XL Catlin has appointed Aiden Joo as senior underwriter in its structured risk solutions business

The first round of solvency and financial condition reports filed in Ireland under Solvency II show that Irish insurers and reinsurers struggled with the system of governance disclosure requirement, according to Deloitte

Former deputy commissioner and general counsel for the California Department of Insurance, John Finston, has joined Drinker Biddle & Reath as a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office

Small captives that generate less than $1.2 million in premiums annually now account for almost 44 percent of Marsh-managed captives, up from 24 percent in 2012

Vermont’s updated law allowing for the inclusion agency captives will make the state more attractive to captive formations, according to A.M. Best

Greenlight Capital Re has named Simon Burton as its new CEO and member of the board of directors, effective 1 July

AlphaCat has appointed Bernard Van der Stichele as portfolio manager

A.M. Best has upgraded the financial strength rating of Builders Insurance, a mutual captive company, and its wholly owned subsidiaries, to “A (Excellent)”

Xceedance has expanded its consulting and managed services to support insurance and reinsurance organisations domiciled in Bermuda

JLT Re North America has named Tony Sammur as the new executive vice president in Stamford, Connecticut

The first quarter of 2017 has seen 14 global ILS transactions with $2.76 billion of risk capital issued, approximately $1.4 billion above the 10-year average, according to an ILS Q1 market report from Artemis

The annual Western Region Captive Insurance Conference was formally incorporated during this year’s meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah