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Utah adds new captives and cells, fuelled by CIC re-domestications

Utah’s insurance regulator has started 2026 as it ended 2025 – with a slew of new captive insurance and captive cell licenses.  

Recent filings show that the Utah Insurance Department (UID) last month approved the domicile’s second and third captive insurers of 2026. 

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SAIC Motor captive partners Lockton

SAIC Motor Insurance Co., Ltd, the captive owned by Chinese automotive group SAIC Motor, has entered a strategic partnership with Lockton.

The partnership will focus on the internationalization of SAIC Motor’s brand and carry out in-depth cooperation in risk management, insurance solutions and cross-border operation.

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Generali’s EB network agrees Swiss Life Network acquisition

Generali Group and Swiss Life Global Solutions have entered a long-term commercial partnership, including the planned acquisition of Swiss Life Network (SLN) by Generali Employee Benefits (GEB) Network.

The combined network, to be renamed and rebranded later this year, will manage more than €3bn in premiums, creating the largest EB network in the world.

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Delaware leads Q4 captive formations, but global numbers decrease 

  • Risk Management Advisors form majority of Delaware’s 14 new captives
  • Q4 2025 saw a net decrease in the number of active captives
  • CIC Services re-domiciles pure captives into Utah cell structure
  • Guernsey, Luxembourg lead European activity

The global captive market, tracked by Ci DataHub, saw a net decrease in active captives during the fourth quarter of 2025, as more licences were surrendered than new ones were issued.

It was a mixed end to the year after four consecutive quarters of net growth. Among domiciles tracked by Ci DataHub, there were 85 new captive licenses issued during the last quarter of 2025, while 139 licences were revoked, producing a net loss of 54.

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Jayesh Patel to join MAXIS GBN

MAXIS Global Benefits Network has appointed Jayesh Patel, who will start as its chief business development officer, subject to regulatory checks, on 5 May.

Patel will join from Allianz Commercial, where is has been global head multinational market practice since 2022. Previously he has worked his various senior roles at Allianz Global Benefits and been with Allianz for nearly 20 years.

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S&P 500 energy firm launches Texas captive

A S&P 500 energy company has formed Texas-domiciled Oxford Alliance Insurance Company.

Texas-headquartered Baker Hughes is an energy technology company providing solutions for the energy and industrial industries.

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Habart joins Marsh in compliance, RRG role 

Jonathan Habart has joined Marsh Captive Solutions as Insurance Regulatory Compliance and Risk Retention Group Officer.

Habart joins from Davies Insurance Services where he was senior vice president of captive management.

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SRS Titanium hires Mike Rubenstein in global consulting role

Mike Rubenstein has joined SRS Titanium, the new SRS initiative delivering captive management and consulting solutions for Fortune 500 and other global organisations.

At SRS Titanium, Rubenstein will play a central role in consulting global organisations on how to navigate complex risk, insurance, and reinsurance issues.

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Oil major forms Dubai’s first branch captive

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has licensed its first branch captive, taking its total active captives at 2025 year-end to six.

Ci DataHub shows Ancon Insurance Company, Inc (DIFC Branch) was licensed on 20 November, 2025 and is managed by Marsh.

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Generali Employee Benefits makes two leadership hires 

Generali Employee Benefits (GEB) has appointed Cyrille Arnoux as chief transformation and finance officer, while Christian Keller has been hired as director of network and partnerships.  

The carrier said these appointments mark an important step in strengthening its collaboration across finance, operations, and commercial teams. 

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