All Captives articles
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Expert ViewsFuture of insurance: Transfer, retain or finance?
Today, shifting market dynamics and the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates pressure on an already hardening market. Now might be the time to reconsider your risk financing options, explains Thomas Keist
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AnalysisEmerging risks draw focus on captive owner’s use of multinational programmes
ACE’s latest report, launched at the European Captive Forum, urges risk managers to consider their insurer’s capability to manage complex multinational risks
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AnalysisCaptives: Self-managed or outsourced?
Flourishing interest from SMEs and a growing awareness of non-traditional risks spell good news for captive insurance
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AnalysisCompanies more likely to form new Captives onshore
In the last ten years more Captives have been formed onshore than offshore, according to Marsh
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AnalysisFocus on political risk intensifies
In the aftermath of popular uprisings and regime change in several countries, organisations are tightening their political risk controls
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Special ReportsCaptives Special Report: Mapping management
While local managers contribute a great deal to the running of a captive, specialist captive management companies can ensure all bases are covered
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CommentIn search of sunny climes
Just what would it take to convince a captive to redomicile to Qatar?
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GraphicsRisk Financing: An exercise in parental control
As the financial squeeze continues and the market hardens, many parent companies will look to get more from their captives
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AnalysisFT report backs Guernsey
Changes to the Channel Islands’ tax regime won’t hit their popularity
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InterviewsSeeking harmony
As revenue authorities target so-called ‘tax havens’ as part of their fight for financial transparency and improved regulation, what will this mean for the captives based in these offshore locations? Nathan Skinner investigates
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Captive RiskDomicile, sweet domicile
Good people, short flights and a flexible regulator all help captives professionals decide on their ideal base. Liz Booth looks at the pros and cons of the main locations in Europe, and considers if being in or out of the EU is an advantage
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InterviewsCo-operation is key
Pierre Sonigo insists that captives deserve preferential treatment because of their unique role in insuring non-insurable risks and improving risk quality
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InterviewsA chance to be heard
The captive insurance industry must speak out about the potential threat of Solvency II and press for application of the proportionality principle, says Valerie Alexander
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FeaturesBear vs bull
Their extreme conservatism may have helped captives escape the recession relatively unscathed, but is it time to take the bull by the horns and make their investments work harder? As Helen Yates is told, fortune still favours the brave
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OpinionKeep a cat in the bag
Angus Duncan and Robert Cannon consider why catastrophe bonds might be a viable alternative to traditional reinsurance for captives
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FeaturesCaptives after the crisis
Captives proved their long-term importance as businesses held steady through the recession, writes Paul Allen. But Solvency II and other regulatory reforms could shake up its future
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FeaturesA group activity
A new healthcare law in the USA could spark the growth of employee benefit captives, says Helen Yates
