The National Cannabis Risk Management Association endorses a suite of insurance products designed to serve the needs of its members and the overall cannabis industry

Highcourt Partners, an entrepreneurial international insurance and risk management consulting firm, has merged with Breckles Group of Companies, an established independent insurance brokerage to form the Highcourt Breckles Group

The IRS has established a new office that will coordinate efforts across multiple business divisions to address abusive syndicated conservation easements and ‘abusive micro captive insurance arrangements’, according to IRS commissioner Chuck Rettig

SIIA says that while the IRS continues activities related to captive insurance, it must also move towards recognising what an appropriate structure is, and issue appropriate guidelines to that purpose

Guernsey has seen a surge of pension longevity risk transfer deals over the past 18 months which has continued through COVID-19, according to Guernsey Finance

Guy Carpenter & Company has hired Anthony Cordonnier as managing director and global co-head of cyber, while Erica Davis has been promoted to global co-head of cyber

The Qatar Financial Centre Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with Labuan International Business and Financial Centre to develop long-term cooperation and boost economic and financial sector ties between the two financial centres

Milan Pavlik has joined Beecher Carlson as senior vice president, alternative risk

David Brown will take over as head of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty capital solutions unit from 1 July 2021, succeeding Richard Boyd

eMaxx Assurance Group of Companies has launched a customer centric technology platform for its variable cost captive programmes

Mark Wheeler has joined the newly launched company Mosaic Insurance, global specialty insurer, as co-CEO

Beth Jacobsen has been promoted as captive director at Artex Risk Solutions