Captives
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Structured insurance and ART provide answers to market complexity: Anra
Risk managers should consider using structured insurance and alternative risk transfer (ART) in order to address current market complexities, according…
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Companies turning to captives and ART to plug gaps in emerging risk cover
Corporates are increasingly turning to captives to help solve problems in finding insurance cover for emerging and difficult risks, said…
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New captive unit launched by Price Forbes in Bermuda
Price Forbes & Partners (Bermuda) has created a new insurance management unit and appointed William Wood as its senior vice-president.…
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Captives and contract certainty – two key aspects when it comes to global insurance programmes
As the insurance market started to harden, many insurance buyers began to consider a captive as one way to mitigate…
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Strategic Risk Solutions names Marsh’s Anderson director of European consulting
Independent insurance company manager Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) has appointed Marsh’s Kathryn Anderson as director of its European consulting practice.…
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Marsh & McLennan Agency appoints two captive insurance consultants
Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA) has appointed two senior executives to enhance the firm’s single-parent and group captive insurance consulting…
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Aon appointed to provide investment service for Kraft Heinz’s captive
Kraft Heinz has appointed Aon to provide its new investment service for its Ireland-based captive Noble Insurance Company DAC. The…
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US captives save owners $8.6bn over four years
The operating performance of rated US captive insurance companies bettered that of their commercial market peers again in 2020, according…
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Micro-captives back on IRS’s ‘dirty dozen’ list of US tax scams
Micro-captives in the US have once again appeared on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) ‘dirty dozen’ list of tax scams.…
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Most captive domiciles sign up to G7 tax framework
The majority of the leading captive domiciles have signed up to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit…
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McGill and Partners appoints Chesman to UK structured solutions team
McGill and Partners has appointed former Aon man Peter Chesman as partner in its UK structured solutions team to focus…
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Groupe SEB establishes reinsurance captive in France
Groupe SEB, a leading global manufacturer of small domestic appliances, has launched a reinsurance captive in France. Groupe SEB is…
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Malta added to Financial Action Task Force ‘grey list’
The intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force (on money laundering) (FATF) has added Malta to its list of jurisdictions under increased…
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Strategic Risk Solutions appoints new MD of European finance and compliance
Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) has named Maxime Schons as managing director of European finance and compliance to continue its expansion…
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Time for a big effort on captives
The fundamental role of the risk and insurance manager is to help reduce the level of uncertainty faced by their…
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Captive allure grows in GCC as market hardens
Interest in captive insurance companies is growing in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region as international commercial insurance rates harden,…
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G7 tax proposal creates uncertainty in financial centres
The ramifications of the G7 nations’ pledge to implement a global minimum corporate tax rate are still being mulled over…
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Agers calls for Spain to develop its own captive framework as market remains tough
One of Spain’s risk management associations has urged the authorities to develop legislation to make it easier for companies to…
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Regulatory barriers holding back captive growth in Italy
Experts who took part in a recent webinar organised by Italian risk and insurance management association Anra concluded that, while…
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New legislation to strengthen Vermont’s captive regulation
Vermont has brought in new legislation designed to strengthen its captive regulation. According to the domicile, the changes include several…