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Friday, October 09, 2015

Richard Cutcher

Amtrak complete first cat bond transaction

Tags: Amtrak, Catastrophe bond, PennUnion Re

American rail company Amtrak has completed its first catastrophe bond transaction after initially being delayed by the threat of Hurricane Joaquin...

Friday, October 09, 2015

Richard Cutcher

DARAG expecting more captive deals post Solvency II

Tags: Arndt Gossmann, DARAG, Run off, Solvency II

Germany-based run-off specialists DARAG is expecting increased interest in captive run-off solutions and acquisitions once Solvency II has been implemented....

Thursday, October 08, 2015

Richard Cutcher

IA15 rises above Solvency II and BEPS as biggest UK captive concern

Tags: Ince & Co, Insurance Act 2015, Legislation, Regulation

The Insurance Act 2015 (IA15) is now a major concern for captive owners and risk managers, competing for attention with...

Thursday, October 08, 2015

Richard Cutcher

Half of EB captive users considering pension transactions – Towers Watson

Tags: Employee benefits, Longevity Transfers, Pensions, Towers Watson

Adding a pension transaction to an employee benefits captive could be the next boom for the alternative life risk market,...

Wednesday, October 07, 2015

Richard Cutcher

Telefonica captive rated ‘Excellent’

Tags: AM Best, Casiopea Re, Ratings, Telefonica

The Luxembourg reinsurance captive owned by Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica has had its financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) affirmed...