Regulation
French Gov: Resilience reserve created “unprecedented wave” of reinsurance captives
France formally entered the captive landscape in 2023, when it legislated for a specific resilience provision for reinsurance captives, somewhat comparable although not as generous, as that which has been so successful in Luxembourg.
GCP Short: Investment options for a UK captive domicile
Chris Dalziel shares his views on how the UK could potentially stand out as a domicile option in how it permits capital to be used and allowable investments, and also brings us up to speed on the newly rebranded W1M and its work with captives.
GCP Short: GreenieRE and providing capacity for renewables
Richard is joined by Amy Antczak, Co-Founder of GreenieRE, and Vermont's Christine Brown to share the case study of a sponsored captive formed to provide additional capacity for renewable energy projects in the United States.
Sandy Bigglestone to join Strategic Risk Solutions
The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation announced last month that Bigglestone would be retiring from the State on 1 January, 2026 after working there for almost 30 years.
UK Captives – threat or opportunity for Guernsey?
If a UK regulatory environment turns out not quite hitting the mark, a new generation of captive curious companies may have been flushed out, sold the dream but chosen Guernsey or another established domicile more suited to their needs.
UK must treat captives as “really good friend” to achieve long term success – Chris Lay
It is important the United Kingdom’s commercial market respects captives as “a really good friend” rather than simply an “acquaintances” if a domestic regulatory regime is to succeed, according to Chris Lay, CEO of Marsh McLennan UK.
Spoilt for choice: Domicile diversity enabling innovation in fronting ?
A dynamic captive market is expanding choice for risk managers and enabling fronting insurers to better meet the needs of clients, according to Joshua Nyaberi, Head of Captive Fronting, Zurich Commercial Insurance.
UK has all the building blocks for captive success – Dan Towle
CICA president Dan Towle believes the United Kingdom entering the domicile landscape could mark a new era for captive insurance and will be “incredible” for the captive industry.
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LATEST PODCASTS
Captive Leaders Podcast: Yves Betz
Yves Betz, Head of Multinational Solutions at AXA XL, addresses a range of topics, including the evolving attitude of the commercial market towards captives, the increasing capital and capacity attracted to captive reinsurance and ART solutions, and the growing role of China in the captive marketplace.
GCP Short: Employee benefits & MSL
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with MARSH, we explore the growth areas of international employee benefits and medical stop loss in captives.
Short: Keeping on top of IPT updates
As captives write business around the world, particularly when on a direct basis, they have to be mindful of complex and often changing local taxes and levies in each territory that they are active.