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EMEA analysis
2015 is the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the first captive in Gibraltar. The territory has come a long way since then and today the Rock is home to a number of large and long-established captives, as Michael Ashton of Gibraltar Finance describes. 5 January 2016
EMEA analysis
Solvency II was once regarded as bad news for captives in Europe. But the sector is adjusting to and even embracing the new rules, as a report by AM Best examines. 5 January 2016
EMEA analysis
Nick Smith, a relationship director with Barclays’ captive insurance team in London, talks EMEA Captive through the advantages of trusts as an alternative to Letters of Credit. 5 January 2016
EMEA analysis
Under forthcoming European legislation companies will be hit with massive fines for breaches of confidentiality and data. But with traditional insurers wary of covering this complex and ever-changing risk, EMEA Captive investigates whether the captive structure could provide a much-needed answer 5 January 2016
EMEA analysis
The capital funding requirements set out for re/insurers in Solvency II have sent shock waves through the captive sector. EMEA Captive examines the implications for risk transfer to protected cell structures and discusses concerns for the sustainability of the traditional captive model 5 January 2016
Actuarial & underwriting
Captives remain an effective instrument to optimise the risk management strategy of big corporations despite the challenges of Solvency II, writes Guenter Droese, chairman of the European Captive Insurance and Reinsurance Owners’ Association. 5 January 2016
Actuarial & underwriting
Solvency II ratios won’t always reflect economic capitalisation of insurers, according to a new report by Moody's. 11 December 2015
Actuarial & underwriting
Captive managers need to be aware of some of Obamacare’s positive consequences, foremost among them the possibility that loss severity may be dampened in the future, as Tim Fletcher and Libby Benet of Gen Re explain. 7 December 2015
Actuarial & underwriting
Kay Carter, a senior associate with lawyers Solomon Harris, charts the history of Cayman’s segregated portfolio companies and explains why they have become a robust choice of vehicle in any circumstances where segregation of the programmes run by the cells is important. 7 December 2015
EMEA analysis
Standard & Poor’s affirmed Guernsey’s credit rating at its highest possible level. 9 November 2015
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