Captives
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Captive owners reassured by Commission ahead of Frankfurt conference
Commercial Risk Europe holds its fourth Risk Frontiers seminar for readers today, this time in Frankfurt, Germany in partnership with…
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Captives will receive simplified and proportionate treatment under Solvency II–Van Hulle
European captive owners can rest a little easier in their beds tonight as Karel van Hulle, Head of Unit, Insurance…
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No time to take a rest as Solvency II remains on track for January 2014
Solvency II seems to have become increasingly complicated and confusing as it nears completion and thus more tricky for insurers…
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Migration forecast as captive owners wait for clarity from EC
European captive domiciles that will implement Solvency II are putting on a brave face about the potential benefits of the…
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Insurance sector still staring into unknown ten years on from 9/11
The Geneva Association yesterday published a major report on the lessons learned and continued implications of the 9/11 terrorist attacks…
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CRE seminar to tackle the likely affects of Solvency II on captives
With solvency II looming, Commercial Risk Europe is running a seminar in Frankfurt to help Europe’s risk and insurance managers…
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QFC Regulatory Authority announces new captive insurance regime
The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Regulatory Authority has released its new insurance regulatory frameworks that apply to captive insurers, captive…
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Experts back Guernsey’s decision not to seek Solvency II equivalence
Guernsey-based insurance practitioners, as well as experts who operate predominantly outside of the jurisdiction, have backed the island’s decision to…
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Broker suggests risk incubation via captives for cyber risks
With cyber risk in the news following Sony’s recent €2bn security breach loss and cyber attacks on the rise overall,…
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Positive noises from captive supervisors as EC and EIOPA silent on Solvency II
European captive owners received some badly needed rays of sunlight from key regulators on the implementation of Solvency II, Europe’s…
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French mutuals descend on Berlin to promote pan-European mutual concept
They advanced stealthily and German insurers had no advance warning. French insurance bosses and their wives, 90 people altogether, of…
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Guernsey gets green light from Hong Kong as experts reiterate uses of captives
Following the news that Guernsey-based companies have been given the green light to float on the Hong Kong stock exchange…
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Dröse urges greater market cooperation on Solvency II lobbying effort
Günter Dröse, president of ECIROA and global head of corporate insurance at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, has called upon the…
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Captives need improved counterparty and cat risk proposals under Solvency II
Risk and insurance managers that own captive insurance companies that will fall under the remit of Solvency II, Europe’s planned…
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ECIROA presents case for proportional treatment of captives to commission
ECIROA, the European captive group, has handed the European Commission a set of best practice guidelines that it hopes will…
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Kane eyes further growth following HSBC deal
Kane, the fast-growing independent captive management and insurance services group, is thought to be in the market for further acquisitions…
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Guernsey hopes for captive boost through Solvency II opt out
Guernsey believes that its decision not to seek equivalence to Solvency II could help spark a migration of captives from…
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No sign of market turning, Aon says, as declining rates hit bottom line
Aon Corp president and CEO Greg Case expects the soft reinsurance market conditions to continue for the ‘foreseeable future’.
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Captives set to remain a vital tool
[Deauville]-—Companies should not close their eyes to the benefits of captives for their long term insurance strategies because of the…
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Guernsey says it has no plans to seek equivalence under Solvency II
Authorities in Guernsey have announced that they have no plans to seek equivalence under Solvency II.