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Allianz tap Stephen Morton to succeed Brian McNamara

Experienced fronting operator Stephen Morton will join Allianz Commercial as its new global head of captive fronting and captive solutions.

Captive Intelligence understands the appointment is part of a concerted push by Allianz to further strengthen its captive fronting proposition and will be a key priority for growth in 2027.

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Short: Captive Structured Solutions

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Joe Filby, AXA XL
James Donald, Lockton

This GCP Short, produced in partnership with AXA XL, is focused on alternative risk transfer and structured solutions.

Joining Richard for a 20-minute conversation is Joe Filby, a Senior Underwriter within Structured Risk Solutions at AXA XL in the UK and Lloyd’s, and James Donald, Partner and Head of Alternative Risk Solutions & Analytics at Lockton.

Joe and James discuss the relevance and value of structured solutions during volatile market cycles, the long-term mindset that is required and the work that goes into implementing one of these structures.

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AM Best affirms ‘excellent’ financial strength rating of National Grid captive

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AM Best affirms ‘excellent’ financial strength rating of National Grid captive

AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (excellent) of Isle of Man-domiciled National Grid Insurance Company (Isle of Man) (NGICL).

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UFP Industries captive get Excellent rating affirmed

AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a” (Excellent) of Ardellis Insurance Ltd in Bermuda.

The captive holds a Class 3A licence and is owned by UFP Industries, Inc, a Michigan-headquartered public company with 218 affiliated operations across retail, manufacturing and industrial.

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BP’s Guernsey captive gets rating affirmed

Jupiter Insurance Limited, the 33-year-old captive owned by BP plc, has had its ratings affirmed by AM Best.

Captive Intelligence reported earlier this week the oil major had dissolved its Vermont-domiciled captive Saturn Insurance Inc.

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BP dissolves Vermont captive

BP plc has dissolved its Vermont-domiciled captive and surrendered its licence.

Saturn Insurance Inc, originally formed in March 2011, surrendered its licence on 14 August, 2026 according to Ci DataHub.

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AM Best affirms rating of COSCO SHIPPING China captive 

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AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a” (excellent) of China-domiciled COSCO SHIPPING Captive Insurance Co. The outlook for both ratings is stable. 

COSCO SHIPPING Captive is owned by Chinese state-owned multinational marine transportation services conglomerate, China COSCO SHIPPING. 

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AM Best affirms rating of Vitol Holdings captive 

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AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a” (Excellent) of Bermuda-domiciled Rembrandt Insurance Company. The outlook of these credit ratings is stable. 

Rembrandt is a owned by Vitol Holding B.V. (Vitol), a group engaged in the trading of energy-related products.  

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Aon appoints Charles Winter as Hub Leader for UK, Guernsey, IoM

Charles Winter has been appointed Aon’s Hub Leader for UK, Guernsey and Isle of Man Captive Management.

Winter has worked for Aon for more than 20 years, most recently as Head of Strategic Risk Consulting within Aon Global Risk Consulting.

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Labuan launches women in captives insurance initiative 

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The Labuan International Insurance Association (LIIA) has launched a new Women in Captives Insurance Initiative. 

The project seeks to promote greater diversity, inclusion, leadership development and professional opportunities for women within the captive and broader insurance industry. 

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