GCP #23: Season Finale and GCP 2020 info

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January 1, 2020

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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Richard Cutcher

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December 20, 2019

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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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Richard Cutcher

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December 8, 2019

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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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Richard Cutcher

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November 24, 2019

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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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GCP #19: Kate Storey, Steve McElhiney and Steven Bauman

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Richard Cutcher

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November 10, 2019

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Steve McElhiney, Tall Pines Insurance Company of Vermont

Guernsey-based Kate Storey, Partner at global offshore law firm Walkers, is the guest co-host. Kate discusses pension longevity swaps, ILS and Guernsey’s activity in the China captive market.

Steve McElhiney, President of Tall Pines Insurance Company of Vermont, is our captive owner interview. He addresses a unique captive and reinsurance brokerage structure and how Tall Pines has grown in sophistication over the years.

AXA XL’s lead captive and global programmes man in the USA, Steven Bauman, discusses cyber risk, parametric triggers and new collaboration with his MAXIS GBN colleagues.

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GCP #18: Sean Rider, Krystle Blystone and Mike Meehan

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Richard Cutcher

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October 27, 2019

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Sean Rider, Executive Vice President within Willis Towers Watson’s risk & analytics team in the USA, is the guest co-host as he discusses the increasingly sophisticated ways risk and insurance managers are able to approach risk financing strategies.

The captive owner interview is with Krystle Blystone, Senior Operations – Insurance at one of the largest privately owned companies in the world – Cargill.

Mike Meehan, a Consultant at Milliman is the latest visitor to Karen’s Captive Corner discussing the role of actuaries in the captive industry.

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GCP #17: Ellen Charnley, Paul Smith and Kirk Watkins

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Richard Cutcher

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October 13, 2019

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Kirk Watkins, Trion, a Marsh & McLennan Agency

Joining Richard as guest co-host is Ellen Charnley, President of Marsh Captive Solutions. Ellen provides an update on the JLT acquisition and its impact on the captive practice, adding cyber to the captive, and the hardening market.

The captive owner interview is with Paul Smith, Director of Insurance at FirstGroup America. Paul explains the history of the company’s Vermont captive and how it is utilised to support the business.

Kirk Watkins, Captive Practice Leader within Trion, a Marsh & McLennan Agency, is the first participant in Karen Hsi’s Captive Corner, discussing all things voluntary benefits.

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GCP #16: The Latin American Market with Ali Hauser, Espy Mead and Santiago Gomez

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Richard Cutcher

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September 29, 2019

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Ali Hauser, formerly CEO of the PEMEX-owned Switzerland captive, KOT Insurance, is the guest co-host. Ali discusses the opportunities for new formations of captives out of the Latin American market, the history of KOT, and how the market can be developed further.

The captive owner interview is with Ali’s former colleague – Santiago Gomez, CFO of KOT Insurance, while Esperanza Borja Mead, Founder and Principal at Actuarial Factor, takes a broader look at the Latin American market.

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GCP #15: Paul Owens, Sean Barnes and Dan Kusaila

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Richard Cutcher

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September 15, 2019

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Paul Owens, CEO of the Willis Towers Watson Global Captive Practice, is this episodes co-host and discusses Brexit, a life after WTW and the hard market.

The captive owner interview is with Sean Barnes, CFO of United Educators, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group domiciled in Vermont who discusses the captive’s asset management strategy.

Dan Kusaila, US-based Tax Partner at Crowe, provides an update on tax matters including 831(b), Washington State and tax reform.

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GCP #14: Skip Myers, Melissa Hollingsworth and Pete Kranz

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Richard Cutcher

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September 1, 2019

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Melissa Hollingsworth, Jim Ellis Automotive Dealerships

Episode 14 was recorded from the Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) with guest co-host Skip Myers, Partner at Morris, Manning & Martin. Skip reflected on a thirty-year career in captive insurance and the legal complexity surrounding insurance for the marijuana business.

The captive owner interview is with Melissa Hollingsworth, Director of Risk Management & Insurance at Jim Ellis Automotive Dealerships, and Pete Kranz, Captive Practice Leader at Beecher Carlson, discusses the opportunities for new captive formations and further utilisation.