Captives
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March 14, 2024
Captive demand continues to grow
The captive insurance industry is seeing further growth as businesses look to retain more risk in response to challenging commercial…
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March 13, 2024
Communication and data are key to captives preparing for next soft market
Open communication and data-driven insights can help captive owners and service providers be proactive ahead of the next soft market,…
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March 12, 2024
Mounting interest in casualty captives as market toughens
Multinationals are increasingly looking to put casualty exposures within captives, particular for areas where the insurance market is proving difficult,…
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March 11, 2024
Anra pushing for captive regime in Italy
Italian risk management association Anra has told Commercial Risk Europe that it is hopeful a new captive-specific regime will become…
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March 8, 2024
France, Italy and UK set to become collaborative captive domiciles, hears Airmic Forum
In five years’ time, the European captive market will likely see strong domiciles in France, Italy and the UK, with…
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February 27, 2024
Hong Kong pushing for further captive and ILS growth
The Hong Kong Insurance Authority (HKIA) is stepping up its efforts to firmly establish the territory as a leading centre…
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February 19, 2024
Gibraltar moving ahead with captive regime proposals
The Gibraltar government is pushing ahead with proposals for a captive regime in partnership with the UK. The territory has…
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February 19, 2024
Oklahoma sees number of captives grow by a third
Oklahoma licensed 20 new captive insurers in 2023 as the risk transfer vehicles grew increasingly popular in the hard market,…
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February 15, 2024
Howden enters captive market with acquisition of ARM Group
London-based international broker Howden has announced that it has agreed to acquire ARM Group Holdings Limited (ARM), the parent of…
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February 13, 2024
Google reportedly keen on Lloyd’s captive ahead of government consultation
Google has reportedly received a positive response from Lloyd’s to create a captive syndicate, in a move that could finally…
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February 13, 2024
New captive manager launched in Guernsey
Insurance outsourced services business PoloWorks has launched a captive management firm based in Guernsey. Polo Insurance Managers has been granted…
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February 9, 2024
Amrae and market expect French-based captive boom in 2024
Brokers and insurers say that a growing number of clients are looking at the possibility of setting up captives in…
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February 8, 2024
Specialist insurance and worldwide coverage
RSA has a long history in France and Europe as a specialist insurer. RSA France, which operates as a branch…
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February 7, 2024
HDI Global appoints Vigier as it eyes captive opportunities in France
Industrial lines insurer HDI Global has appointed former AMRAE board member David Vigier as chief commercial officer (CCO) for France,…
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February 6, 2024
Marsh appoints Lorraine Stack as risk management leader, Europe
Lorraine Stack has been appointed as risk management leader, Europe. In her new role, she has overall responsibility for Marsh’s…
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January 31, 2024
Property owners turning to captives despite market slowdown
Despite a slowdown in the pace of property insurance rate increases, buyers continue to use captives to finance their property…
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January 30, 2024
Strategic Risk Solutions to acquire Robus Group from Ardonagh
Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) is to acquire independent captive and insurance management firm Robus Group from The Ardonagh Group, subject…
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January 30, 2024
Owners using captive cells to manage difficult markets
Cell captives can provide a quick and effective solution for buyers facing difficulties in placing coverage in the commercial market,…
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January 29, 2024
Captive formation still surging
Captive market growth continues to surge as businesses of various sizes turn to these risk-financing vehicles to manage their insurance…
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January 26, 2024
Owners leveraging captives to negotiate lower rate hikes
Risk managers can use captives to negotiate down prospective commercial insurance rate hikes, even if they don’t end up using…