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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with Friends of the Podcast TMF Group, Richard is joined by TMF’s IPT Client Engagement Director Karen Jenner and Owen Wiliams, Global Programmes and Captives Regional Director, UK, Nordics & Ireland, at AXA XL.
Karen and Owen discuss the considerations and challenges concerning insurance premium tax and the location of risk when it comes to global and captive insurance programmes. They explain why location is important to these calculations, what needs to be considered as captives increasingly participate in different layers of programmes and the collaboration needed with fronting partners.
In episode 60 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by guest co-host Mattieu Rouot, CEO of MAXIS Global Benefits Network.
Mattieu discusses the five year journey MAXIS has been on since the formalisation of its joint venture between AXA and MetLife in 2016, how much growth he sees in the captive employee benefits market and what improvements can still made to the administration of these programmes.
Richard also reports back from a successful European Captive Forum and features interviews with three delegates of the Luxembourg conference:
Enrico Guarnerio, Chairman and CEO of Strategica Group, discusses the Italian captive market and shares his views on efforts to make Italy a captive domicile.
Holger Kraus, of Siemens and captive spokesperson for Germany’s risk management association GVNW, reflects on the key themes from the conference including the hard market and regulatory developments.
Bertrand Gilson, of Builders Group Insurance Solutions, explains the rebranding of IRIS and the services the sophisticated captive group is looking to provide to corporate insurance buyers.
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