Long reads

Organisations are increasingly turning to captives, not simply as risk financing tools, but as strategic platforms to optimise capital, manage volatility and unlock greater capacity. 

With 36 US captive domiciles now available to choose from, it makes growing sense for firms to explore what their home domicile might have to offer.

China’s fast growing and maturing multinationals could present the next boom in captive growth with Hong Kong well positioned to capitalise, according to Yves Betz, head of AXA XL Multinational Solutions.

Specialist facility structures are expanding access to captive solutions for companies in this space, with Captives.Insure developing a protected cell facility designed to bridge the gap between traditional group captives and standalone single parent captives.

A look at the DataHub 100 Club explores how the captive industry’s largest domiciles compare on growth, net change, sector mix and manager share.

The updated Isle of Man (IoM) 2025 insurance regulations have made the licensing of insurance vehicles, including captives, more efficient, as well as allowed for more creativity within the jurisdiction.

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.

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”.