New Captive Models
15 September 2023 A serial entrepreneur has launched a new captives venture.
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Latest Features
Analysis
Protected cell captives are going from strength to strength, with a constant stream of new forms of cells. Captive International investigates.
Analysis
An enterprise risk management micro-captive programme may not be as robust as a mega-company's ERM programme, but many of the same benefits may be achieved. Ryan Ralston, director of risk management at Elevate Captives, has the details.
Analysis
Blockchain is set to transform the insurance industry, and by extension the captives sector. Matthew Queen, chief compliance officer and general counsel of Venture Captive Management, explores five different angles of how captives will benefit.
Analysis
With the cannabis industry expected to generate over $20 billion in US sales in 2021 and only a handful of insurers active in this space, there is a prime opportunity for captive insurers to step in. An inherent conflict at a federal level scares away many captive managers, but those not willing to act might get left behind. Matthew Queen, chief compliance officer and general counsel of Venture Captive Management, has the details.
Analysis
Contractors and sub-contractors in the construction industry face challenges that are not only unique by specialty, but even from one company to the next. Captive insurance is playing an increasingly central role in addressing the day-to-day challenges of this specialised industry, explains Thomas Stokes, managing partner at JLT Insurance Management.
Analysis
Against a backdrop of high-profile failures and closures of benefit schemes, captives have become an attractive alternative over the last few years, explains David Riley, risk consultant, and Frank Oldham, strategic consultant, at Robus Group.
Actuarial & underwriting
Melvin Findlay, a specialist with AXA XL’s Captives and Global Programs team based in London, shares his perspective on the opportunities the captive insurance industry offers to young people.
Analysis
Many group captive programmes have experienced growth—especially in the Cayman Islands. Cayman Captive takes a snapshot of this growing sector.
More News
20 April 2021 Guernsey is predicting a busy year for pension longevity risk transfer deals, with interest in such structures surging in the last 18 months, according to Guernsey Finance.
7 April 2021 The Steve Muehler portfolio of companies is partnering with a network of global insurance carriers and brokers to offer a global captive insurance suite of products and services via a global exchange.
12 March 2021 Insureds are attracted to parametric products such as insurance loss warranties (ILW) because of their simplicity and because they offer faster resolution of payments, according to Joe Scheerer, principal and chief executive officer at Stonybrook Capital.
11 February 2021 Marsh JLT Specialty has appointed Ankur Kacker as UK digital asset leader in the financial and professional (FINPRO) practice.
20 November 2020 OutcomeRx, a division of CareMetx, has launched a reinsurance product to provide coverage access to high-cost specialty drugs, including therapies in the emerging cell and gene therapy market.
18 November 2020 The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) will make a payout of $10.7 million to the Government of Nicaragua following the passage of Tropical Cyclone Eta.
4 September 2020 Global Parametrics, a provider of parametric protection against climate risks and natural disasters, has led the renewal of the $1.9 million Mexican Reef Protection Programme, alongside Grupo Financiero Banorte and Hannover Re.
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