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20 August 2008  
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Lead story
First meeting for European captive association
The European Captive Insurance and Reinsurance Owners’ Association (ECIROA) is holding its first meeting today in Luxembourg to name its board members.   Günter Dröse, global head of Corporate Insurance for Deutsche Bank Group and a founder member of ECIROA said in an interview with... 19/8/2008
Soft market sees group captive decline but SME growth
Increasing numbers of group captives are “dying on the vine”, but the soft market presents oppor... 16/8/2008 		California RRG action prompts caution on stop-loss
Auto Dealers risk retention group (AD-RRG), which recently fell foul of California’s aversion to ... 16/8/2008
DC luring the ICC crowd
The District of Columbia (DC) expects to double its rate of captive growth this year after chang...15/8/2008 		Crouse scoops top Vermont captive award
Former Vermont deputy commissioner of captive insurance Len Crouse topped the honours as the Ver... 15/8/2008
Sagicor and CaribRM attempt to spur Jamaica 'captive market'
Two local captive service providers are attempting to stimulate a captive market in Jamaica, acco... 15/8/2008		 Towner's Vermont office licenses first captives
Towner Management Group’s (TMG) recently-opened Vermont captive management office has netted its... 15/8/2008
Labuan on the hunt for Asian captive business
Attracting Asian captive insurance companies to its shores is one of the primary objectives of th... 15/8/2008		 White to head SRS RRG practice
Independent captive manager Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) has appointed former Vermont regulato... 13/8/2008
Bermuda implements captive reclassification
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) implemented its re-classification of Class 3 insurers this w... 13/8/2008		 Auto Dealers RRG loses fight to ‘bully’ California
Auto Dealers Risk Retention Group (AD-RRG) agreed to cease writing business in Californ... 6/8/2008
Platinum creates US$200m multi-peril, multi-region cat bond
Reinsurer Platinum Underwriters Bermuda has completed a three-year, US$200m catastrophe bond d... 6/8/2008		 A.M. Best looks to Europe for captive ratings business
Ratings agency A.M. Best claims it is seeing a “growing interest in financial strength ratings (... 6/8/2008
Jordan latest to pursue captive status in Middle East
The Insurance Commission of Jordan (IC) has plans to introduce captive legislation in the juris... 31/7/2008		 Euro captive association seeks special captive status under Solvency II
A new European captive association will seek to clarify the special status of captives under So... 31/7/2008