News
Bermuda analysis
Brexit will make many captive owners look carefully at the options available to them, according to Peter Mullen, CEO of captive and insurance management at Aon Risk Solutions. 1 November 2016
EMEA analysis
Owners of European insurance market captives continue to see value in using their captives despite prevailing weak premium rates and widening terms and conditions in large sections of the general insurance market, according to an AM Best special report. 1 November 2016
Law & regulation
EXCLUSIVE: Captives could be a bigger part of the solution if regulatory rules get ironed out: Artex
The past five years has seen significant growth of the captive insurance industry and the next five years will likely continue this trend, Jeremy Huish, senior vice president, captive business development at Artex, North America, tells Captive International. 28 October 2016
Law & regulation
AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B (Fair) of Golden Insurance Company, a risk retention group (Golden). Mitigating factors includes Golden’s profitable earnings in recent years and the addition of a more reputable captive manager. 25 October 2016
Cayman analysis
The Cayman Islands captive management industry enjoyed continued success in new captive formations between July 1 to September 30, 2016 with 10 new formations for the 3 month period according to the Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC). 25 October 2016
Accounting & tax analysis
One solution to funding for property damage caused by hurricanes is a captive insurance company. It can be treated as a real insurance company for tax purposes and help a company to save for a stormy day, says Jeffrey Kenneson of R&Q Captive Management. 20 October 2016
Accounting & tax analysis
Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart has issued a bulletin providing captive insurers guidance to make it easier to comply with the new requirements within the federal Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act. 18 October 2016
Actuarial & underwriting
Cutts-Watson Consulting (CWC), a captive insurance advisory firm, has appointed Graham Powell as a consultant based in its Guernsey office, to strengthen its captive insurance offering. 17 October 2016
Accounting & tax analysis
Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, a law firm, has appointed David Slenn as its estate planning, business planning and tax attorney. 14 October 2016
Law & regulation
US regulatory efforts to revise the statutory framework for variable annuities (VAs) to reduce non-economic volatility, shrink and/or eliminate the use of captives, promote sound risk management, and improve disclosure would be a positive development, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings. 10 October 2016
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