All Captives articles
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OpinionHow SMEs can tackle product liability risks
Small and medium-sized enterprises are particularly vulnerable to product liability threats. Captive solutions may hold the answer, argues Randy Sadler, CIC Services
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OpinionOpinion: Why unconventional industries require an innovative approach to risk and insurance
Unconventional industries like 3D printing, space mining, and cryptocurrency may find it difficult to access traditional insurance. A hybrid approach can help, says Randy Sadler, a risk management expert and captive insurance manager at CIC Services
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OpinionRegulation watch: Progress on proportionality for Solvency II
In the latest in our series of FERMA updates from Brussels, Charles Low, head of EU affairs, explores new Solvency II amendments, which could create greater regional harmonisation across European captives
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AnalysisRisk managers turning to captives in challenging market conditions
New data shows that captives are growing ever more popular, here’s how to decide if one is right for your organisation
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AnalysisRisk-!n conference – Why Sonepar is deploying its captive to target employee benefits
François Beaume, VP of Risks and Insurance at Sonepar, says that using captives for employee benefits is a missed rendez-vous that the organisation is tackling head on
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Case StudiesCase study: How parametric solutions allowed Aboitiz Power to insure the uninsurable
Simplicity, pre-defined triggers, and fast payouts are some of the key advantages of a parametric approach to extraordinary Nat Cat risks, says chief risk officer, Annacel Natividad
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AnalysisRisk-!n conferece: Why employee benefits could be the next frontier of captive management
Pascal Prévost, former manager of corporate insured employee benefits at Nestlé explores how captives could be used to reinsure employee benefits
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Case StudiesCase study: How STMicroelectronics set up a new captive in Switzerland
Two internationally well-known captive experts talk about setting up a new captive, and how the landscape is evolving for risk managers.
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OpinionThe benefits and disadvantages of captive solutions for risk managers
Pierre Perrenoud, board member of various captives, SIRCA, Swiss Insurance and Reinsurance Captive Association shares his views on the risks and advantages of captive solutions
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OpinionWhy captives are growing ever more important for CFOs and risk managers
Denis Kallaert, risk & compliance consultant to reinsurance companies and independent director of various reinsurance captives, shares his views on the future role of captives in risk management
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AnalysisPlugging gaping holes in protection
Does the creation of a mega captive in Europe reflect poorly on commercial insurers, and what are the risks involved?
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AnalysisCaptive formation picks up in Guernsey
The jurisdication expects to see a “significant rise” in 2021 against the backdrop of a hardening commercial insurance market
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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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AnalysisCOVID crisis sparks captive growth
Captive formation grew by 200% in the first half of 2020, including captives to cover pandemic-related losses - Marsh
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AnalysisRisk managers are turning alternative risk transfer due to dissatisfaction with insurers and brokers
Risk and insurance managers in the UK and Germany say there has been a fundamental shift in pricing and the scope and availability of cover, and have revealed widespread dissatisfaction with the handling of the changing conditions by insurers and brokers.
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FeaturesCaptives: explaining their potential
Why captives have been used successfully as a form of insurance, and will likely continue to be. Claudia De Meulemeester reports
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Features‘Captives are beginning to take off in Asia’
Paul Owens, who was named head of the newly formed Willis global captive management business at the start of 2014, explains why an increasing number of companies are looking to Asia to establish new domiciles
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FeaturesCaptives: Guernsey captive managers seek new growth opportunities in challenging market conditions
The Channel island continues to lead the way with captives, protected cell companies and insurance-linked securities, while offering certainty against the prevailing Solvency II regime
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FeaturesEmerging-market multinationals consider captive insurance
Tomorrow’s captive owners are likely to be based in India, China or Brazil
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GuideGuide to: Captives
Offshore or onshore, captives are an evolving part of the insurance landscape, and their appeal is spreading
