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Sean Welsch joins Marsh in Asia Pacific reshuffle

Sean Welsch, an experienced captive professional in the Asia Pacific market, will join Marsh Captive Solutions on 2 February.

Welsch, previously of WTW and Zurich Insurance Company, will be head of captive consulting for Marsh in Asia and Pacific.

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Ci DataHub: Texas adds three captives in three days, joins 100 Club

Texas licensed three new captives last week, its first additions of 2026, and in doing so became the 14th domicile to join the Ci DataHub ‘100 Club’.

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) approved licenses for Edora Assurance, Inc. on 21 January, followed by both Nordic Pine Insurance Services, LLC and both Sandhills Insurance, Inc. on 23 January. All three are pure captives.

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Marsh McLennan Agency launches group captive for senior living community 

Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) has launched Washington DC-domiciled Secure Harbor, a group captive designed specifically for skilled nursing, assisted living, and senior living communities. 

The senior living industry is grappling with a challenging traditional insurance market, driven by rising claims cost due to social inflation and nuclear verdicts together with shrinking insurer capacity. 

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Hale Stewart joins Dickinson Wright Austin office as of counsel 

Law firm Dickinson Wright has hired Hale Stewart as of counsel, and will be based in Austin, Texas. 

Dickinson Wright’s captive insurance team provides a range of services to businesses that own or are looking to form captives. 

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GCP Short: How tokenisation could transform insurance capital

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Darren Wadley, Jeometri Insurance Managers
Aaron Slattery, Jeometri Insurance Managers

In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with ⁠Jeometri Insurance Managers⁠ in Guernsey, we focus on tokenisation in insurance and its potential application by captives and other vehicles.

The tokenisation of insurance assets is a hot topic within the insurance and capital markets and what it could mean for how insurers raise capital, manage risk and operate.

Richard is joined in conversation by Darren Wadley, managingdirector of Jeometri, with 27 year’s experience in offshore financial services. Darren was involved in one of the landmark tokenisation projects, the first tokenisation of capital within Guernsey’s regulatory framework, through his role as a fiduciary director working with ⁠Ctrl Alt⁠.

You also hear from Aaron Slattery, client services director at Jeometri. Aaron is a chartered loss adjuster with over a decade’s experience working in insurance, including claims and captive management. He currently serves as a director on numerous insurance companies.

So we have tokenisation expertise and the insurance expertisein one conversation, which should give you listeners a good understanding on how these two areas fit together and whether tokenisation may be of interest to your insurance structures.

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Christine Brown appointed Vermont deputy commissioner of captive division full-time 

The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (VDFR) has appointed Christine Brown as deputy commissioner of its captive insurance division. 

Brown had been appointed acting deputy commissioner following the departure of Vermont’s well-known chief captive regulator Sandy Bigglestone who has joined SRS in a governance and compliance role. 

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Ci DataHub: Luxembourg kicks off 2026 with first Moroccan captive

The first Moroccan-owned captive is also the first new captive licensed by the Commissariat aux Assurances in 2026.

The new reinsurance entity is managed by Aon and was licensed on 6 January, 2026.

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CIMA licenses seven captives in Q4 2025  

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) licensed seven new captives in the fourth quarter of 2025, which includes three B(i)s, four B(iii)s.

In CIMA’s regulatory framework, captive business usually falls into the class B licences. 

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AXA XL launches alternative risk solutions team led by Sylvain Bouteillé 

 
AXA XL has launched a dedicated alternative risk solutions (ARS) team in the Americas, appointing Sylvain Bouteillé, current chief underwriting officer for specialty as its leader.  

The new team centralises AXA XL’s alternative risk expertise to enhance its ability to deliver innovative ART solutions in the United States, Canada and Bermuda. 

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Vermont licences 51 new captives in 2025

Vermont licensed a total of 51 new captives in 2025, bringing the total number of active captives to 707, while there were 36 new cells formed.

Last year ranks among the top three growth years in Vermont’s captive industry since captive legislation was enacted in 1981.

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