News
EMEA analysis
The majority of businesses in the UK and Germany are exploring alternative risk transfer solutions, including new and greater use of captives, for their 2020 renewals, according to two surveys of those insurance markets. 27 February 2020
Law & regulation
North Carolina will kick off its annual conference in May with a day dedicated exclusively to captive owners. 27 February 2020
Services
The number of new captives establishing in Guernsey more than doubled in 2019, according to Guernsey Finance. 26 February 2020
USA analysis
Captive owners will increasingly need to lean on advice from their service providers as they attempt to navigate an unfamiliar hardening market, according to Anne Marie Towle, global captive solutions leader at Hylant. 25 February 2020
Law & regulation
The European Union has added Cayman to its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes after it determined that Cayman failed to implement measures relating to economic substance in the area of collective investment vehicles within the agreed timetable. 24 February 2020
Feasibility studies analysis
Too many insurance agencies ignore captives. This is an increasingly risky strategy, as their clients may be looking to get into this market. If their existing agent or broker cannot help them make the move, clients may look to a competitor who can, say Jeremy Colombik and John Dohn of MSI. 24 February 2020
Feasibility studies analysis
The hardening market has encouraged commercial property companies to reconsider their insurance arrangements. Captives offer numerous advantages that can translate to better or cheaper coverage, says Gary Osborne of Risk Partners. 21 February 2020
USA analysis
A bill to update the Alabama Captive Insurers Act has passed unanimously in the state’s House insurance committee in a move authorities hope will lead to growth of the captive industry in Alabama. 21 February 2020
Law & regulation
The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance has licensed its 200th captive insurance company. 20 February 2020
Feasibility studies analysis
For the first time in a long while rates are on the rise across almost all classes of business. Although it may not seem like it to the insurance buyer, many insureds have long been beneficiaries of an artificially soft market. Now, SMEs are assessing their options, and there are several potentially attractive ones in the captives space, says Nate Reznicek of CIC Services. 19 February 2020
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