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Insurance regulation in South Africa is changing at a fast pace. This is particularly a result of the global financial crisis, which has led to stricter and more stringent regulatory frameworks across the world. Christoph Leuzinger, executive head of global corporate with Zurich South Africa, walks EMEA Captive through the regulatory minefield. 5 January 2016
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Increasing regulation, business diversification and difficult market conditions mean that it makes sense for captive managers to make the best use of risk technology. Angus Rhodes of Ventiv Technology explains to EMEA Captive how to identify and incorporate the latest technological advances. 5 January 2016
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Business theory dictates that firms must be prepared to innovate or go out of business and the theory holds true for captives also, as Matthew Latham, head of captive programmes at XL Catlin explains. 5 January 2016
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The Isle of Man is well placed to take advantage of the growth in the ILS market and provides an attractive solution which ensures speed to market within a transparent and easily understandable regulatory framework, writes Gaynor Brough, member of the executive committee of the Isle of Man Captive Association. 5 January 2016
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2015 is the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the first captive in Gibraltar. The territory has come a long way since then and today the Rock is home to a number of large and long-established captives, as Michael Ashton of Gibraltar Finance describes. 5 January 2016
EMEA analysis
Solvency II was once regarded as bad news for captives in Europe. But the sector is adjusting to and even embracing the new rules, as a report by AM Best examines. 5 January 2016
EMEA analysis
Nick Smith, a relationship director with Barclays’ captive insurance team in London, talks EMEA Captive through the advantages of trusts as an alternative to Letters of Credit. 5 January 2016
EMEA analysis
Under forthcoming European legislation companies will be hit with massive fines for breaches of confidentiality and data. But with traditional insurers wary of covering this complex and ever-changing risk, EMEA Captive investigates whether the captive structure could provide a much-needed answer 5 January 2016
EMEA analysis
The capital funding requirements set out for re/insurers in Solvency II have sent shock waves through the captive sector. EMEA Captive examines the implications for risk transfer to protected cell structures and discusses concerns for the sustainability of the traditional captive model 5 January 2016
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Captives remain an effective instrument to optimise the risk management strategy of big corporations despite the challenges of Solvency II, writes Guenter Droese, chairman of the European Captive Insurance and Reinsurance Owners’ Association. 5 January 2016
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