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AM Best places ITOCHU captive under review with “negative implications”

AM Best has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength rating of A- (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (excellent) of Cayman-Islands GUNA Re.

GUNA Re is owned by Japanese Fortune 500 company, ITOCHU Corporation, which in March began novating policies from its Bermuda-domiciled captive NEWGT Reinsurance Company (NEWGT).

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Short: Alvarez & Marsal launch captive tax practice

Paul Phillips, Alvarez & Marsal
Mikhail Raybsteyn, Alvarez & Marsal

In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Alvarez & Marsal, we spotlight new arrivals Paul Phillips and Mikhail Raybsteyn as they build out a global insurance and captive tax practice at the firm.

The duo arrived at A&M at the start of April with Paul and Mike both appointed managing directors based in Dallas and New York respectively.

In a 20-minute discussion, they outline why they have madethe move to start a new global captive and insurance tax practice, their priorities for building a broader captive offering at A&M and observations on recent market events such as another 831(b) ruling against the IRS and Maryland’s announcement to conduct a captive market study.

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McMahon receives Bermuda 2026 Fred Reiss Lifetime Achievement Award

Thomas McMahon, EVP of Davies Captive Management Bermuda, has been awarded the 2026 Fred Reiss Lifetime Achievement Award, recognising his contribution to Bermuda’s captive insurance industry and his decades of service to the captive community both locally and internationally. 

Presented annually at the Bermuda Captive Conference, the Fred Reiss Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by the Bermuda Captive Network.  

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Pinnacle expands Bermuda and Cananda practices with acquisition deal

Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc has acquired Bermuda-based Ordinance Holdings Limited and the renewal rights for clients of Canadian firm Grape Bay Actuarial Consulting Inc, effective 30 June. 

Ordinance provides actuarial consulting services to insurance, reinsurance, captive insurance and segregated accounts companies.  

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Daniel Sims joins Lloyds as Head of Captive Insurance

Lloyds Corporate & Institutional has appointed Daniel Sims as its director and head of captive insurance.

Sims was previously with Barclays for more than 20 years, most recently as a relationship director for captive insurance within Barclays Investment Bank since 2021.

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Paul Sykes departs Aon Guernsey

Captive veteran Paul Sykes has departed Aon Guernsey after being associated with the domicile and broker for more than 35 years.

Sykes leaves his role as managing director of Aon Guernsey and had previously worked for the global broker’s insurance management business in Malta and Gibraltar.

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Robert Rudnai’s new captive management firm aims to tackle statutory compliance issues 

Former Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) captive specialist Robert Rudnai launched captive management firm Captive Compliance to support captives with state regulatory compliance and examination preparation. 

Every five years or so, most US states examine a captive’s books and records, company history and the business plan. 

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USQRisk promotes Chris Giuffre to president

Chris Giuffre has been promoted to president of USQRisk, a managing general underwriter within Ryan Alternative Risk.

Giuffre co-founded USQRisk in 2020 and takes over from Michael Zipper who remains co-CEO alongside Parag Abvishi, co-CEO and chief underwriting officer.

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CO Spotlight: Hyatt Hotels, CICA Captive of the Year

Jennifer Pack, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Prabal Lakhanpal, Spring Consulting, An Alera Group Company

In this Captive Owner Spotlight episode, produced in partnership with ⁠Spring Consulting⁠, an Alera Group Company, we feature the ⁠CICA 2026 Outstanding Captive Award ⁠winner – Xenia Assurance Company, Inc, owned by Hyatt Hotels Corporation.

Richard sat down with Jennifer Pack, Vice President of Global Risk Management at Hyatt, and Friend of the Podcast Prabal Lakhanpal, of Spring, at the CICA International Conference in March to hear all about the Hyatt captive evolution since its inception in Arizona in 2013.

In this discussion, Jennifer explains how the captive has expanded over the past 13 years, has supported the group across a range of areas, particularly on employee benefits, and what new activities it is considering in the future.

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Beazley appoints head of ART in Bermuda

Specialty insurer Beazley has appointed Stefan Wunderlich its head of alternative risk transfer (ART), with the new role carried out alongside his current one as head of parametric.

Beazley announced in November it was deploying $500m of capital to establish an ART offering in Bermuda, with Wunderlich expected to relocate there pending immigration approval.

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