Richard Cutcher

This GCP Short, produced in partnership with Aon, is focused on utilising captives for pensions strategies.

Formations of new captives in the first quarter of 2025 were driven by real estate and construction companies with more than 20% coming from those sectors.

Richard is joined by Jeometri's Darren Wadley, founder and executive director, and Aaron Slattery, client services director, begin a discussion on cell and captive utilisation for commercial brokers and entrepreneurs.

Marsh Captive Solutions formed 92 new captives in 2024, while gross written premium (GWP) has reached $77bn – a 6% increase on 2023.

The volatile economic and market landscape can lend itself to a more active approach to investment strategies for captive insurers, according to London & Capital’s Chris Dalziel and James Mee.

London & Capital takes a closer look at the volatile international trade war kicked off since President Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term and the considerations for captives and their investment strategies.

Tanner first joined Strategic Risk Solutions in 2023 as managing director of its Switzerland office and has also helped to build out its governance, risk and compliance unit.

Luke hosts a discussion with Marc Bentley, head of global risk finance at IHG Plc, which owns a sophisticated multi-linecaptive in Vermont, and Mat Robinson, senior managing director and captive operations leader at Brown & Brown.