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GCP Short: Parametric insurance and captives

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Owen Williams, AXA XL
Isa Ennafidi, AXA XL

In our third GCP Short, Richard gets into parametric insurance and their applicability to captive insurers with Friend of the Podcast for 2020, AXA XL.

Owen Williams, Global Programme and Captive Regional Director for UK & Nordics at AXA XL, and Isa Ennadifi, Senior Underwriter at AXA Climate, discuss parametric case studies, how captives can participate and the different structures that are possible.

For more information on AXA Climate and AXA XL’s parametric services, visit: www.climate.axa/

GCP #26: Brady Young, Shruti Vyas, Joe Holohan and Peter Halprin

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Brady Young, SRS
Shruti Vyas, SES Satellites
Joseph Holahan, Morris, Manning & Martin
Peter Halprin, Pasich LLP

In Episode 26 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by guest co-host Brady Young, President & CEO of Strategic Risk Solutions, to discuss the Covid-19 impact on captive insurance, broker consolidation and the SRS growth plans in Europe.

​The captive owner interview is with Shruti Vyas, Insurance Specialist and Captive Manager at SES Satellites, while there is also a clip from our first Covid-19 special episode featuring Joseph Holahan, of Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, and Peter Halprin, Partner at Pasich LLP.


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GCP Short: Diversifying your captive with employee benefits

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Matthias Helmbold, MAXIS GBN
Barry Perkins, Mercer
Matthew Latham, AXA XL

The latest GCP Short is the first podcast we have recorded entirely remotely as we all come to terms with the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on travel and our collective need to work from home.

In this episode we discuss Diversifying your captive with employee benefits and I am joined by three expert speakers:

Matthias Helmbold, Head of Technical & Services, MAXIS Global Benefits Network

Barry Perkins, Placement Leader, Global Benefits, Mercer Marsh Benefits

Matthew Latham, Head of Global Programmes and Captives, AXA XL

MAXIS Global Benefits Network, a Friend of the Podcast for 2020, works in partnership with multinational clients to deliver the solutions they need to help them care for their people while meeting the strategic goals of their business.

The global network built on local expertise, with nearly 140 local member insurers in over 120 markets worldwide, MAXIS GBN was founded in 2016, and is backed to this day, by two of the world’s largest and most trusted insurers: MetLife and AXA.

GCP #25: Charles Winter, Ange Chitate, Malvern Chirume and Erin Hackett

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Charles Winter, Aon
Ange Chitate, African Risk Capacity (ARC) Insurance Company Limited
Malvern Chirume. African Risk Capacity (ARC) Insurance Company Limited
Erin Hackett, Crowe

In episode 25 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard welcomes Charles Winter, Head of Risk Finance & COO at Aon Global Risk Consulting in the United Kingdom.

​The captive owner interview is with Ange Chitate, COO and Interim CEO of African Risk Capacity (ARC) Insurance Company Limited, and Malvern Chirume, Chief Underwriting Officer at ARC Insurance Company Limited.

​The third interview is with Erin Hackett, Senior Audit Manager at Crowe, who talks Richard through the role of third-party auditors with captives and their importance as regulatory scrutiny of captives is increased.


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GCP Short: Creative uses of captives in a changing market

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Oliver Schofield, RISCS
Damian McNamara, RISCS
Glenn Ellis, RISCS

In the first GCP Short of 2020, Richard is joined by three expert captive professionals to discuss how risk and insurance professionals can get creative with their captives in a challenging insurance market.

Our three guests are:

​Oliver Schofield, Managing Partner at RISCS.

Damian McNamara, Consultant & Adviser for Captives, ILS and MGAs. at RISCS.

Glenn Ellis, a Consultant to RISCS. Glenn is a former risk and insurance manager at BT, as well as previously holding roles at Zurich and most recently AIG.

RISCS, a Friend of the Podcast, provides a wide range of captive consultancy services including Captive Feasibility & Formation, Captive Reinsurance Programme Design and Insurance Product Ideation & Creation.

