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Insurers and Reinsurers Actively Shaping ESG Agenda
Some major re/insurance industry participants are now actively involved in shaping the so-called environmental, social, and governance (ESG) agenda as a result of their unique role as risk managers, institutional investors, and risk insurers on behalf of a wide range of industries. Read More
Hub International Sets Up Hospitality Group Captive Insurer
Hub International Limited (HUB) has set up a hospitality member-owned group captive insurance company. HUB said it designed the hospitality group captive to meet the challenges of insuring the exposures of the hospitality industry as well as other industries. Read More
A Look at the New Willis Towers Watson Captive Quantified Model
Captive.com recently sat down with Sean B. Rider, executive vice president and managing director of Willis Tower Watson's global captive practice, to discuss the evolution of the organization's newest model, "Captive Quantified," and its reception in the captive insurance market. Read More
ILS "Alternative Capital" Has Become Mainstream
Those active in insurance-linked securities (ILS)-end investors, ILS funds, and buyers-have predominantly weathered 2017 loss activity with a view that reinsurance products backed by "alternative" capital have become mainstream, according to the latest Willis Towers Watson "Global ILS Market Survey." Read More
Demotech Releases Second Quarter 2018 Financial Analysis of RRGs
Demotech has released its "Analysis of Risk Retention Groups-Second Quarter 2018," reporting on the overall financial performance of Risk Retention Group (RRG). Demotech's senior financial analyst, Douglas Powell, has concluded that "RRGs have a great deal of financial stability and remain committed to maintaining adequate capital to handle losses." Read More