GRM Captives
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Vermont updates captive insurance law
Vermont has brought in changes to its captive insurance law, including improving the confidentiality of company information and increased funding…
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US commercial buyers continue to weigh alternative risk financing
Buyers continue to explore alternative risk financing options such as captives, parametrics and insurance-linked securities as property insurance market conditions…
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Captive growth robust but slowing, say Marsh execs
More businesses are establishing captives as they look to retain more risk in difficult insurance markets but the rate of…
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Employee benefit captives can resolve diversity, equity and inclusion challenges
Using captives to address employee benefits can resolve organisational diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) challenges and improve healthcare governance, according…
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Labuan saw captive growth in 2022
Asian captive domicile Labuan added five captives during 2022 and recorded a small increase in premiums, according to the Labuan…
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Captive syndicate offers solution to fronting problems
The demand for captive solutions is testing the appetite of fronting underwriters but the option of a captive syndicate at…
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Captives look set to play key role in reinvigorating Hong Kong insurance market
The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (HKFI) has submitted a set of proposals to the Financial Services and Treasury Bureau…
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Naval Group is latest French corporation to form captive
Naval Group, the French industrial group that specialises in naval defense design, development and construction, is thought to be the…
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New president of Strategic Risk Solutions
Ron Sulisz has been appointed to the role of president of Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS), effective from 15 May 2023.…
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Insurance price increases continue in volatile energy sector
The global energy sector is still facing volatility that is fuelling continued insurance price rises across the sector, according to WTW. …
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New UK head of captives at Zurich
Zurich UK has appointed Esme Gould as UK head of captives, effective from 1 April 2023. Gould will lead Zurich’s…
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New captive management firm launches in US
Heather McClure, a former health care leader at Aon, has co-founded Helio Risk, a risk financing, captive management and consulting…
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AXA XL says it’s ready to step in as other carriers pull back following tough 1 Jan renewals
AXA XL has told Commercial Risk that it is now targeting new business across all lines in Europe and Asia…
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Oklahoma to follow Delaware and allow captives to insure Side A D&O
US captive domicile Oklahoma looks set to follow Delaware in allowing a captive to insure Side A D&O insurance. In…
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Captives can help dampen social inflation risk, say panellists
Social inflation is having a growing impact on insurance claims but there are steps captive owners can take to combat…
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Access for captives on cards as Swiss Re expands international programme platform
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has told Commercial Risk that its international programme platform is set to expand to new brokers,…
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Indian finance ministry finalises insurance reform bill that will allow captives
Proposed amendments to the Insurance Act and Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority Act in India could be passed shortly. The…
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Growth and more growth for captives, says AXA XL
The key trends for the captive sector in 2023 and beyond are “growth and more growth”, according to Steven Bauman,…
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Negotiating early with insurers key to captive success, say experts
Risk managers with captives have been advised to negotiate early with insurance markets and collaborate with their carrier partners. “You…
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AI tools should align with captive parents’ strategic goals
Captive insurers can harness new technologies and help organisations innovate but these efforts must be aligned with the strategic goals…