Medical stop-loss is becoming more common among healthcare employers, according to a presentation at the Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) International Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona...

A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of “A (Excellent)” and an issuer credit rating of “a” to COPIC, a risk retention group based in the District of Columbia...

GC Securities has confirmed the placement of principal at-risk notes worth $100 million through a newly formed catastrophe bond, Queen Street Re IX Limited, to benefit Munich Re...

Vermont is embracing run-off business with a new proposed law but California is challenging risk retention group reinsurance with a new renewal form, according to captive management firm JLT Towner...

Legal experts have warned against IRS scrutiny and cascading tax issues in an attempt to educate captive owners and managers...

Lower catastrophe losses in the US during 2013 are expected to yield strong underwriting profitability in the coming year, according to a presentation at the Captive Insurance Companies Association International Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona...

The US Senate Banking Committee must consider amendments to the US Dodd-Frank Act so that policyholders are not put at risk, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...

Lloyd’s underwriter Montpelier has selected Charles Taylor Insurance Services’s TRAX-TCM claims workflow and diary management system...

State and federal regulatory issues are still the number one concern for captive managers, according to the Captive Insurance Companies Association’s most recent market survey...

Growth in insurance premiums has been forecast for 2014, according Dr Anne Gron...

A proposed tax reform in New York could result in a significant tax increase for captives, according to Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP...

David Bidmead is taking over as global multinational client service leader and chair of the multinational executive committee at Marsh, effective 1 April...