Long reads
Captive Spotlight: GreenieRE hoping to bridge capacity gap for green energy risksÂ
Vermont-domiciled sponsored captive, GreenieRE, Inc, was launched in 2024 to provide capacity for green energy and climate change related risks where there is risk aversion and capacity challenges in the commercial market.
Captives look to international programmes for global consistency and controlÂ
Captives utilising international programmes can provide a coherent approach to global risk, giving companies more reassurance in an increasingly uncertain world.Â
Ci DataHub: North America sees net loss of active captives in Q3
The number of captive licences surrendered in North American domiciles outnumbered the number of formations in the third quarter of 2025.
Captive Spotlight: Gardant’s Cayman captive eyes expansion to help US senior living industry  Â
With Gardant Management Solutions’ Cayman Islands-domiciled captive reaching maturity, the firm is now looking to expand into additional lines that will aid the senior living industry across in the United States.
Appetite meets demand as captive maturity fuels structured reinsurance growth
Commercial reinsurers are increasingly interested in working directly with captive insurance companies, as they mature and explore more sophisticated reinsurance strategies.
Captive Spotlight: Strategic L’Oréal captive staying ahead of the curve
L'Oréal may be known as a world leader in beauty, cosmetics and fashion, but it was way ahead of the trend in captives too, forming France’s second captive 26 years before the formal French captive regime was introduced.
UK Captives – threat or opportunity for Guernsey?Â
If a UK regulatory environment turns out not quite hitting the mark, a new generation of captive curious companies may have been flushed out, sold the dream but chosen Guernsey or another established domicile more suited to their needs.
Captive Spotlight: Sequoia ready to consider new lines for captive
Sequoia’s Arizona-domiciled captive has reached a certain level of maturity and surplus, where the company can now start discussing the possibility of adding further lines to the captive.
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