Fenchurch Law, a UK legal firm specialising in working for policyholders and brokers in insurance coverage disputes, has launched a reinsurance and international risks practice group
The Delaware state legislature has passed Senate Bill 203 to amend Title 8 of the Delaware Code, allowing corporations to use captives for directors’ and officers’ liability insurance
Insurance and financial services firm Higginbotham has acquired J.M. Insurance Agency, an independent broker of property and casualty insurance, workers’ compensation and employee benefits
The Captive Insurance Companies Association has named the three finalist teams in its essay contest for risk management and insurance college students, sponsored by Strategic Risk Solutions
BevCap Management has appointed Lindsey LeDuc as vice president of HatterasRe operations, the alternative risk management firm’s healthcare medical stop-loss captive
Global Cannabis Applications Corp has signed a letter of intent to acquire 33 per cent of Blue Anchor Risk Solutions’ cell captive insurance company focused on cannabis growth operations in South Africa
Resilience Cyber Insurance Solutions has formed a captive reinsurance company as part of its developing approach to cybersecurity risk management
Debbie Walker is set to retire as head of captives division and senior deputy commissioner of the North Carolina Department of Insurance, effective 31 March, after 30 years at the department
The South Carolina Department of Insurance has appointed Joe McDonald as director of the captive insurance division, effective 2 February
The Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School has appointed Julian Enoizi as executive-in-residence, effective 1 February
A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-’ (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of ‘a-’ (Excellent) of Federated Underwriting Company, the single-parent captive of global financial services firm State Street
The Office of Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service has revealed its plans to hire as many as 200 new attorneys as part of the agency’s contest with “abusive arrangements"