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France grants reinsurance licence to EGIS captive
EGIS RE was granted a licence to write non-life insurance on 10 February.
AM revises outlook for State Street captive
This single parent captive was formed and capitalised in 2019 as part of State Street’s alternative risk financing strategy in the wake of significant price firming in the insurance market.
INTX selected by Xitus as core insurance operating system
Xitus provides discontinued insurance solutions through acquisition and loss portfolio transfers and has expanded its use of the INTX platform for capital visibility across long-tail portfolios and faster execution of LPTs and acquisitions.
French Gov: Resilience reserve created “unprecedented wave” of reinsurance captives
France formally entered the captive landscape in 2023, when it legislated for a specific resilience provision for reinsurance captives, somewhat comparable although not as generous, as that which has been so successful in Luxembourg.
Utah adds new captives and cells, fuelled by CIC re-domestications
Utah’s insurance regulator has started 2026 as it ended 2025 – with a slew of new captive insurance and captive cell licenses.
SAIC Motor captive partners Lockton
SAIC Motor Insurance Co., Ltd, the captive owned by Chinese automotive group SAIC Motor, has entered a strategic partnership with Lockton.
Generali’s EB network agrees Swiss Life Network acquisition
Generali Group and Swiss Life Global Solutions have entered a long-term commercial partnership, including the planned acquisition of Swiss Life Network (SLN) by Generali Employee Benefits (GEB) Network.
Jayesh Patel to join MAXIS GBN
MAXIS Global Benefits Network has appointed Jayesh Patel, who will start as its chief business development officer, subject to regulatory checks, on 5 May.
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