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Sedgwick names UK client director
21 October 2021
UK Reporter Rebecca Delaney

Sedgwick has appointed Heather Moyes as client director to enhance the firm’s corporate markets offering in the UK

Airmic: cyber risks are the most likely new risks to be financed by captives
08 October 2021
UK Reporter Rebecca Delaney

The insurance market is failing to meet the requirements of Airmic’s members regarding premium rates, scope of cover and capacity, according to the association’s latest pulse survey

MS Amlin names incoming CRO
07 September 2021
Switzerland Reporter Rebecca Delaney

MS Amlin AG has appointed Michael Koller as chief risk officer, effective 20 September

Zurich Insurance adopts new ESG index
21 July 2021
Switzerland Reporter Rebecca Delaney

Zurich Insurance has shifted almost $1 billion of its passive US equity mandates to MSCI’s newly-developed ESG index

Tony Petrilli joins NFP’s Complex Risk Solutions group
06 May 2021
Canada Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

Tony Petrilli has joined NFP’s Complex Risk Solutions group in Canada as senior vice president, loss control

DARAG reaches reinsurance agreement with Lyft's captive
05 May 2021
Bermuda Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

DARAG Group has executed a reinsurance transaction with Pacific Valley Insurance Company, Lyft’s captive insurance company

PFI closes £6bn reinsurance transaction using Zurich
29 April 2021
UK Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

The international reinsurance business of the Prudential Insurance Company of America has closed its first reinsurance transaction involving an unnamed UK pension scheme using an independent regulated insurer, Zurich Assurance, as intermediary

SRS hires Luigi Koch as Switzerland representative
21 April 2021
Switzerland Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

Luigi Koch has joined Strategic Risk Solutions Switzerland as a local country representative

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Work smarter, not harder

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?

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Cyber risk captives: mutually beneficial?

David Beyon looks at how and why cyber risks are finding their way into the captive space

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Promoting sustainable business through captive solutions

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

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A heated topic

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

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Graham Proud
Insurance Nexus

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

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Stacey Huang
PARIMA

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...

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Steve Bauman
Zurich North America

Steve Bauman of Zurich suggests it will be interesting to see how regulators react and begin to craft legislation, controls and requirements around cyber

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Adrian Sweeney
Zurich Insurance Group

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...

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Latin America

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

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Latin America

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?

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Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey

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

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Ireland

Why does Ireland do insurance a little differently these days? Experts reveal all

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