Monday, July 29, 2024
Mark Richardson

Luxembourg captive premium rises by 9.6%

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New 2023 figures confirm ongoing strong captive premium growth among Luxembourg’s captive...
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Thursday, February 08, 2024
Mark Richardson

Luxembourg approves five new captives in 2023

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One new captive formation in the final quarter of the year as...
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Wednesday, November 08, 2023
Mark Richardson

Captive Review European Awards 2023: Winners revealed!

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The Alvisse Parc Hotel in Luxembourg hosted a fantastic evening last night,...
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Tuesday, November 07, 2023
Mark Richardson

Q&A: CAA’s Valerie Scheepers on Luxembourg in 2023 and onwards

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Valerie Scheepers, executive board member and head of the non-life and reinsurance...
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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Mark Richardson

Luxembourg authorises four new captives up to Q3 end

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The CAA’s Valerie Scheepers tells Captive Review it’s unusual to receive demand...
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Mark Richardson

Luxembourg captive reinsurance premium rises by 7.1% in 2022

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Takes Europe’s largest domicile by captive premium to around the Є13bn mark...
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Tuesday, June 06, 2023
Mark Richardson

Knauf chooses SRS as captive manager

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German multinational appoints SRS Luxembourg to provide all-inclusive management services   German...
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Thursday, February 02, 2023
Mark Richardson

Luxembourg returns to captive growth in 2022

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Positive sign for the European market after captive numbers had fallen in...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Mark Richardson

WTW adds Dufraisse to Luxembourg captive team

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Dufraisse left Aon after 25 years in 2018, and joins WTW as...
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Thursday, November 25, 2021
Ross Law

SRS bolster Luxembourg team, acquire Barbados-registered SCC

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Further bolstering their global presence and service provision Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS)...
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Ross Law

SCOR study shows European captive growth

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A new study by SCOR – European Captives Analytical Review of Solvency II...
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Thursday, July 08, 2021
Lauren Ingram

Captive Review announces in-person events for 2021

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Captive Review is excited to announce its in-person events schedule for the...
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Ross Law

SRS appoint Luxembourg MD

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Continuing their European expansion, insurance company manager Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) has...
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Tuesday, September 01, 2020
Lauren Ingram

EXCLUSIVE: Sogecore transfers captive management function to competitor

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Captive manager Sogecore is transferring its captive management function to competitor Risk...
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Monday, November 19, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Tokio Marine gets green light for Brexit transfer

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The High Court of England and Wales has approved Tokio Marine Group's...
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Friday, October 26, 2018
Richard Cutcher

AIG’s post-Brexit structure approved

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AIG is confident it can guarantee contract certainty to its clients in...
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Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Richard Cutcher

European captives adding non-insured and third-party risk – Yannick Zigmann

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Prospective captive owners in Europe are increasingly considering forming a captive to...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Generali launches EB Luxembourg branch

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The Generali Group will open a new branch in Luxembourg, dedicated to...
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Thursday, March 29, 2018
Richard Cutcher

New Luxembourg, France double tax treaty reinforces Beps measures

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France and Luxembourg have agreed a new double tax treaty that is...
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Thursday, March 08, 2018
Richard Cutcher

EU raises concerns over tax regimes in Luxembourg, Ireland and Malta

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The European Commission has turned its attention to tax regimes closer to...
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Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Surrendered licences dominate Luxembourg and IoM activity

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There were three new reinsurance captives licensed in Luxembourg during 2017, taking...
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Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Malta and Luxembourg showing flexibility under Solvency II

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Captives domiciled in Luxembourg and Malta are treating captives differently from commercial...
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Captive Review

Solvency II: Invest and Diversify

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The risk based approach demanded by Solvency II means captive managers and...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Richard Cutcher

EU domiciles “staffing up” for post Brexit insurance business

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The Marsh Captive Solutions team has already held around 35 to 40...
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Wednesday, March 08, 2017
Richard Cutcher

AIG chooses Luxembourg for post-Brexit subsidiary

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The momentum behind Luxembourg as Europe’s post-Brexit hub for insurance grows after...
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Monday, March 06, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Beps pushes PCCs down the agenda in Luxembourg

