Luigi Koch has joined Strategic Risk Solutions Switzerland as a local country representative
Headquartered in Dublin and wholly-owned by the FCA Bank Group, FCA Capital Re is the group’s captive reinsurer, assuming the risk arising from the insurance policies distributed by FCA Bank by dealer networks in the main European markets
Peter Child, who will join the firm in July, has been appointed as managing director of SRS Guernsey Management
Strategic Risk Solutions has expanded into Switzerland with a new office based in Zurich. Markus Beck, Georg Balint and Maria Sandoval have all left Aon to join SRS new Swiss team
A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” of Sigurd Rück (Sigurd), based in Switzerland.
Diana Lafita of Loyens & Loeff revealed that captive insurance companies active in Switzerland are set to benefit from the partial revision of the Insurance Oversight Act
A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of B++ and a long-term issuer credit rating of “bbb+” to Kot Insurance Company AG, based in Switzerland
The deal will see 2RS acquire the Luxembourg client portfolio of insurance and reinsurance captives from Sogecore SA and Sogecore France SARL
Ian-Edward Stafrace of Atlas Insurance PCC outlines what to consider beyond the typical captive and protected cell domicile comparisons
Sophisticated healthcare reporting, involving analysis and recommendations, is already available to captives and functionality improves every year.
Strategic Risk Solution’s head of governance Mary McMorrow discusses the firm’s specialised captive governance services offering
Attendees of the European Captive Forum heard about the many challenges facing the captive insurance industry, but associations suggested working together could allow tools and resources to be shared to overcome them
John Savage speaks to Kevin Mead about the recent delegation of government, regulatory and industry representatives sent to Mexico
As Solvency II continues to become embedded across Europe, Nick Steer of Compre predicts an increase in legacy business as owners seek to optimise the use of their own capital
Many captive owners are exploring alternative forms of capital in order to strengthen their capital base in a more efficient manner, says Brian McDonagh of Marsh
Solvency II has seen captive owners explore alternative forms of capital, as the threat of the UK’s EU exit looms. Derek Bridgeman of Marsh explains
For a small country, Ireland is home to a strong captive insurance market but what challenges is the domicile currently facing and what can industry participants expect to see over the next 12 months?
Latin America needs more capacity in its insurance industry and consistent regulation if its economies are going to recover
As Latin American companies look to stabilise their bottom lines, the captive solution is emerging as an effective way to manage insurance market volatility
Guernsey is well suited to acting as a captive domicile with the advantage of having in insurance and fund investment experts located in one place
