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A fragile asset
Analysis
In the age of social networking and global media, a company’s reputation is under siege at every corner. The captive concept can provide valuable protection to this intangible, but invaluable, asset.   28 November 2013
Parental control
Analysis
Captive formations and premium growth is as much about a desire for control as it is about the market cycle, with captives providing an invaluable ERM tool to parent companies, finds AM Best.   28 November 2013
Emergency response
Analysis
Michael Frick, writing for US healthcare risk management consultant Pendulum, details how protecting providers’ responses to adverse medical events can help strengthen healthcare delivery.   28 November 2013
Cayman analysis
It is an exciting time to be in the insurance business in the Cayman Islands. The industry is vibrant and there is an energy here that is fostering—and is fostered by—innovation, says IMAC’s chairman, Rob Leadbetter.   28 November 2013
Accounting & tax analysis
Hollywood, politicians and the media are all trying to tarnish the gold-standard reputation that Cayman has worked hard to achieve, but the Island’s captive industry and regulators are fighting back.   28 November 2013
Analysis
Cayman has further developed its capabilities in the cell captive space through the introduction of the portfolio insurance company, as the jurisdiction looks to stay on the cutting edge of captive developments.   28 November 2013
Asset management analysis
Managed mutual funds have the potential to outperform their benchmarks, but their prospects are generally slim. Brian Wimmer, Sandeep Chhabra and Daniel Wallick of Vanguard warn that captives need to take a longer view when it comes to their fund performance expectations.   28 November 2013
Actuarial & underwriting
Captive owners should be working closely with captive associations in order to seize the initiative in captive development, rather than leaving matters to captive managers and consultants.   26 November 2013
article
Jersey Finance expects the ratings to bolster relations with the Middle and Far East.   22 November 2013
Accounting & tax analysis
According to Charles Winter, UK controlled foreign companies (CFC) regulatory changes must be examined on a case-by-case basis to determine what the material benefits to captive owners will be.   22 November 2013

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