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JLT Re (North America) has appointed Todd Burgener as executive vice president. 18 June 2018
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Ratings agency AM Best has downgraded the financial strength rating of Golden Insurance Company, a Denver-based risk retention group, to C++ (Marginal) from B- (Fair). The outlook of these ratings is negative. 18 June 2018
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While the number of captives being formed in Bermuda has stagnated in recent years, levels of innovation within the sector are more than making up with this with companies using their captives to manage more complex risks in increasingly sophisticated ways. 14 June 2018
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The US economy is performing well and remains on a positive trajectory – but there are concerns over it overheating and the medium-term implications of the deficit, two notable economists agreed at a panel discussion held on Wednesday morning at the annual Bermuda Captive Conference, which is taking place at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel on Bermuda this week. 13 June 2018
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The UK economy is feeling the effects of the country’s move to leave the European Union and there could be even tougher times ahead, two notable economists agreed at a panel discussion held on Wednesday morning at the annual Bermuda Captive Conference, which is taking place at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel on Bermuda this week. 13 June 2018
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Creating an authentically inclusive corporate culture is not always easy – but companies that achieve this and embrace a more diverse workforce will benefit, Jonathan Reiss, chief financial officer, Hamilton Insurance Group, told delegates at the annual Bermuda Captive Conference, which is taking place at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel on Bermuda this week in a keynote speech, which received an outstanding reception at the conference. 13 June 2018
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There is a growing appetite from captive owners for more choice and a different approach to ratings, according to executives from Kroll Bond Rating Agency, which launched its own methodology for rating captives in November 2017 and say they are dealing with a “healthy pipeline” of inquiries from captives. 13 June 2018
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While much is already being done, the captive industry on Bermuda in particular would benefit from more being done in schools and universities to educate young people about the opportunities the industry can offer – especially as technology becomes more important to risk-transfer and the industry will rely on millennials to drive this forward. 13 June 2018
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The captives sector is still held back by the prevalence of a number of myths about captives that are inaccurate and unhelpful to the sector, and which practitioners should debunk at every opportunity. 13 June 2018
Actuarial & underwriting
Formation levels of captives are now almost unaffected by whether rates in the wider re/insurance markets are hard or soft, a panel of experts agreed at the annual Bermuda Captive Conference, which is taking place at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel on Bermuda this week. 12 June 2018
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