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Proposed Texas legislation could allow captives to reinsure credit life insurance

Giovanni Capriglione, a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, has filed a new captive bill, HB No 1187, with proposed amendments to Section 964.052(a) of the Insurance Code, pertaining to the role of captive insurance as a provider of reinsurance with relation to credit life insurance and credit disability insurance.   20 January 2017

Analysis

Solvency II—is everything done now?

Captives have had plenty of time to prepare for the new requirements under Solvency II, so is it all done and dusted, asks Udo Kappes, chairman of the European Captive Insurance and Reinsurance Owners Association.   10 January 2017

Actuarial & underwriting

Megatrends: a curse or blessing for the captives market?

In the second of his articles on captives as a 21st century risk management tool Marcus Schmalbach of the Fachhochschule des Mittelstands examines the effects of megatrends on insurance.   20 December 2016

EMEA analysis

PwC outlines five priorities to maximise success of Guernsey re/insurance

PwC has released a report outlining the five highest priority recommendations for the Guernsey re/insurance market.   16 December 2016

Law & regulation

CapAlt secures permission to increase number of Protected Captive offerings to 2,000

Captive Alternatives (CapAlt) has secured permission from the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance of Puerto Rico to increase the number of their protected captive offerings to 2,000, allowing them to provide this option to many more clients.   16 December 2016

Analysis

Exclusive: Captive industry worries over future talent shortages

A majority of executives are concerned that the captive insurance industry will face a shortage of adequately trained staff in the future, according to an exclusive online poll conducted by the website Captive International.   15 December 2016

Actuarial & underwriting

Taking care of the workers

Healthcare captives play an increasingly large role in the global captives market. Cayman Captive takes a look at recent developments.   14 December 2016

Cayman analysis

Using captives to manage cyber risks

The threat of cyber crime is greater than ever for corporates around the world, and it may surprise some to discover that this complex and rapidly changing risk is starting to find its way into some captives. Cayman Captive explores the logic of such a move.   14 December 2016

Cayman analysis

Safety in numbers

Pioneer’s group captive programme is providing employee benefits coverage to healthcare employer groups. Mark Troutman of Summit Reinsurance Services and Chris Payne of Alternative Risk Underwriting present a case study of the programme to Cayman Captive.   14 December 2016

Cayman analysis

All change: 40 years, new owners, expansion plans, and an award

Under new ownership there are many opportunities for carefully expanding the United Insurance Company offering, and the firm is looking forward to another 40 years of successfully serving its clients, as Andrew Cater explains.   14 December 2016

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