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University of Southern California students win this year’s CICA essay contest
21 April 2020
Minneapolis Reporter Becky Bellamy

Megan Moore and Natalie Kojababian proposed a group captive insurance solution to provide liability coverage for cannabis association members

Labuan adds six new captives as premiums total $400.5m in 2018
25 March 2019
Labuan Reporter Ned Holmes

Labuan licensed six new captive insurance companies last year, as total gross premium grew to $400.5 million, according to figures from the Labuan IBFC

EIF 2018: Outside innovation can have important impact on the insurance industry
24 October 2018
Dublin Reporter Ned Holmes

Innovation happening outside the insurance industry can have an important impact within the industry, according to Brona Magee, deputy CEO, head of global markets, SCOR Global Life

Cat bond issuance in Q2 shows continued ‘robustness’ of ILS sector
14 August 2018
London Reporter Ned Holmes

Catastrophe bond issuance totalled more than $4 billion in Q2 2018, the third largest Q2 total in history, according to a report from Aon Benfield

SCOR sponsors first cat bond on UK market
07 June 2018
London Reporter Ned Holmes

SCOR has become the first reinsurer to use the new UK ILS regime to issue a catastrophe bond

Aegon to sell part of its US run-off business to SCOR
02 January 2018
The Hague Reporter Ned Holmes

Aegon has agreed to sell a block of its reinsurance business to SCOR and dissolve a related captive insurance company

UK’s ILS legislation to be in place for January renewals
17 October 2017
London Reporter Jenna Lomax

Malcolm Newman, CEO of Scor’s London hub and sponsor of the London Market Group’s (LMG) ILS Taskforce is “cognisant of the time pressures if ILS applications are to be made in time for 1 January renewals”

BCC: Bermuda captive insurers boosts island’s economy
11 September 2017
Hamilton Reporter Becky Butcher

The Bermuda captive insurance industry contributes an estimated $174 million every year to the island’s economy, according to a new research study conducted by PwC

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Ankner v. IRS: Victory for micro-captive

Matthew Reddington, partner at ZMFF&J Law, sheds light on the first victory of a micro-captive against the IRS in court, after the federal agency failed to show that the captive management firm RMC Group was liable for Section 6700 penalties

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Bridge-it

Atlas Insurance PCC’s Ian-Edward Stafrace shares how innovative cell solutions can simplify cross-border insurance

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Captive, c’est chic

Frances Jones reviews captive growth in Europe, while assessing proposed amendments to Solvency II regulations, set to facilitate further expansion within the EU

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The customer comes first

Ian-Edward Stafrace of Atlas Insurance PCC discusses leveraging regulatory evolution in customer fair value for sustainable growth

Interviews
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Dan Towle
CICA

CICA President Dan Towle hails the captive industry’s rapid growth, showcased by record attendance at the 2024 Conference, and outlines emerging trends – from talent initiatives driving diversity to private equity’s influx shaking up the job market

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Brittany Nevins
State of Vermont

Following the year in which Vermont celebrated its 40th anniversary as a ‘gold standard’ captive domicile, Brittany Nevins reflects on trends in the Green Mountain State’s captive industry, regulatory developments and emerging risks

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Sean Rider
Willis Towers Watson

Following the roll-out of Captive Quantified, Sean Rider from Willis Towers Watson explains how the web-based financial tool is going to transform conversations about captives

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Michael Parrish
Bermuda Captive Conference

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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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Labuan

Datuk Iskandar Mohd Nuli summarises how Labuan IBFC provides a complete captive-centric ecosystem that caters to the lifecycle of a self-insurance company

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Labuan

Datuk Iskandar Mohd Nuli, executive chairman cum CEO of Labuan IBFC Incorporated Sdn Bhd, explains how Labuan’s international business and financial centre provides a captive-centric ecosystem

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Labuan

With captive insurance to have a primary focus in Labuan IBFC’s five-year strategic roadmap, Annie Undikai, managing director of Brighton Management and deputy chairman of LIIA, talks to Rebecca Delaney about Labuan IBFC’s position as one of the fastest-growing risk and reinsurance intermediation centres in Asia

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