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Aon's Reinsurance Market Dynamics Midyear 2025 Renewal report details a record $720 billion reinsurance capital, competitive pricing, and record catastrophe bond issuance. The report highlights buyer-friendly conditions, abundant capacity, and growing use of alternative and structured solutions to address volatility and support insurers' evolving risk needs Read More

Marsh's 2025 Captive Benchmarking Report highlights trends in captive insurance, including premium growth, increased risk retention, expanded coverages, and greater use of alternative risk transfer solutions. The report shows how captives are aligning with corporate strategies to enhance resilience, flexibility, and cost management across industries. Read More

Tariffs can affect captive insurance companies in unexpected ways, from raising claims costs due to higher replacement prices to driving volatility in investment portfolios. Captive owners and advisers should stay alert to trade policy developments and their potential influence on captive risk management and asset strategies Read More

Lockton's "June 2025 Market Update" reviews global insurance market conditions, highlighting softening property and cyber rates, stable reinsurance capacity, and rising liability verdicts. The report addresses natural catastrophe losses, geopolitical risks, and offers strategic guidance on program structure, analytics, and capital deployment for insurance buyers navigating an evolving risk landscape. Read More

The North Carolina Captive Insurance Association (NCCIA) reports North Carolina's budget gridlock will not affect captive insurance operations. No changes to the Captive Act are planned for 2025, but legislative efforts will resume in 2026. The association is also forming its 2026 conference committee and transitioning lobbying operations in-house under incoming CEO Zach Almond. Read More