The attorney general in Oklahoma has given clearance for Oklahoma State to launch a captive insurer in the future if it so wishes. 

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).

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.

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.

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.

Trundle will be supported by Artex’s Michael Wild as vice chair, Marsh’s Adam Vanicek at treasurer and WTW’s Joy Domingo as assistant secretary.

Zurich Global Employee Benefits Solutions (ZGEBS) has appointed Pietro Dalla Vedova as regional distribution manager for the United Kingdom & APAC.

Reinsurance solutions provider, Jireh, and Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS), have launched OpIngen, a next-generation operations service for the reinsurance and ILS market.