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Accounting, tax, and advisory firm RH CPAs has announced the hiring of three senior audit associates, Yasir Abdul Karim, Zameer Ahmed, and Zain Iftikhar. All three new senior audit associates are joining the firm in its Karachi office and will work in audit for insurance companies both onshore and offshore. Read More

The Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) has selected longtime association management executive Kevin Mead to be its next president. Mr. Mead, who will start his position February 22, succeeds Richard Smith, who announced in October that he would be leaving the organization after 12 years as the VCIA's top executive. Read More

Debbie Walker, the long-time top captive insurance company regulator at the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI), will retire at the end of March, the NCDOI has announced. Ms. Walker, the NCDOI's senior deputy commissioner, worked for the NCDOI for 30 years, including the last 9 years as a captive regulator. Read More

Joe McDonald will rejoin the South Carolina Department of Insurance (SCDOI) as director of its Captive Insurance Division, the SCDOI announced January 25. Previously, Mr. McDonald was the captive and risk finance product manager for International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI), which publishes Captive.com. Read More

Jeff Kehler, the former captive program administrator with the South Carolina Department of Insurance, recently passed away, the South Carolina Captive Insurance Association has announced. Mr. Kehler left his role in South Carolina to join Somers Risk Consulting as its director of captive consulting services. Read More