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Actuarial & underwriting
European captive ratings have been stable through the past year, with most ratings affirmed and stable outlooks maintained, according to an AM Best report. 12 November 2018
Analysis
With the right resources, accountability and proactive management, group employee benefit captives can save employers money, reduce claim costs and bend the medical trend curve, says Wendy Dine of Strategic Risk Solutions. 1 October 2018
Analysis
There are several key areas that captive owners and international regulators might wish to consider in the pursuit of optimising an insured’s risk finance strategy, as Stuart King of SRS Europe and Derick White of Strategic Risk Solutions explain. 20 August 2018
Analysis
Willis Towers Watson has introduced a digital tool to help organisations analyse the financial feasibility and future profitability of their captive insurance strategies. 1 August 2018
Analysis
Captives can provide value to their affiliated groups and be an intrinsic part of business owners’ exit strategy calculus—or just as easily a burden, says Matthew Queen of Venture Captive Management. 30 July 2018
Analysis
Ratings agency AM Best has affirmed the 'Excellent' financial strength ratings of Vermont-based Saturn Insurance (A) and Guernsey-based Jupiter Insurance (A-), both captive insurance subsidiaries of oil and gas company BP. 30 July 2018
Actuarial & underwriting
Medical polices within global captive programmes are becoming increasingly popular. Matthias Helmbold, head of technical and services at MAXIS GBN, has the details on market scalability and challenges in the healthcare and employee benefits captives marketplace. 2 July 2018
Analysis
US tax reform has increased the burden of tax compliance for captive insurers and created uncertainty as to where one might choose to domicile, although it’s not all bad news, explains Matthew Queen of Venture Captive Management. 28 June 2018
Actuarial & underwriting
Formation levels of captives are now almost unaffected by whether rates in the wider re/insurance markets are hard or soft, a panel of experts agreed at the annual Bermuda Captive Conference, which is taking place at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel on Bermuda this week. 12 June 2018
Analysis
Three quarters of employee benefits professional believe the enhance use of data and the application of innovative technologies to improve the employee experience are the primary growth opportunities for the employee benefits sector globally over the next two years. 8 May 2018
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