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BMA notes growth in Bermuda cyber and climate risk captives
24th November 2022
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has noted a “significant growth increase” in the number of organisations using captives for cyber insurance and climate risk as part of their overall management of risk. In a new report on the state of the Bermuda captive market, the BMA says the sector has proved ... Read the full article
Bermuda, Cayman & Barbados captives still outperforming commercial peers: AM Best
22nd November 2022
Rated Bermuda, Cayman Islands and Barbados (BCIB) captive insurance companies have continued to outperform US commercial casualty peers, with a combined ratio approximately 13 percentage points better over the most recent five-year period, suggests a recent AM Best report. The report notes that the present hard insurance market has provided growth ... Read the full article
Kevin Poole joins RISCS as Partner
27th October 2022
Captive industry expert, Kevin Poole has joined RISCS, an independent consultancy providing captive and alternative risk transfer (ART) strategic risk advice. In his new role based in the Cayman Islands, Poole will focus on developing RISCS’ captive consulting services in the Americas. Commenting on his appointment, Poole said: “I am excited to ... Read the full article
Arch fronts Samuel Hale’s captive for $50m worker’s comp risk
22nd June 2022
Arch Insurance will front a captive insurance program for Samuel Hale, the California-based employer carve-out organisation (ECO), announced this month. With this, Samuel Hale plans to insure its $50m worker’s compensation risk, effective July 1st. After six years of work, this arrangement will enable the organisation to maximise the advantages of the ... Read the full article
Solid net increase in US captives expected in 2022
15th June 2022
Early new captive formation reports suggest a strong 2022 across all industries and lines of insurance, according to a new report by WTW. There has been a notable expansion of captive formation and use by managed care organisations since 2021 and, compared with recent years, captive ... Read the full article
Captives to take on risks shunned by traditional re/insurers: AGCS’s Houlihan
13th May 2022
With many insurers and reinsurers beginning to shy away from complex emerging risks, captives could be set to take on more of the issues shunned by the traditional market. This is according to Thomas Houlihan, Regional Head, Americas - ART (Alternative Risk Transfer) at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), who ... Read the full article
Cyber MGA Resilience sets up captive reinsurer
26th January 2022
Resilience, a cyber insurance and security solutions managing general agent (MGA), has announced the establishment of a new captive reinsurance company. Through the captive, Resilience Cyber Insurance Solutions plans to retain a share of each risk it underwrites. This strategy, Resilience says, will enable additional growth while also helping it to underwrite ... Read the full article
Vermont licensed 45 new captive insurers in 2021
24th January 2022
The US state of Vermont is reporting that forty-five new captive insurance companies were licensed within its borders in 2021, a feat that the state is calling the fourth-highest year of growth within the last four decades. That figure brings the total number of licensed captives within the state to 620 ... Read the full article
FERMA says captives should be regulated as low risk by default
17th January 2022
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has argued that European insurance regulation should automatically treat captives as low-risk undertakings unless there are clear reasons to apply the full criteria. The comments form part of FERMA’s response to the latest consultation exercise on the revision of Solvency II by the ... Read the full article
Coalition launches cyber-focused Captive
13th December 2021
Commercial lines insurtech Coalition is set to launch a new captive targeting risk on its cyber programs. It's hoped this Captive will enhance Coalition's ability to manage capacity and its long-term growth objectives, whilst also aligning incentives with its customers. The firm's technology-driven approach is eyeing a new, more successful model of ... Read the full article
Captive insurance thriving in hard market: Swiss Re
14th April 2021
Analysts at Swiss Re Institute have reported that companies are increasingly using captive insurance to self-insure their risks, as rate hardening and COVID-19 disruption affect commercial insurance. According to new research, captive insurer use is expanding to Asia and Latin America, and to mid-sized companies, for which new business models for ... Read the full article
deVere Group granted captive licence by Guernsey regulator
27th October 2020
Financial advisory and fintech firm deVere Group has had its application for a Guernsey-based Captive approved by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC). The newly established White Knight Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary, will be led by a team of directors that includes deVere Chairman Peter Hobbs. Other Board figures include Peter Moffat, ... Read the full article
Fleming Re acquires Bermuda captive Sinclair
12th October 2020
Run-off reinsurance provider Fleming Re has agreed to acquire Sinclair Insurance Company, a Bermuda domiciled captive insurance company. Sinclair was utilized to provide reinsurance to the primary insurers of certain casualty risks of affiliated companies. The acquisition provides the shareholders of Sinclair with an exit solution allowing legal finality, elimination of operating ... Read the full article
Captive use rises amid pandemic volatility: Marsh
21st September 2020
According to insurance broker Marsh, more organizations are turning to captives for insurance protection and financial flexibility in response to an increasingly difficult risk landscape. In its 2020 Captive Landscape Report, Marsh reported that tightening global insurance market conditions throughout 2019 have led to higher captive utilization with steep premium volume ... Read the full article
European captives’ underwriting results supported by portfolio knowledge, says A.M. Best
10th December 2019
The balance sheet strength of European captives currently rated by A.M. Best is very strong, and, the broad understanding and detailed knowledge of the portfolios they cover is driving robust underwriting performance. In a recent report, “European Captives 2019 – Building Block Rating Considerations”, global financial services ratings agency, A.M. Best ... Read the full article
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