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Fronting Growth Brings Added Credit Risk to P&C Market
AM Best reports continued growth in US property and casualty fronting arrangements, driven partly by managing general agents. Fronting specialists have expanded premium significantly, while relationships with unrated and unauthorized reinsurers introduce additional counterparty credit risk. Reinsurers are responding by requiring fronting insurers to retain more risk and strengthen underwriting discipline. Learn More
Piko Labs Launches Reinsurance Intermediary for Captive Insurance Companies
Piko Labs AI launched Piko Re Intermediaries, a reinsurance intermediary focused on captive insurers and risk retention groups. The firm will use artificial intelligence to standardize fragmented captive risk data for reinsurers, with the goal of improving underwriting efficiency, pricing, and access to reinsurance capacity. Steve McElhiney will lead Piko Re. Learn More
Swiss Re Study Finds Risks Becoming More Interconnected
Swiss Re examines how growing connections among financial, digital, natural-hazard, and socioeconomic risks could amplify systemic stress. The study highlights artificial intelligence, supply chains, critical infrastructure, and risk concentration as key areas of concern and emphasizes scenario analysis, stress testing, diversification, and risk transfer as important resilience measures. Read More
How Much Capital Does a Captive Insurance Company Need?
Capitalization is a key consideration in forming and operating a captive insurance company. Regulatory minimums are only the starting point. Risk profile, expected losses, liquidity, reinsurance, and business strategy all influence capital needs. Regular financial and actuarial reviews help ensure capitalization remains appropriate as the captive and its exposures evolve. Read More
NCCIA Names New Board Leadership Following Annual Conference
The North Carolina Captive Insurance Association (NCCIA) named Scott Bailey board chair, Jordan Mosher treasurer, and Chad Spitzer a new director following its 2026 annual conference. NCCIA President and CEO Zach Almond said conference attendance increased significantly from 2025 as the association prepares to establish priorities for the coming year. Read More
Bermuda Registers 3 New Captive Insurers in August
Bermuda registered three new captive insurance companies in August 2026, according to the Bermuda Monetary Authority. The registrations included one Class 1 captive, Valuation Guarantee Ltd., and two Class 2 captives, AFC Captive Insurance Company Ltd. and Ide8 Limited. Bermuda registered five new captives through August. Read More
Sedgwick Launches Carrier and Captive Solutions
Sedgwick launched Carrier and Captive Solutions to provide claims administration and risk services for insurers, captive insurance programs, managing general agents, managing general underwriters, and risk retention groups. Led by Jason Rogers, the operation includes more than 1,000 professionals and offers services spanning claims management, delegated authority, outsourcing, legacy claims, analytics, and reporting capabilities. Read More