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Oil major forms Dubai’s first branch captive
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has licensed its first branch captive, taking its total active captives at 2025 year-end to six.
INTX Insurance Software partners with Hartwell PCC
Texas-based INTX Insurance Software has partnered with Tennessee-domiciled protected cell captive insurance company Hartwell Insurance.
AM Best assigns financial strength rating to CareSource captive
AM Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (excellent) and a long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (excellent) to Montana-domiciled CareSource Reinsurance (CareSource Re). The outlook assigned to the ratings is stable.
Sean Welsch joins Marsh in Asia Pacific reshuffle
Sean Welsch, an experienced captive professional in the Asia Pacific market, will join Marsh Captive Solutions on 2 February.
Ci DataHub: Texas adds three captives in three days, joins 100 Club
Texas licensed three new captives last week, its first additions of 2026, and in doing so became the 14th domicile to join the Ci DataHub ‘100 Club’.
Marsh McLennan Agency launches group captive for senior living community
Secure Harbor offers businesses providing senior living services with similar risk profiles general and professional liability coverage with limits of up to $1m per occurrence and $3m in aggregate.
Ci DataHub: Luxembourg kicks off 2026 with first Moroccan captive
The first Moroccan-owned captive is also the first new captive licensed by the Commissariat aux Assurances in 2026.
CIMA licenses seven captives in Q4 2025
CIMA also licensed one class C and two class D insurers, bringing the total number of new international insurer licenses issued in 2025 to 42 for a second year in a row.
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