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Thomas-Ferrand sees client service as key to new Marsh leadership role
William Thomas-Ferrand, the newly installed president of Marsh Captive Solutions, is keen to bring the full breadth of Marsh McLennan’s expertise to its clients as captives continue to evolve and seek more innovative and ambitious programmes.
Baptist General Convention of Texas to form captive pool for P&C risk
Texas Baptists have authorised the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) to potentially form a captive pool to provide churches access to property and casualty insurance, according to the Baptist Standard.
MSL group captives to increase with more “tightly controlled” groups anticipated
A growing number of medical stoss loss (MSL) group captives are forming in the United States, though a shift is expected over the coming years with groups becoming more restrictive on membership, according to Andrew Berry, president at SRS Employee Benefits.
JP Morgan captive has ratings affirmed
AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a” (excellent) of Vermont-domiciled Park Assurance Company. The outlook for the ratings is stable.
AM Best affirms financial strength rating of State Street captive
AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (excellent) of Vermont-domiciled Federated Underwriting Company. The outlook for the ratings is stable.
Alberta continues captive development with third-party risk, cell potential
Alberta has continued to build on its early momentum with the jurisdiction now providing guidelines for captives wanting to write third-party risk, while there is also growing discourse around potential cell legislation.
Effective captive regime can accelerate UK insurance market growth – Chris Lay
An effective captive regime in the United Kingdom could accelerate growth of the country’s insurance market, according to Chris Lay, CEO of Marsh McLennan UK.
AM Best assigns rating to Vertex Pharmaceuticals captive
AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘A’ (excellent) and a long-term issuer credit rating of “a” (excellent) to Vermont-domiciled Torreyana Insurance Company (TIC).
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