GCP #24: The South African captive market

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Matthew Bezuidenhout, Marsh
Gert Cruywagen, Tsogo Sun Group
Ernie van der Vyver, Clyde & Co

The Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, returns for the second season with an in depth look at the South African captive insurance market.

Recorded from Johannesburg, Richard is joined by guest co-host Matthew Bezuidenhout, Head of Risk Finance and Captive Solutions at Marsh & McLennan Companies in South Africa, to discuss the state of the insurance market in the country, the corporate approach to captive solutions and the prevalence of cell captives.

The captive owner interview is with Gert Cruywagen, Director of Risk at hospitality giant Tsogo Sun Group, which owns a sophisticated captive domiciled in the Isle of Man. Gert is also the current President of the International Federation of Risk and Insurance Management Associations (IFRIMA).

The third interview is with Ernie van der Vyver, Corporate Insurance Partner at Clyde & Co. Ernie is an expert in cell company law and regulation in South Africa and outlines how the structures are utilised by corporates and intermediaries.


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GCP #23: Season Finale and GCP 2020 info

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Richard Cutcher, GCP
Dan Towle, CICA

In the final episode of the first season of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by R&Q, Richard and CICA Chairman Dan Towle look back on the highs and lows of 2019 and ahead to 2020.

​Richard provides important information for listeners regarding the launch of GCP 2020, and perhaps less importantly we hear what some of the industry’s leading names were having for breakfast in 2019.

​The Global Captive Podcast will return for a second season on 1 March, 2020 with more independent expert insight. Keep an eye on our LinkedIn page for more information in the new year.


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GCP #22: Jenny Coletta, Julia Graham and Peter Halprin

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Jenny Coletta, EY
Julia Graham. Airmic
Peter Halprin, Pasich LLP

In Episode 22 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by R&Q, Richard is joined by guest co-host Jenny Coletta, Tax Partner at EY, to discuss the latest developments in the OECD’s BEPS project and how it is impacting on captive insurance structures and governance.

​Julia Graham, Deputy CEO at Airmic and a non-executive director on four captive boards, provides a captive board member perspective, while Peter Halprin, New York-based Partner at Pasich LLP addresses the complex matter of captive reinsurance disputes.


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GCP #21: Nicola Fordham, Francois Beaume, Brian Quinn and Jason Flaxbeard

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Nicola Fordham, MAXIS GBN
Francois Beaume, Sonepar
Brian Quinn, Granite Management
Jason Flaxbeard, Beecher Carlson

In Episode 21 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by R&Q, the employee benefits theme continues with Nicola Fordham, Director of Underwriting at MAXIS Global Benefits Network, joining Richard as the guest co-host for the week. Nicola outlines the role of fronting networks in the growing area of international employee benefits and some of the advantages of greater data insight than ever before.

The captive owner interview is with Francois Beaume, a Vice President at French risk management association AMRAE and VP of Risk and Insurance and multinational Sonepar.

​Brian Quinn, Founding Director of Granite Management in Bermuda, and Beecher Carlson’s Jason Flaxbeard dig deeper into employee benefits, combining life and non-life programmes and the hard market in general.


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GCP #20: Mark Cook, Phil Clark and Anne Marie Towle

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Mark Cook, Willis Towers Watson
Phil Clark, Vodafone
Anne Marie Towle, Hylant

Employee benefits expert Mark Cook, Senior Director at Willis Towers Watson, is the guest co-host as we talk through the evolution of EB programmes, the growing interest we are seeing today and the benefits of the captive approach to multinationals.

​A fascinating interview with Phil Clark, Director of Insurance at Vodafone, is this episode’s captive owner interview. Phil talks through the Malta captive’s journey and some of the 18 lines it writes for the telecommunications giant today. He also advice for captive owners encountering the hardening market.

​Anne Marie Towle, Global Captive Solutions Leader at Hylant, meets Karen Hsi in Karen’s Captive Corner. Anne Marie lifts the lid on her move to Hylant in September.


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