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Actuarial & underwriting
Insurance brokerage Hub International has introduced cannabis insurance and risk services, an offering under its agribusiness and farm specialty practice, to provide medical and recreational cannabis producers, distributors and retailers protection and solutions to reduce risks within their operations. 20 August 2018
Analysis
Although agency captives are by no means new, the encouragement of US domestic domiciles through new legislation in recent years has brought them into greater focus as agents realise the potential to become a stronger player in the market. US Captive has the details. 6 August 2018
Analysis
As the cannabis industry in the US continues to grow, its insurance needs grow with it. Inadequacies of the commercial market and complex coverage needs present a prime opportunity for captives to step in, so what does the future hold? US Captive investigates. 6 August 2018
Actuarial & underwriting
Earlier this year, proposed association health plan (AHP) regulations issued by the US Department of Labor (DOL) had presented affordable healthcare plans for groupings of smaller employers - and in turn opportunities for captives - but the more recent final rules have left a lack of regulatory uniformity from one state to another. 6 August 2018
Analysis
Ratings agency AM Best has affirmed the financial strength of A (Excellent) of Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited (NEIL), based in Wilmington, Delaware. The outlook remains stable. 3 August 2018
Analysis
US tax reform provisions have created a substantial tax burden for US insurers conducting business in offshore jurisdictions. Vermont has stepped in with new captive legislation that aims to provide a more favourable onshore alternative, Sandy Bigglestone, director of captive insurance, Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, tells Captive International. 30 July 2018
Analysis
Incorporators of captive insurer Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company (CFSIC) have selected nine board members to help address the crumbling concrete foundations crisis affecting Connecticut homeowners. 30 July 2018
Analysis
Assurance Agency and Connecticut-based captive consulting firm Michael Maglaras have formed a programme designed to meet the insurance and risk management needs of the senior care industry. 27 July 2018
Analysis
The 2018 Guernsey Insurance Forum will take the island's captive sector "back to its roots", says event host Guernsey Finance. 24 July 2018
Analysis
Privately-owned broker and employee benefits consulting firm Holmes Murphy has acquired Minneapolis-based Cobb Strecker Dunphy & Zimmermann (CSDZ), a provider of commercial insurance, claims, surety and captive insurance services. 9 July 2018
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