Richard Cutcher

In this GCP Short, Richard checks in with the HDI Global team to find out how their expansion into the UK and US captive fronting markets is progressing.

Oliver Davies has been appointed chief distribution officer at HDI Global for UK and Ireland, as he continues to build out the industrial insurer’s captive services locally.

Senior Reporter Luke Harrison brings a series of interviews from the Vermont Captive Insurance Associaton (VCIA) conference that was held in Burlington, Vermont in August.

Aligned objectives and regular communication between an insured’s insurance and benefits teams are key to successful international employee benefits programmes, while networks and consultants must play their part too, according to Lauren Kelly, of MAXIS Global Benefits Network, and Aon’s Dany Mathieu.

This GCP Short is all about the importance of collaboration between HR and risk and insurance teams when implementing a captive employee benefits programme.

Richard visits the offices of Spring Insure in Guernsey to discuss D&O cover for captive boards with CEO Nigel Brand and Malcolm Cutts-Watson.

There have been more inquiries as to whether captives can be used to terminate or de-risk pensions plans in the United States, partly due to the current interest rate environment, according to Spring Consulting’s Karin Landry and Prabal Lakhanpal.

Richard is joined by Karin Landry and Prabal Lakhanpal to discuss a groundbreaking transaction of pension risk to a US captive.