Enel obtains licence for first Italian captive

Italian energy giant plans to merge its existing Netherlands-domiciled captive into this...
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Captive Review European Awards 2023: Winners revealed!

The Alvisse Parc Hotel in Luxembourg hosted a fantastic evening last night,...
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Vive la Révolution! Analysing the impact of France’s captive revolution

Following the passing of new legislation at the start of this year...
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November 2023 digital edition now online!

Includes our cover story analysing the success of France's captive regime following...
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WDU 2023: Europe in focus

Analysis of captive domiciles in Europe, based on data from the 2023...
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Allied to be rebranded to Artex this year

Strategic partnership with Luxembourg-based captive manager 2RS to continue under Artex banner...
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Delight as Guernsey takes largest European domicile title

Leaders from Guernsey Finance and the Guernsey International Insurance Association react to...
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EU group captives on the rise

Hylant senior captive consultant Alex Gedge discusses the growing popularity of group...
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Luxembourg returns to captive growth in 2022

Positive sign for the European market after captive numbers had fallen in...
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Belgian regulator grants MIRIS insurance licence

European cyber mutual will begin writing member policies from 1 January 2023....
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French Senate votes in support of reinsurance captives

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New provision set to be introduced to enable the creation of reinsurance...
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AIG promotes Wolff to multinational DACH team lead

Will be team lead at AIG’s multinational producing office complex for Germany,...
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SRS opens new captive office in Paris

The captive manager opens up offices in its sixth European country.  ...
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Captive Review European Awards 2022: Winners revealed!

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25 awards were handed out at a glitzy ceremony in Luxembourg. See...
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France scraps pro-captive amendment from 2023 Finance Bill

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Would have allowed captive reinsurers a provision for loss-smoothing tax free.  ...
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AM Best affirms ratings of Ørsted captive

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The captive has reported underwriting profits, net of reinsurance, in four of...
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WTW adds Dufraisse to Luxembourg captive team

Dufraisse left Aon after 25 years in 2018, and joins WTW as...
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FERMA president Wegener reveals greatest risk manager concerns

Was speaking at the FERMA Forum, where there was a record attendance....
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Aon bolsters captive EB team with Generali hire

Brings in Generali EB captive manager to become new head of account...
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Udo Kappes leaves Airbus

Udo Kappes returning to Germany to take on new insurance role.  ...
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Shortlist revealed for Captive Review European Awards 2022!

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Find out if your firm made it onto the shortlist for the...
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Register now for the European Captive Forum 2022

There's not now long to go until the biggest event of the...
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Chubb expands European captive team

Julian Herold joins Chubb after over 10 years with HDI Global.  ...
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WTW appoints Mike Johns to lead Guernsey operation

Willis Towers Watson has announced that Mike Johns is to be the...
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New geopolitical threats on horizon, warns Marsh Specialty

Competition over soil, sea, and space will fuel geopolitical tensions as nations...
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Generali Country Italy & Global Business Lines announce key appointments

Generali Country Italy and Global Business Lines has unveiled three senior appointments,...
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Departing Narim president highlights hard market benefits

Adri van der Waart, the departing president of the Netherlands association of...
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Extinction Rebellion protestors block Lloyds of London

Extinction Rebellion protestors have blocked the entrance to Lloyds of London at...
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Marsh France appoints WTW veteran

Marsh France has appointed Laurent Bonnet to the role of head of...
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HOL respond to commercial insurance review

The House of Lords has responded by letter to the UK’s finance...
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SCOR study shows European captive growth

A new study by SCOR – European Captives Analytical Review of Solvency II...
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AM Best captive report released

AM Best has released a new report on European captives, showing that...
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Unbundling the European captive market

The story of captive management in Europe compared to the United States...
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Unbundling the European captive market

The story of captive management in Europe compared to the United States...
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Exclusive: Liberda leaves AIG

AIG head of multinational business development Steve Liberda has left the company,...
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Ferma elects new president

The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (Ferma) has elected its next...
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Bermudian govt. travels to Europe in bid to escape blacklist

The Bermudian government is sending a team to Europe in a bid...
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AXA XL plans European job cuts

AXA XL is planning to cut more than 700 positions across Europe...
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Zurich recruits former Chubb A&H EMEA head

Swiss insurance company Zurich has appointed Drazen Jaksic as head of accident...
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Chubb completes France move ahead of Brexit deadline

Chubb European Group has re-domiciled its businesses from London to France in...
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AM Best opens in Amsterdam as part of Brexit plans

AM Best has been registered as a credit rating agency by the...
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Aon urges life sciences businesses to form direct writing captives

Aon is promoting direct writing captives for life sciences businesses eager to...
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Captive enquiries increasing from Germany

Companies in Germany and Austria are showing increased interest in forming captives,...
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Captives fighting for concessions in tough Solvency II domiciles

Captives in Germany and Sweden are reviewing their domicile options while fighting...
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Reputational risk and substance driving European domicile discussions

