GCP #62: Dan Towle, Jim Bulkowski and Quarterly Investment Updates with London & Capital

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February 6, 2022

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In episode 62 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by R&Q Legacy, Richard is joined by Dan Towle, President of CICA, to look forward to the return of the Associations International Conference, from 6-8 March in Tuscon, Arizona.

Richard and Dan also discuss ESG, plans for a first IN-PERSON GCP Live episode recording at the conference and some predications for 2022.

Jim Bulkowski, Americas Captive Services Co-Leader at EY, discusses how he has seen captive programmes change over the past two years and projections for 2022, while Chris Dalziel and Roger Jones, of London & Capital, provide us with our latest quarterly investment update.

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GCP Short: Developing and training young talent

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Richard Cutcher

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January 31, 2022

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This GCP Short, produced in collaboration with Zurich, is all about developing and training young talent. Over 10 minutes, Richard is joined by five guests from Zurich Insurance Company who either have a keen interest in recruiting and developing the next generation of talent or are part of that generation themselves:

Paul Wöhrmann, Head of Captive Services
Sally Henderson, Global Head of Talent.
Ildar Abdulkhaev in the Zurich Central Captive Services Team
Ainara Saavedra, Captive Fronting Manager
Hayley Robinson, Group Chief Underwriting Officer

GCP Short: The Barbados captive landscape

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Richard Cutcher

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January 24, 2022

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In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with London & Capital, Richard is joined by Darren Treasure, Executive Director of London & Capital’s Caribbean office, and Kirk Cyrus, Managing Director for Strategic Risk Solutions in Barbados, to address the captive landscape in the jurisdiction.

Darren and Kirk discuss the Barbados’ domicile profile, where future growth is expected to come from and the investment attitudes of captives in the jurisdiction.

GCP Short: One year of fast-track cell authorisation in Guernsey

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Richard Cutcher

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January 16, 2022

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In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with We Are Guernsey and the Guernsey International Insurance Association, we examine the utilisation of the jurisdiction’s fast track pre-authorisation scheme for insurance cells.

After a successful one year pilot, the GFSC has decided to extend the scheme indefinitely and Richard is joined by Mark Rogers, of Artex, Justin Upson, of Robus, and Peter Chid, of Strategic Risk Solutions, to discuss how the pilot has been used, why it is a beneficial new tool and future use cases.

GCP Short: Group captive growth in 2021

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Richard Cutcher

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January 9, 2022

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In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with Captive Resources, we’ll be looking back on another turbulent year for the business community and insurance market and assessing how the group captive concept has held up and even thrived over the past 12 months.

Richard is joined by Nick Hentges, CEO of Captive Resources, and John Wilbur, CEO of the Roadmaster Group and a board member of Affinity Insurance Ltd, the group captive Roadmaster is a long-standing member of.

Nick and John discuss how the pandemic and hard insurance market has impacted group captives, the Captive Investors Fund and how much further growth is expected in the sector.

GCP Short: Success drivers and benefits of legacy solutions

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Richard Cutcher

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December 22, 2021

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Jens Ziser, Black Forest Reinsurance Consulting

Judith Zeleny, Capital Partners Munich Re

In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with R&Q, Richard is joined by Jens Ziser, R&Q’s M&A representative for Continental Europe and Managing Director of BFRC, Christine Kaaz, Chief Underwriting Officer for Global P&C at ERGO Group, and Judith Zeleny, Head of Orgination at Capital Partners Munich Re.

Jens, Christine and Judith discuss what reasons can motivate exploring a legacy transaction, important factors to ensure it is a success and also the options for legacy solutions concerning structured reinsurance programmes.

GCP #61: Middle East Captives with Ronny Vellekoop and David Schupak

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Luke Harrison

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December 19, 2021

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Ronny Vellekoop, Marsh Captive Solutions

In episode 61 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, we explore the current growth in captive numbers in the Middle East, particularly in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and the potential for more activity in the region.

Our guest co-host Ronny Vellekoop, Senior Executive Officer for Marsh Captive Solutions, based in Dubai, explains how the risk financing culture has evolved in recent years, the impact of the hard market and the updated regulatory regime for captives in Dubai.

Richard is also joined by David Schupak, EMEA Regional Director at MAXIS Global Benefits Network, who provides insight on developments with regards to EB in the region.

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GCP Short: Advancing technology to enhance captive operations

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Richard Cutcher

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December 15, 2021

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Michael Serricchio, Marsh Captive Solutions

In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with Marsh Captive Solutions, we discuss the great steps forward being taken with regards digitisation in the management and operation of captive insurance companies.

Richard is joined by Mike Serricchio, Managing Director and Americas Sales & Advisory Leader, Robert Welch, Senior Vice President and Director of Information Technology, and Ellyn Casazza, US Captive Advisory Practice Leader & Managing Director.

The trio discuss what advances have already been made on digitisation, especially with regards to the management and operation of captives, what is coming next and how such tools can be used in programme design.

GCP Short: Group captives in Canada and Europe

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Richard Cutcher

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December 13, 2021

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In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with Zurich Insurance Company, we discuss a specific group captive case study, the potential for future group captive growth in Canada and why the concept has never taken off in Europe.

Joining Richard on the episode are Grant Mitchell, from Canadian transport and haulage business WestCan Bulk and Chairman of the board of directors at Fleet Resolutions Insurance Ltd.

Linda DeSouza, Vice President of Automobile and Transportation at Zurich Canada.

Jean-Pierre Paquet, senior vice president of the alternative risk transfer practice at Zurich Canada.

And Joshua Nyaberi, who is head of captive fronting for Europe. He also supports the fronting managers in the APAC and LATAM regions.

GCP Short: Transforming cyber insurance through a captive

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Richard Cutcher

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December 8, 2021

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In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with Beecher Carlson, we explore cyber insurance and how captives are playing an increasing role in various layers of programmes.

Pete Kranz, Executive Managing Director and Captive Practice Leader, and Chris Keegan, a Senior Managing Director and Cyber and Technology National Practice Leader at Beecher Carlson, explain what insurance buyers are looking for in cyber coverage today, why we have historically not seen much cyber go into captive insurance companies and how that is changing now. Chris begins by providing some context on the state of the cyber market today.