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A special COVID-19 index report from IVANS found that due to the impact of the pandemic March and April personal and commercial lines insurance transactions were down significantly. New commercial lines policy transaction volume was down 38.9 percent at the end of May relative to the beginning of March. Read More

Captives can play an important role in addressing emerging risks such as cyber risks or with volatility such as that seen with property risks, according to Steven Bauman, head of AXA XL's global programs and captive practice in North America. Read More

Artex is launching a rent-a-captive solution designed for the transportation industry. Artex said Transportation Owners Protection Insurance Cell will offer participants such advantages as underwriting profit, in addition to unbundled claims handling, loss control, and claims advocacy services. Read More

Willis Towers Watson has launched a group captive solution designed for upper middle-market companies. Homestead Insurance Company Incorporated Cell will reinsure The Hartford, which will issue admitted insurance policies to members selected for the group captive program. Read More

Milliman Inc. has acquired health technology startup healthIO and launched Milliman healthIO, a combination of Milliman's predictive health analytics and healthIO's preventive health technology. Milliman said the product offering aims to make health care preventive, predictive, and participative. Read More