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Actuarial & underwriting
As the lines between P&C and A&H coverages continue to blur, captives are gaining increased crossover relevance and are being used in more innovative ways. Phillip Giles, vice president, sales & marketing, accident & health, at QBE North America, has the details. 13 May 2019
Analysis
The Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (TRIPRA) is due to expire on December 31, 2020, but further extensions are uncertain, raising the potential for property/casualty insurers - and by extension captives - to face rating downgrades due to over-reliance on the programme, according to AM Best. 13 May 2019
Analysis
On May 6 the second cohort of Lloyd’s Lab kicked off in the venerable Lloyd’s building on Lime Street—the heart of the London Market. Marcus Schmalbach, CEO and founder of Ryskex, provides a glimpse behind the scenes from the eyes of a participant. 8 May 2019
Analysis
Insurance broker and managing general agency Caitlin Morgan Insurance Services has opened a new office in Vermont, and named Dustin Partlow as senior vice president to lead its captive management business. 8 May 2019
Analysis
Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) has assumed the management of Old Main Assurance, the Bermuda-based captive of Texas energy company Marathon Oil, from Marsh. 8 May 2019
Analysis
Stanford Health Care has requested to withdraw the financial strength ratings of its Bermuda captive, SUMIT Insurance Company following a downgrade from AM Best. 8 May 2019
Analysis
North Carolina’s proposed legislation amendment that would temporarily exempt captive insurers redomesticating to the state from premium taxes - also known as the ‘premium tax holiday’ - has been delayed. 3 May 2019
Actuarial & underwriting
The use of captives to insurance against cyber risk has doubled since 2015, according to Aon’s Global Risk Management Survey 2019. 2 May 2019
Analysis
Bermuda-based insurance and ILS manager Horseshoe Group has appointed Fred LeMoine as its new head of insurance management. 29 April 2019
Analysis
RYSKEX, an AI-driven hedging platform for emerging risk that bring together risk management, captive insurance units and institutional investors, is among the second cohort of 12 teams to join Lloyd’s Lab, the experimental development hub to explore ways to boost efficiencies at Lloyd’s of London. 29 April 2019
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