Existing captives and prospective captive owners are increasingly focused on reputation, perception...
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European domiciles should speed up approval process – Oliver Schofield

European captive domiciles need to up their game in the licensing of...
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UK concedes loss of passporting rights in latest Brexit white paper

The United Kingdom has accepted insurers will no longer benefit from the...
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European corporates focus on captive rationalisation projects

Europe’s captive managers are engaged in numerous large captive rationalisation projects, as...
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Middle market’s captive interest picks up in Europe

Captive insurance enquiries coming from Europe’s middle market have increased in the...
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Investment management coming to the fore for European captives – Kate Miller

European captives and niche insurers are expected to focus more on asset...
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European captive owners battling with home domicile decisions

External and internal pressures are forcing large European corporates to consider whether...
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SRS targets further European expansion

Strategic Risk Solutions’ ambitions in Europe go beyond its launch in Ireland...
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SRS launches European operation with Dublin base

Independent captive manager Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) has established a European presence...
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Uncertainty over transparency procedures for European captives

The publication procedure for captives concerning their solvency and financial condition report...
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Brussels wins battle for post-Brexit Lloyd’s business

Brussels will be home to Lloyd’s of London’s European Union subsidiary from...
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WTW bullish over captive growth in Europe

Paul Owens and Nicolas Léonard, of the Willis Towers Watson global captive...
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Positive future for European captive market – Rob Geraghty

There should be no doom and gloom about the European captive insurance...
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Vibrant European Captive Interest Remains

Following the results from FERMA’s recent European Risk and Insurance Report 2016...
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Captive Review November Edition

Europe’s captive industry has, at times, been talked down as the poorer...
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European appetite to form captives is falling

The proportion of corporate insurance buyers in Europe considering implementing a captive...
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Asian market and Vermont cells contributing to HDI captive growth

HDI Global, the industrial lines division within the German insurance group Talanx,...
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Willis Towers Watson appoints regional MD for European captive practice

Willis Towers Watson has appointed Nigel Goodlad its new regional managing director...
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The Debate: Is Europe missing a trick by ignoring group captives?

The America middle-market has benefited from the plethora of captive solutions available...
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News Feature: American inspiration for Europe’s mid-market?

As the US captive industry profits from the rapid growth in mid-market...
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30% of Europe’s risk managers expect to establish or expand use of a captive – FERMA

The first findings from the 2014 Risk Management Benchmarking Survey, conducted by...
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Dutch cat bond formed for windstorms

Aon Benfield Securities has completed the first Europe windstorm indemnity catastrophe bond...
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EU agree on key Solvency II changes

The European Parliament, Council and Commission agreed last night on the contents...
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EU cyber directive high on 2014 risk agendas

Far-reaching changes to European data protection regulation, which will replace 1995’s Data...
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ACE strengthens casualty team in Europe

ACE Group has mde two management promotions to its casualty insurance business...
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Solvency II biggest challenge for EMEA insurers

Preparing for the implementation of Solvency II is the biggest challenge facing...
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Reputational risk most difficult to manage say EMEA risk managers

A large percentage of risk managers in Europe, the Middle East and...
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Study: Asia holds more captive premium than Europe

Europe has been superseded by Asia, in terms of the percentage of...
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Swiss Re estimates $300mn in Europe flood losses

Swiss Re has estimated pre-tax losses of approximately $300mn net of retrocession...
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EU closer to Solvency II deal

The much anticipated Solvency II directive may be closer to a definite...
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Aon: 44% of countries have identifiable terrorism risk

44% of countries have identifiable risk of terrorist attacks in 2013 says...
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AIG make three key appointments

American International Group, Inc. has made three executive appointments in its property...
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New captive owners gravitate toward onshore domiciles in US and EU

New captive owners made a move towards onshore domiciles in the US...
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Global insurance rate experiences fifth consecutive quarterly rise

Global insurance rates continued to firm in the first quarter of 2013....
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Kane raises funds and changes CEO

Kane has raised additional funding from its principal shareholder and confirmed the...
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New CEO of Marsh Europe appointed

Marsh has appointed Martin South to the new position of CEO of...
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Non-life insurers will struggle says Fitch

Non-life insurers may fall short of Solvency II capital requirements Fitch ratings...
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European cyber security product launched

A new cyber security insurance product for European insurers was launched by...
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Chubb underwriter becomes UK and Ireland manager

Chubb has made a new recruit to its European insurance sector with...
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European Captive Forum 2010 test

Welcome European Captive Forum 2010 is a unique two-day Captive Insurance event...
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Dale Sagen, vice-president and business development leader with QBE Accident & Health, on how captive...
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Captive Review has featured hundreds of prevalent captive leaders over our 25 years of existence,...
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As Captive Review celebrates its 25th year in 2024, outgoing Captive Review publisher Nick Morgan...
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As Captive Review turns 25 this year, leaders from the industry share their thoughts on...
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