A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a” of Lumen Re, based in Bermuda

Guy Carpenter & Company has appointed Luca Tres as head of strategic risk and capital life solutions, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, effective 1 June

The Alabama Captive Insurance Association is set to host its 2021 annual conference as an in-person event

DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has appointed Jonathan Drake as a partner to head up its expanding non-contentious insurance advisory practice

Hylant has expanded its global captive solutions team by hiring Ankush Das as an accountant, based in its Mumbai office

Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill into law that would see the creation of a framework in Washington for registering eligible captive insurers and imposing a premium tax on the risk covered by premiums allocable to the state

Arthur J. Gallagher has agreed to acquire certain Willis Towers Watson reinsurance, specialty and retail brokerage operations as part of a proposed regulatory remedy for the pending Aon and WTW combination

Laurie Shane has joined Aspen Insurance Holding as new group head of outwards reinsurance

National Interstate Insurance Company has promoted Christopher Mikolay to senior vice president, specialty division and Daniel Keenan to vice president, national accounts

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has appointed Sam Wagener to strengthen its property and casualty and captive capabilities within its west region operations

eMaxx has expanded its platform for insurance companies to enter the variable cost captive market

EDII, an innovation, education and development company, has partnered with London Works, part of the East London Business Alliance, to drive diversity, inclusion, equality and retention in the insurance industry