Capstone has appointed Emily Haluska as a senior underwriting analyst

Eurobase International Group has appointed Rebecca Oliver as director of insurance solutions

Steve Bauman has joined XL Catlin as head of global programmes and the captive practice in North America, effective 23 May

The California insurance commissioner Dave Jones has appointed Ken Schnoll as general counsel for the state’s department of insurance

A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A (Excellent)” and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a” of Palms Insurance Company, the wholly owned captive insurer of NextEra Energy Capital

PRIIA has reassured the insurance industry that although Puerto Rico has filed for voluntary bankruptcy, its international insurers remain "open for business"

Allen joined the company from Grant Thornton Singapore where he served as CEO and senior adviser

AXA Poland is set to capitalise on strong growth opportunities in the Polish market in a bid to expand its employee benefits business

The Risk Management Society (RIMS) has written to Steven Mnuchin, secretary of the US Treasury, expressing its support for the recently proposed US-EU covered agreement on reinsurance

Risk retention groups (RRGs) remained financially stable throughout 2016, according to Douglas Powell, senior financial analyst at Demotech

The Labuan International Business and Financial Centre and Labuan International Insurance Association (LIIA) are set to host an Asia captive conference on 16 and 17 August

Bermuda-based Hamilton Insurance Group has reorganised its leadership following the departure of CEO and board chair Brian Duperreault