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Korean Re Switzerland, Korean Re’s newly established European reinsurance subsidiary, has gone live with Eurobase Synergy2 platform

Guy Carpenter has appointed Andrea Piatti as a managing director, global risk solutions, effective 3 August

A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a+” of Solen Versicherungen AG and Noble Assurance Company

The Vermont Department of Economic Development has revealed that 22 new captive insurance companies were licensed in 2019

Frank Foster has joined Willis Towers Watson as the new head of risk and analytics and strategic risk consulting for Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Peter Hirs has been appointed as CFO for Zurich North America, based in Chicago

Accenture and Generali Employee Benefits have debuted a first-of-its-kind blockchain solution for employee benefits aimed at transforming the reinsurance process for captive insurance services

The EU has released its updated blacklist on non-cooperative tax jurisdictions featuring a number of captive domiciles, including Bermuda

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