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The Commissariat aux Assurances in Luxembourg is prioritising its response to the...
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Thursday, March 02, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Captive industry responds positively to Lloyd’s Luxembourg preference

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Lloyd’s of London has yet to announce its choice of European Union...
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Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Luxembourg license 5 new captives, but lose 15

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There were 15 reinsurance captive licences surrendered in Luxembourg during 2016, while...
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Friday, December 09, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Telefonica to replace Luxembourg captive

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Multinational telecommunications and broadband giant Telefonica has formed a new captive in...
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Thursday, November 17, 2016
Richard Cutcher

WTW bullish over captive growth in Europe

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Paul Owens and Nicolas Léonard, of the Willis Towers Watson global captive...
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Wednesday, November 09, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Exclusive: Sogecore shareholders agree to acquisition

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The shareholders in European independent captive manager Sogecore have finally agreed to...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Dublin and Luxembourg no closer to introducing PCCs

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The will of captive managers and prospective middle market clients to have...
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Friday, October 07, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Luxembourg captive turns to management business, targets middle market

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The driving forces behind Builders Re and Builders Direct, two of the...
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Friday, July 22, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Exclusive: Sogecore in advanced takeover talks

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A takeover of Sogecore, the largest independent captive manager in Luxembourg, could...
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Luxembourg PCC discussions making progress

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The proposal to introduce the protected cell company (PCC) concept to Luxembourg...
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Friday, February 05, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Luxembourg captive assigned rating after releasing equalisation reserves

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Hochtief, the German construction giant, has successfully completed an internal loss portfolio...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Luxembourg makes net loss of 7 captives in 2015

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The Commissariat aux Assurances, Luxembourg’s insurance regulator, has reported to Captive Review...
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Thursday, May 28, 2015
Richard Cutcher

PCC move could “change the dynamic” of Luxembourg, industry reacts

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Captive managers believe Luxembourg’s interest in facilitating protected cell companies (PCCs) could...
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Monday, May 25, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Luxembourg captives are ready for Solvency II – Claude Wirion

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Claude Wirion, director of the Commissariat aux Assurances in Luxembourg, believes the...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Exclusive: Luxembourg considering introduction of PCCs

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Luxembourg, Europe’s leading onshore domicile for the formation of captives, is planning...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Europeans more open to captives in 2014 – Sogecore

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European companies are beginning to open up again to the captive insurance...
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Thursday, November 06, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Luxembourg captives not implicated in aggressive multinational tax avoidance – Rod

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Victor Rod, Luxembourg’s director of the Commissariat aux Aussurances, has told Captive...
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Thursday, December 12, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Negative movement for Ireland's captives

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The number of captive insurance entities licenced in Ireland has decreased by...
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Friday, September 13, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Guernsey signs TIEAs with Switzerland and Hungary

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Guernsey has signed Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) with Switzerland and Hungary....
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Guernsey signs DTA with Luxembourg

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Guernsey has signed a Double Taxation Arrangement (DTA) with Luxembourg. This is...
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Richard Cutcher

Solvency II not fit for purpose in regulating captives

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The Solvency II Directive (S II) is not appropriate for the regulation...
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Richard Cutcher

E&Y report highlights key liability management role for investment funds

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A new report by Ernst & Young says investment funds may play...
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Monday, April 26, 2010
Richard Cutcher

White Rock launches in Isle of Man

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Aon’s White Rock has launched a protected cell company (PCC) in the...
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Features
Q&A: Big Ticket’s Ken Fraser and Rob Bartlett
Fresh from winning Insurtech Solution of the Year at the Captive Review US Awards earlier...
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Growth opportunities for PCCs and PCC cells in the UK and Europe
Michael Whitfield of Atlas Insurance PCC explains how, after the disruption caused by Brexit, the...
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North Carolina: A leader in cell captives
Lori Gorman of the North Carolina Department of Insurance answers Captive Review’s questions about the...
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831(b) Institute: IRS campaign against micro-captives threatens large captives
The IRS is biding its time by taking on micro-captives and will eventually refocus on...
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