Employee Benefits

The US Department of Labour has “tentatively” granted a United States’ Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) benefits exemption to Fedeli Group, which would allow the company to utilise its captive to write employee benefits cover.

Richard is in Nashville, Tennessee to find out the latest from independent captive manager, Strategic Risk Solutions, including interviews with Brady Young, Ron Sulisz, Tony Sanchez, Andrew Marson, Wendy Dine and Jeff Fitzgerald.

In the intricate world of corporate risk management, Employee Benefits Captives (EBCs) have risen to prominence as essential tools for organisations seeking innovative ways to address the biometric risks of their employees and their families. Within this framework, disability risks play a central role in providing financial security to employees facing disabilities.

Reinsurance international employee benefits into a captive provides many advantages for employers and employees. It is important, however, to get execution right. Bill Fitzpatrick explains why some EB captives can struggle to succeed.

Risk managers are in a strong position when they implement a captive employee benefits programme because they have the power to lower premiums and engage the whole group, according to Marc Bentley, InterContinental Hotels Group director of risk finance, and Matthias Helmbold, vice president of global risk benefits, health and wellbeing at DHL.

Richard shares a live discussion recorded with two experienced EB captive users - Marc Bentley, Director of Risk Finance at IHG, and Matthias Helmbold, Vice President of Global Risk Benefits, Health and Wellbeing at DHL.

MAXIS Global Benefits Network (MAXIS GBN) has appointed Suzanna Hicks and Nathan Dewhurst as member managers, to support the network’s local insurers across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions.

Captive-backed international employee benefits programmes have come a long way since the mid-1990s. Bill Fitzpatrick outlines that journey and what comes next.