Richard Cutcher
French Gov: Resilience reserve created “unprecedented wave” of reinsurance captives
France formally entered the captive landscape in 2023, when it legislated for a specific resilience provision for reinsurance captives, somewhat comparable although not as generous, as that which has been so successful in Luxembourg.
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.
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.
Delaware leads Q4 captive formations, but global numbers decrease
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.
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.
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.
Acer keen to share AR programme best practices with fellow captive owners
The success of Acer’s account receivable captive programme has prompted its risk manager to invite other corporates to get in touch to learn how the approach could be replicated and encourages them to embrace “the best type of captive risk”.
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.
Latest Podcasts
GCP Short: How tokenisation could transform insurance capital
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.
CO Spotlight: Financing Account Receivable risk with Acer’s Christian Greisberger
Chris Greisberger, Head of Global Risk Management at Taiwanese computer hardware giant Acer, explains how he has implemented an innovative captive programme to finance Account Receivables risk.
GCP Short: Evolving cyber market and role for captives
Esme Gould and Nick Pritchard, of Zurich Insurance Company UK, discuss the state of the commercial cyber market and the current trends in how corporates are using their captive.