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Key Factors to Evaluate When Considering a Casualty Group Captive
Companies exploring casualty group captives should assess ownership structure, insurance premium size, industry, loss experience, safety commitment, and willingness to participate as owners. Businesses with strong risk management practices and a long-term perspective often benefit most from the increased control, cost stability, and potential underwriting returns captives provide. Learn More
FERMA Issues Principles for Sustainability-Linked Insurance
FERMA has published Sustainability-Linked Insurance Principles to promote consistency, transparency, and credibility in sustainability-linked insurance solutions. The voluntary framework outlines a five-step process covering performance indicators, sustainability targets, policy terms, reporting, and verification. The guidelines aim to strengthen market integrity and support sustainable underwriting practices. Learn More
Why Reinsurance Trusts Remain Central to Captive Insurance Collateral
This episode examines how reinsurance trusts and collateral trusts operate within captive insurance programs. The discussion covers trust structures, eligible assets, investment flexibility, withdrawal rights, and how trusts compare with letters of credit and funds withheld arrangements as collateral solutions for captives and fronting insurers. Read More
Marsh Report Highlights Rising Transactional Risk Claims Activity in 2025
Marsh's "Global Transactional Risk Insurance Claims Report 2026" found a significant increase in claims notifications during 2025, with insurers paying nearly US$650 million to clients. Financial statement breaches accounted for the majority of paid losses, while a small number of high-severity claims generated most claim payments worldwide. Read More
June CICR: Domicile Strategy, Employee Benefits, and Captive Structures
In the June issue of "Captive Insurance Company Reports" ("CICR"), discover more about two states' captive domiciles, employee benefits, captive structures and regulations, and three different structural approaches to captives. Start your summer season with knowledgeable insurance captive content. Read More
Pinnacle Expands with Bermuda, Canada Acquisitions
Pinnacle Actuarial Resources has acquired Bermuda-based Ordinance Holdings and the renewal rights for clients of Canada's Grape Bay Actuarial Consulting. The transaction expands Pinnacle's international presence in Bermuda and Canada, strengthens its captive insurance and reinsurance expertise, and adds experienced actuary Julie Perron to support clients across both markets. Read More
Marsh 2026 Benchmarking Report Highlights Continued Captive Growth
Marsh's 2026 Benchmarking Report found continued growth in captive insurance during 2025, despite softer commercial market conditions. The report highlights increased premium volume, expanding use of alternative structures, growth in cyber and emerging risks, evolving domicile preferences, greater reinsurance utilization, and broader strategic use of captives. Read More