Market News

"Building a Globally Fronted Captive": A Challenging but Potentially Rewarding Endeavor

August 13, 2014

Douglas Hardman, Marsh, and Andrew Baillie, AES Corporation captive, discussed the challenges, opportunities, and practice example of running a global fronted captive at one of the several education sessions held yesterday at the Vermont Captive Insurance Association Conference. Read More


A Closer Look at the Evolving Process Transforming the Global Insurance Industry

July 31, 2014

"Solvency II will cause a transformational shift in the way the insurance industry operates in Europe, it will also have wide-ranging implications on a global scale," according to a perceptive but dated Solvency II report issued by KMPG. Read More


The Outlook for 3rd Quarter Global Markets

July 23, 2014

Global markets have made decent gains so far this year with volatility declining across all asset classes" according to London & Capital Read More


Bermuda Looks to Latin America as New Source of Captive Business Opportunities

July 22, 2014

The Bermuda Royal Gazette reported today that a delegation of leading Bermuda captive industry executives attended the Multi-Latina Risk Management Conference in Cartagena, Columbia. It was reported the Bermuda delegation led several panel discussions and roundtables on captive formation, domicile selection, tax effectiveness, risk management solutions and Bermuda's regulatory framework. Read More


Property Casualty Insurers Association of America Private US Insurers Quarterly Reports

July 14, 2014

Captives interested in benchmarking their performance on a quarterly basis may want to access the quarterly property-casualty financial summary published by Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. Read More