Willis Towers Watson has acted as the sole adviser to the AXA UK Group Pension Scheme on its £3 billion longevity swap with Hannover Re to manage longevity risk in the scheme
Mark Elliott, CEO of Humbolt Re, has been elected as the new chairperson of Guernsey International Insurance Association, succeeding Mike John
Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of MetLife, completes four UK longevity reinsurance transactions with Legal & General Assurance Society
The bulk annuity market has shown great resilience throughout this year’s turmoil with over £30 billion of buy-ins and buyouts completed, according to Willis Towers Watson
Pacific Life Re, who manage clients mortality, longevity, and morbidity risk, has completed a longevity swap transaction with the Trustee of the Prudential Staff Pension Scheme
The Willis Pension Scheme has entered into a longevity swap transaction with Munich Re to manage longevity risk concerning £1 billion of pensioner liabilities
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority revealed that as of 31 March 2020 there were a total of 660 Class B, C and D insurance companies and 25 insurance managers under the supervision of the Division
Artex Risk Solutions has named Stewart McLaughlin as business development director for Europe
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
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
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
Barney Dixon speaks to Gulfstream Risk Advisors’ Bill Hodson on RRGs, their benefits and their future
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
IMAC’s Adrian Lynch discusses what the association is currently working on as well as developments in the Cayman captive insurance market
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
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
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
Experts convene to talk to Becky Butcher about the stability that Guernsey represents in a challenging financial and political environment
The soft insurance market has reportedly slowed captive growth in Guernsey, but the domicile continues to innovate to keep ahead
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