The report explains that increased vulnerability to data loss is a result of businesses moving to new procedures and systems overnight due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Federation of European Risk Management Associations has given its support to the European Commission proposal to develop a common standard on sustainability reporting

Guy Carpenter & Company has promoted Christophe Gaudron as CEO of its France business, starting 1 January 2022

Luigi Koch has joined Strategic Risk Solutions Switzerland as a local country representative

Marsh has promoted Alex Dahlmann to head of office for its Swedish captive operations, Marsh Management Services AB Sweden

Guardrisk, South Africa’s largest cell captive insurer, has been granted South Africa’s first micro-insurance cell captive licence by the Financial Sector Prudential Authority

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