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Understanding Actuarial Reports in Captive Insurance: A Practical Guide
This guide clarifies actuarial reports in captive insurance, emphasizing the importance of clearly documented methods, benchmarks, assumptions, and actuarial judgment. It ensures stakeholders can effectively utilize these reports to enhance risk management strategies, improve decision-making, and meet professional standards within the insurance industry. Learn More
Arizona's Captive Insurance Leadership: A Q&A with Victoria Fimea
Victoria Fimea, chief captive analyst at the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions, discusses Arizona's 25-year history as a captive insurance domicile, current formation trends, licensing and governance considerations, regulatory collaboration, and the opportunities she believes will continue to drive the state's steady growth in captive insurance. Learn More
Glossary Spotlight: Accident Year Experience
Accident year experience measures incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses for claims arising during a specific accident year relative to earned premium. Frequently used in captive insurance and actuarial analysis, it helps evaluate underwriting performance by excluding reserve development from prior accident years while losses continue to mature. Read More
AM Best Maintains Stable Outlook for Global Cyber Insurance Market
AM Best's Market Segment Outlook: Global Cyber Insurance maintains a stable outlook for the sector, citing strong demand, favorable profitability, and continued market growth. The report also highlights increasing cyber threats, declining premium rates, regulatory influences, and the growing use of captive insurance companies to finance cyber risk. Read More
Explore Group Captive Growth and More in July CICR
The July issue of "Captive Insurance Company Reports" ("CICR") examines group captive growth, captive reinsurance trends, investment strategy, artificial intelligence, balance sheet capital, and leadership. The issue also features interviews with captive industry executives and a preview of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association Annual Conference, VCIA 26. Read More
Singapore Proposes Protected Cell Framework for Insurance Risk
The Monetary Authority of Singapore proposed a protected cell company framework to expand access to captive insurance and other alternative risk transfer solutions. The structure would reduce costs, improve operational efficiency, and support insurance-linked securities and sovereign risk pools by allowing legally segregated cells to operate within a single entity. Read More
Insurance Market Remains Favorable, but Vulnerabilities Exist
While insurance buyers continue to enjoy a very favorable environment, positive factors mask a number of market vulnerabilities, a new report from Lockton suggests. In the report, "A time to strike: July 2026 Lockton Market Update," the broker notes that buyers currently have a number of factors in their favor. Read More