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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners' 2025 Fall National Meeting will bring together regulators and industry leaders to address key insurance issues, including captive insurance, consumer privacy, risk-based capital modernization, and artificial intelligence oversight. Hosted in Florida, the event supports collaboration on emerging risks, resilience, and state-based regulatory priorities shaping the future of the insurance landscape. Read More

In this episode, Pinnacle Actuarial Resources principal Derek Freihaut joins Joel Appelbaum to explain how captives evaluate risk transfer and risk distribution. He discusses expected adverse deviation modeling, expected reinsurer deficit testing, and how reinsurance structures shape exposure, funding, and program design while helping captive owners make more informed long-term decisions.  Read More

Captive insurance and strategic acquisitions are fueling 2026 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) growth, with megadeals returning and private equity deploying fresh capital. Artificial intelligence is reshaping due diligence, while a "buy and build" approach drives midmarket activity. Despite volatility, the global M&A outlook remains bullish across sectors like energy, biopharma, and technology. Read More

Capital modeling helps captive insurance companies better quantify risk, uncover diversification benefits, and align investment strategy with enterprise risk. This guide from Oliver Wyman illustrates how captives can use capital modeling to strengthen financial resilience, lower the cost of risk, and enhance long-term returns on capital. Read More

A new report from the World Economic Forum and Oliver Wyman finds the tech sector could unlock $800 billion by 2030 through sustainable practices. Addressing energy use, water demand, pollution, and e-waste is critical to reducing environmental risk and improving long-term growth across data centers, semiconductors, and hardware production. Read More