Captives
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Swiss captives set for lighter regulation under revised insurance law
The principle of proportionality will be enshrined in the upcoming new Swiss insurance law, thus ensuring that captives are not…
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AXA XL hires two former AIG execs to head new US captives unit
AXA XL has recruited two former AIG executives to head up its newly formed captives unit that sits within the…
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Captives hold key to emerging risks challenge, says risk manager
Risk managers must make greater use of captives in order cope with a rapidly evolving risk landscape and a reduction…
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A risk manager’s journey to the boardroom
In September 2021, Athina Pehrman, director of group risk management, captive and insurance at Autoliv, was appointed as a non-executive…
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Delegates return in-person for Swerma Risk Forum
More than 200 risk and insurance management professionals gathered in Stockholm on 8 September for the annual Risk Forum of…
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Risk managers look to captives in stressed German market
Big interest in the opening session on captives during the first day of the GVNW Symposium, and wider conference talk…
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US captives writing cyber liability but conservative on risk assumed
Some US captives are covering cyber liability but have been conservative with the amount of risk assumed, according to a…
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Ferma urges OECD to exclude captives from BEPS tax guidelines
Ferma has urged the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to amend its coming technical guidelines designed to tackle…
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Ocorian sees big increase in captive demand for support services in Bermuda
Ocorian, a provider of corporate and fiduciary services, fund administration and capital markets, has seen a significant increase in the…
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Carol Frey joins US fronting group Concert
US fronting insurance group Concert has appointed captive industry veteran Carol Frey as senior vice-president, business development, reporting to chief…
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Asia Captive Conference highlights role of captives in ensuring stability
The captive market in Asia has a leading role to play in propelling the shift in the risk landscape and…
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RiverStone snaps up first Vermont captive
RiverStone, the US insurance runoff specialist that is part of the Fairfax Group, has reached a tentative agreement to buy…
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UK post-Brexit reform of Solvency II will limit not free up capital, argues ABI
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) believes the UK government’s plan to reform Solvency II, reduce capital requirements and therefore…
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SRS adds senior account managers to Luxembourg team
Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) has appointed two new senior account managers to the SRS European team. Ernesto Quintana and Sandrine…
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Ferma urges Czech EU Council presidency to focus on captives, insurance gaps and cyber risk
Ferma has urged the Czech presidency of the EU Council to get changes to Solvency II that boost proportionality for…
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US captive insurance and reinsurance MGU I-RE adds commercial property
US specialist captive insurance and reinsurance managing general underwriter (MGU) I-RE has added commercial property as a new line of…
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New leadership at Lufthansa captive
Cologne-based Delvag Versicherungs-AG, the insurance arm of German airline Luftahansa, has appointed two experienced underwriters – Dennis Heinen and Markus…
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Ferma makes breakthrough on captive treatment under Solvency II
The French presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament’s rapporteur driving revisions to Solvency II have…
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Protected cell companies set to continue growth
The rise of protected cell captives (PCC) in the US during the past few years, driven by challenging conditions in…
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Market easing for multinational insurance but growing role for captives
Market conditions are easing for global programmes but rates are still increasing, and if insurers push buyers too far, more…
