CICA cancels its annual conference in March
The Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) has cancelled its 2021 International Conference, which had been scheduled for March 14-16 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
BMS appoints Mercier as COO for its US business
BMS, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, has appointed Robert Mercier as chief operating officer for its US business.
SRS snares Artex’s Child to run a new Guernsey office
Strategic Risk Solutions is opening an office in Guernsey and has hired Peter Child, the former head of Artex’s European operations, as managing director of SRS Guernsey Management.
Captives set to attract increased tax scrutiny: Deloitte
UK-based captive owners should be prepared to face increased tax authority scrutiny over the coming years, according to a note by Deloitte.
COVID increases interest in employer-provided insurance: AIG Life
The COVID pandemic is generating demand for work-provided protection insurance, according to research from UK life insurer AIG Life.
Oklahoma appoints captive coordinator
The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) has named Donald Ashwood as its new captive coordinator and is looking to appoint a new captive director “in the near future”.
Pinnacle hires three new actuaries
Pinnacle Actuarial Resources has hired Gaétan Veilleux as a senior consulting actuary, and Travis Murnan and Kunshan Yin as consulting actuaries, to enhance its modeling, data science and risk analytics capabilities.
Financial and professional lines lead commercial insurance price rises: Marsh
The fourth quarter of 2020 saw the largest quarterly rise in global commercial insurance prices since the launch of Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index in 2012.
Valenz unveils CaptiV, "the next generation of MSL group captives”
Valenz has launched CaptiV, a medical stop loss (MSL) group captive programme for self insured employers with fewer than 1,000 employees, in partnership with MSL Captive Solutions.
Barclays names Ansari as head of new corporate strategic solutions team
Faisal Ansari has been named as head of the newly formed corporate strategic solutions team at Barclays Corporate Banking in London, which oversees the captives business among other areas.
