News

Actuarial & underwriting

The benefits of ratings

Ratings can prove an invaluable aid to captives as they navigate the insurance landscape. AM Best outline their significance and how the rating agency assesses those firms within its remit.   1 January 1970

EMEA analysis

Technology: maintaining a cutting edge

With information technology playing an increasingly substantive role in the running of captive entities, its application in law, claims management and e-billing are explored.   1 January 1970

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Sunshine assured (Sunshine Suites Resort)

Six years since going independent, the Sunshine Suites Resort continues to offer quality service and the unique hospitality enjoyed by its guests.   1 January 1970

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Nevis: worthy of a top 20 place

A tough, but appropriate, regulatory approach has helped place Nevis at the forefront of global captive jurisdictions, as Bernadette Lawrence reports.   1 January 1970

Actuarial & underwriting

Reap benefits under Solvency II

Optimising your risk portfolio can make captives more attractive under Solvency II, argues Dr Paul Wöhrmann of Zurich Global Corporate.   1 January 1970

Analysis

The US industry: holding its breath

A host of issues confront the captive industry, but clarity on how exactly they will play out continues to elude participants. In the meantime, the industry is taking a wait-and-see approach to its future progress.   1 January 1970

Analysis

Dodd-Frank: in search of clarity

The Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act is proving a thorny issue for captives. Do they pursue a potential home state advantage conferred by the act or hope for a captive exclusion?   1 January 1970

Asset management analysis

Asset allocation: the classic risk:return tradeoff

Against the current backdrop of low US interest rates and elevated economic volatility, what are reasonable expectations for US bond and stock returns and the potential implications for strategic asset allocation?   1 January 1970

EMEA analysis

The Isle of Man: captive of excellence

Drawing upon proximity to the UK and a studied independence from the mainland, the Isle of Man enjoys a position as an international captive domicile of some reputation. Here, its strengths are outlined.   1 January 1970

Analysis

Onwards rolls the US frontier

The number of US domiciles with captive legislation continues to expand, with Florida and Oregon the latest states to throw their hats into the ring. But how can 30-odd states differentiate their captive offering?   1 January 1970

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