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Paul Sykes recognised with Steve Butterworth Award
Paul Sykes, chair of Guernsey Finance and managing director of Aon Insurance Managers in Guernsey, has received the Steve Butterworth Award for Service in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the international insurance industry.
Oklahoma given green light to form State owned captive
The attorney general in Oklahoma has given clearance for Oklahoma State to launch a captive insurer in the future if it so wishes.
Gallagher Re launches captives risk transfer team
Gallagher Re has launched a specialised captives risk transfer team, which sits within the broker’s global facultative practice.
AM Best affirms rating of Telefonica captive
AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (excellent) of Luxembourg domiciled Nova Casiopea Re S.A. (NCRe).
AM Best affirms ratings of Phillips 66 captives
Spirit and Radius are both captive insurers of Texas-based multinational energy company, Phillips 66 and both have the benefits of financial flexibility and support from their parent.
Pietro Dalla Vedova joins ZGEBS
Zurich Global Employee Benefits Solutions (ZGEBS) has appointed Pietro Dalla Vedova as regional distribution manager for the United Kingdom & APAC.
Jireh, SRS launch operational engine for the reinsurance and ILS Markets
Reinsurance solutions provider, Jireh, and Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS), have launched OpIngen, a next-generation operations service for the reinsurance and ILS market.
Captives exploring pure fronting for difficult to insure risks
Captives are seeking pure fronting arrangements for risks that lack capacity in the commercial market, according to Joshua Nyaberi, head of captive fronting at Zurich Insurance Company.
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GCP Short: Investment options for a UK captive domicile
Chris Dalziel shares his views on how the UK could potentially stand out as a domicile option in how it permits capital to be used and allowable investments, and also brings us up to speed on the newly rebranded W1M and its work with captives.
GCP Short: Utah in captive profile
Richard is joined by Travis Wegkamp, Director of Captive Insurance in the State, Jim LeRoy, President of the Utah Captive Insurance Association, Bryan Ridgway, Managing Partner and COO of CIC Services, LLC, and Tom Massey, President of Nelnet Insurance Services, a Utah-domiciled captive.
GCP Short: GreenieRE and providing capacity for renewables
Richard is joined by Amy Antczak, Co-Founder of GreenieRE, and Vermont's Christine Brown to share the case study of a sponsored captive formed to provide additional capacity for renewable energy projects in the United States.