Recorded at CICA 2025, Richard catches up with Karen Hsi of the University of California, CICA President Dan Towle and Apollo's Matthew Newman.

Bermuda-headquartered global specialty (re)insurer SiriusPoint has partnered with US-based broker Holmes Murphy and its subsidiary MGA Innovative Program Solutions (IPS) to launch an umbrella excess insurance product tailored to captives managed by Holmes Murphy.  As a carrier partner, SiriusPoint will...

Richard hosts the latest live episode of the Global Captive Podcast, recorded in front of a live audience at the closing session of the ⁠CICA⁠ International Conference in Tucson, Arizona on 11 March, 2025.

Marsh Captive Solutions’ and Oliver Wyman, both owned by Marsh McLennan, have expanded the Marsh Captive Solutions’ Cayman operations to include actuarial services for local and global insurance clients, that will be led by Steve Papciak, principal actuary at Marsh.

Blackwell Captive Solutions has promoted of Ashley Sheble to the role of chief marketing officer.

AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a” (excellent) of Labuan-domiciled ENERGAS Insurance. The outlook for the ratings is negative.

Heather McClure, managing partner at Helio Risk, has been elected to chair the board of directors of the Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA).

It is expected that Tennessee Representative Mark Green will introduce legislation to the United States’ Congress that disapproves the latest ruling submitted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in relation to micro captives.