The initiative enables reinsurance contracts to be tokenised and traded on a public blockchain platform using smart contracts
SRS has completed the acquisition of Robus Group, expanding further its captive management service throughout Europe
Guernsey is Europe’s largest captive jurisdiction, with 199 captives domiciled at the end of 2023
The London Market Group notes that the market for captive insurance worldwide is expected to reach US$161 billion by 2030, but the UK currently sees none of this business.
Jacana Re, established in Bermuda in 2004 and re-domiciled to Guernsey in 2013, underwrites the risks from the parent company’s operations in South Africa and Australia.
DIFC also reported a 20 per cent increase in registration of (re)insurance firms, including the first re-domiciliation of a Guernsey-based captive.
Titled ‘Positioning for the Future’, the event is expected to connect risk managers, captive owners, those considering setting up a captive, brokers, board members, advisers and insurers.
The company intends to merge with the acquired captive in due course, and reinsure the longer-tail portion of the portfolio with its core risk carrier in Germany, Darag Deutschland AG.
Frances Jones reviews captive growth in Europe, while assessing proposed amendments to Solvency II regulations, set to facilitate further expansion within the EU
Frances Jones reviews the proliferation of PCCs in the captive industry and across key domiciles
Industry experts discuss 2023’s captive market performance, trends and developments and share predictions for the coming year
The past few years have seen eye-watering rates for companies seeking D&O liability insurance. Barney Dixon looks at the solutions that emerged to solve this issue and whether or not captives are a suitable alternative to traditional Side A coverage as rates return to normal
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
Following the Brexit deal, Mike Matthews of Artex says that UK intermediaries will look to create suitable EU-based partnerships, to enable them not only maintain but to grow their EU client portfolios in the years ahead
With the recent pick up in captive interest driving activity across the sector, Dominic Wheatley discusses what Guernsey Finance is currently working on
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
Henry Brandts-Giesen and Jackson Tu’inukuafe of Dentons talk about key domiciles for captive insurance in Asia Pacific
Henry Brandts-Giesen and Jackson Tu’inukuafe of Dentons explain to family office and family business executives about the Cook Islands captive insurance regime
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
Ned Holmes speaks to Nigel Feetham on why Gibraltar is developing a special captive regime
