Captives need to be mindful of the changes brought by Trump’s US tax reform plan, despite its positive effect on the insurance industry in general, according to John Dies, managing director of tax controversy at alliantgroup

The Vermont Captive Insurance Division licensed 24 new captive insurance companies in 2017, in comparison to the 26 that it licensed in 2016

Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed Mina Matin their new financial institutions and insurance partner

SRS Europe has hired Annette Heaney as associate director and head of finance

Specialist reinsurer MS Amlin has created a new Bermuda-domiciled special purpose reinsurer

A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A+ (superior)” and the long-term issuer credit ratings of “aa-” for Prudential Financial and it's domestic life/health insurance subsidiaries

Tom Booth, group chief financial officer at R&Q, has resigned from his role of director with immediate effect

The Arizona Captive Insurance Department has licensed 11 new captives as of 31 December last year, compared to the seven in 2016

St Julians, a UK-focused motor insurer, has redomiciled from Malta to Gibraltar

Following recent catastrophe loss estimates of around $136 billion, 2017 is set to be one of the worst loss years on record for the global reinsurance market, according to the latest 1st View renewals report from Willis Re

Robert Cartwright has been appointed as the new president of RIMS for the 2018 term

Professor John Mamo will become the new non-executive chairperson of the MFSA