GuideFire will initially be focused on helping companies enhance the strategic value of their existing captives according to Jesse Olsen, founder of Kansas City-based GuideFire.

Jireh Risk Advisors and Strategic Risk Solutions have partnered to launch Strata ILS, a Special Purpose Insurer (SPI) licensed by the Bermuda Monetary Authority.

An England & Wales High Court Judge has ruled that Tyson International Company, Ltd (TICL), a pure captive owned by Tyson Foods Inc, can pursue litigation against reinsurer GIC for payouts following a fire that occurred at one of its Alabama food plants on.

Environmental liability is among several liability lines where captives are particularly well positioned to provide parent companies with a strong alternative to the traditional insurance market.

There is substantial opportunity for captives to play a bigger role on the African continent according to Krishna Bheenick, managing director at Africa Specialty Risk (ASR).

Transit Insurance Group made the decision transform into a sponsored captive to better serve the “diverse” needs of the public transit community within the United States.

Jaguar Land Rover formed a pure captive in Guernsey last year, and has begun reinsuring customer motor policies in the United Kingdom.

Richard is joined by Barbara Rhoades, CEO of ⁠Ohio Transit Risk Pool⁠ and a board member of Transit Re, and Sandy Bigglestone, deputy commissioner of captive insurance in the State of Vermont.