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Agency captives can offer agents and brokers the opportunity to earn underwriting profits previously retained by the insurance carrier, and align the interests of the agent and carrier regarding risk selection, pricing and loss control. 10 August 2017
Bermuda analysis
Willis Towers Watson has boosted its captives practice on Bermuda by hiring the former was co-chief executive officer of Tokio Solution Management. 9 August 2017
Actuarial & underwriting
There are a number of actions captive owners can take to expand and add more risk to their captives in order to make it a bigger and better tool – and there are every more sophisticated methods of figuring out the costs of any particular risk the owner is worried about. 9 August 2017
Analysis
The increasingly complex needs of companies is driving demand for customised captive insurance solutions, according to Steve Bauman, global head of captive programmes at XL Catlin. 9 August 2017
Analysis
A captive can play a big role in reimbursing an organisation for any damage to its reputation, and this form of risk transfer should be viewed as an efficient way of funding the reputational risk of companies long term. 9 August 2017
Analysis
Increasing premium limits, reporting requirements, ownership restrictions, and increased scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has made prospective captive owners more cautious about forming 831(b) captives. 8 August 2017
Law & regulation
Against a backdrop of rising medical costs and uncertainty surrounding the future of US healthcare, more proactive business owners are looking at more competitively priced solutions such as medical group captives. 8 August 2017
Analysis
The increasing number of captive domiciles in the US – with around 40 states now adopting some form of legislation – is good for the industry, giving prospective captive owners more choice and keeping the older domiciles such as Vermont, South Carolina and Hawaii on their toes. 8 August 2017
Analysis
The banking and insurance sectors are not alone in engaging in heated debate about the opportunities, risks, and potential applications offered by blockchain technology. How will it affect alternative risk transfer—and especially the captives market? Marcus Schmalbach of BlockART Institute investigates. 7 August 2017
Analysis
Captive insurers and other alternative risk transfer mechanisms continue to play vital roles in the US and global commercial markets, according to an AM Best special report. 4 August 2017
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