on as well as developments in the Cayman captive insurance market

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David Lewis
Strategic Risk Solutions

After recently joining the Strategic Risk Solutions team in Europe, David Lewis explains how, in the next few years, the market will see the unbundling of captive insurance services in Europe

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Stewart McLaughlin
Aon Insurance Managers

Protected cells continue to be the vehicle of choice for securitisations. Stewart McLaughlin of Aon reveals how flexibility has been a key factor in their success

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Guernsey

In February 2023, Guernsey was confirmed as Europe’s most successful captive domicile. Ned Holmes examines what makes it an industry leader and what comes next

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Guernsey

Experts convene to talk to Becky Butcher about the stability that Guernsey represents in a challenging financial and political environment

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Guernsey

The soft insurance market has reportedly slowed captive growth in Guernsey, but the domicile continues to innovate to keep ahead

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Isle of Man

The Isle of Man plans to use its stable foundation of properly managed and regulated captives to pursue new prospects in the near future, say Richard Bray and Derek Patience

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