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By eliminating the most mundane tasks, insurtech is making jobs more rewarding and autonomous, making it easier to attract a new generation of talent to the sector, according to Rocco Mancini, captive advisor at Marsh. 4 December 2019
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Captives could cease to exist within 30 years – or could become more widespread, with increasingly detailed and personalised data leading to everyone effectively becoming their own captive, according to Aidan Kelly, associate director at Aon. 4 December 2019
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Captive insurers will fall within the scope of economic substance, but will see a relatively modest impact on their day-to-day business compared with some other sectors in Cayman, according to panellists at the Cayman Captive Forum. 4 December 2019
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The increasing frequency of “mega” batch claims is contributing to increasing verdict severity and represents a potentially even greater threat to medical professional liability business profitability, according to Richard Henderson, senior vice president of Trans Re. 3 December 2019
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The Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC) has floated the idea of expanding its Cayman Captive Forum in coming years for an additional day to include presentations covering ILS and reinsurance, acknowledging the significant growth of these industries in Cayman in recent years. 3 December 2019
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Large healthcare systems and practices are set to take on more of their own liability risk in coming years and will buy less commercial medical malpractice insurance than they have in the past. 3 December 2019
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The 2002 Terrorism Risk Insurance Act created a federal backstop for insurance claims related to acts of terrorism and a system of shared public and private compensation for insured losses resulting from acts of terrorism. Its possible expiry now threatens the availability of terrorism coverage, says John Talley of the Missouri Department of Insurance. 3 December 2019
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While the rise in verdict severity, and the knock-on effect that has on all settlements, represents a threat to MPL profitability on a per-claim basis, the rising frequency of “mega” batch claims is potentially even more devastating, as Richard Henderson of Trans Re explains. 3 December 2019
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Significant obstacles are blocking insurers from engaging with the cannabis sector. A new generation of cannabis companies engaged in this business in Canada and other markets where it has been legalised should consider launching captives to manage their risk, according to Mark Allitt, managing director at KPMG in Bermuda. 2 December 2019
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Cayman’s captive insurance and reinsurance markets are seeing exciting new trends, with new business lines creating value for existing and future stakeholders, say Aon’s Howard Byrne and Ghislain Ghyoot, and PwC’s Ricardo Agrella. 2 December 2019
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