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To see the future of cyber, look to employment practice liability

Employment practice liability may provide clues for how cyber insurance will evolve in coming years, Edward Koral, a specialist leader at Deloitte Consulting, told an audience at the VCIA conference.   8 August 2019

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Are captives cost centres or profit centres?

Panelists at the VCIA conference disagreed on the question of whether a captive should be regarded as cost centres or profit centres within their organisations.   8 August 2019

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Captives can transform the corporate culture of the parent

Having a captive can change the mindset and corporate culture of its parent company, according to John Alberici, chairman of Alberici Corporation and president of Contractors Casualty Company, its Vermont-based captive.   8 August 2019

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ROI not the best way to measure captive performance

Return on investment is not the most important measure of success for a captive, according to Andrew Baillie, program director for global insurance at AES Global Insurance Company.   8 August 2019

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Captives should regularly review the business they write

Steven McElhiney, chairman and president of Dallas-based EWI Re, and president of the captive Tall Pines Insurance, has advised captive owners attending the VCIA conference to continually review the business written by their captives after they are set up.   8 August 2019

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Captives and reinsurers can team up to manage cyber risk

Captives and reinsurers can work together to manage cyber risk, according to Steven Bauman, head of global programmes and captive practice for North America at AXA XL.   8 August 2019

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The edge of risk

Captives have always been used to innovate when it comes to handling unusual risks. At the new frontier are cyber, reputational, and cryptocurrency risks. US Captive finds out more.   8 August 2019

Accounting & tax analysis

Not all states play fair

There has been an aggressive shift in the approach of certain US states to the collection of self-procurement taxes. What implications does this have for the industry? And will there be more redomestications to the ‘home’ state? US Captive investigates.   8 August 2019

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Wildfire risk

No smoke without wildfire Given that the exposure to wildfire risk experienced over the last two years is expected to worsen in 2019 and beyond, utility and energy companies are increasingly looking at how they can use captive insurance. US Captive explores this emerging trend.   7 August 2019

Accounting & tax analysis

How to dodge a commercial rate hike

As commercial insurance rates start to harden, more sophisticated owners of captives are starting to leverage them to avoid rate hikes by using analytics or looking to access the reinsurance markets directly. US Captive reports.   7 August 2019

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