Taussig Capital has acquired Puerto Rico-licensed Spencer Re I.I to form a new entity, Taussig Capital Re, to provide reinsurance to primary insurers and reinsurers

RiverStone International has appointed Costas Miranthis as independent non-executive director to the group board and Neil Taylor as group chief investment officer

Aon has appointed Tom Daniels as practice lead for securities lending and asset management consulting within its custody advisory services group

Captive Resources has appointed Drew Kendrick as assistant vice president, business development executive for medical stop-loss

Guy Carpenter has launched a Wildfire Risk Score to help European clients manage their exposure to the evolving risk of wildfire

Sedgwick has rebranded PT Cunningham Lindsey Indonesia to PT Sedgwick Adjusters Indonesia to operate within the Sedgwick brand and align its enhanced global resources

Canopius Group has appointed Kate Roy as chief operating officer, effective from early 2022

The captive industry has seen “phenomenal growth” in the last 18 months during the pandemic, states president Dan Towle at the opening of the CICA Fall Forum this week

Risk Partners has appointed Hartley Hartman as business development manager for captive insurance, based in the firm’s Charleston office

The hardening insurance market has caused some companies to write more risk into their captives to compensate for rate increases, as discussed at a FERMA Talks session

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has finalised its reform of the international tax system to ensure that multinational enterprises will be subject to a minimum tax rate of 15 per cent from 2023

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