Thursday, November 19, 2020
Lauren Ingram

Artex, SRS and AIG see biggest captive premium growth

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The Captive Review captive manager survey has revealed that Artex, Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS)...
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Thursday, November 19, 2020
Lauren Ingram

59% of captives have plans to expand

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More than 59% of captives have plans to expand their use of...
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Thursday, November 05, 2020
Lauren Ingram

Q3 2020 sees largest ever rise in commercial insurance prices: Marsh

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Q3 2020 has seen the largest ever quarterly rise in global commercial...
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Wednesday, November 04, 2020
Lauren Ingram

Danske Bank risk manager moves to Marsh

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Sebastian Bregning, senior risk manager at Dankse Bank, has been appointed senior...
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Monday, September 21, 2020
Lauren Ingram

Captive news you need this week: September 21

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Welcome to another week in the captive world, and our new week...
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Friday, September 18, 2020
Lauren Ingram

D&O pricing increased 59% in Q2

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Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance pricing has continued to skyrocket, with a...
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Friday, September 18, 2020
Lauren Ingram

30% increase in EB & cyber captives: Marsh

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A Marsh report has found that employee benefits and cyber lines in...
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Wednesday, July 01, 2020
Lauren Ingram

Captive interest almost triples: FERMA

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A report from The European Federation of Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has...
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Thursday, June 25, 2020
Lauren Ingram

D&O rates increase for 95% of companies in Q1: Marsh report

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A report by Marsh has revealed that 95% of public companies have...
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Monday, June 01, 2020
Lauren Ingram

Marsh & McLennan CEO speaks about George Floyd

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The CEO of Marsh & McLennan Companies CEO Dan Glaser has sent...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Lauren Ingram

Former Marsh captive underwriter gets new role

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Andrew Halls, former vice president of underwriting and claims, has taken a...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Lauren Ingram

Risk professionals rank risks in World Economic Forum Covid-19 report

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A World Economic Forum (WEF) Covid-19 risks report has found that a...
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Wednesday, May 06, 2020
Lauren Ingram

SRS hires Marsh captive leader

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Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) has announced that they have hired Derek Bridgeman,...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Lauren Ingram

Hall of Fame: Charnley and English

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Lots of things are changing with the Power 50 this year. One...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Lauren Ingram

Power 50: Ones to Watch

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Captive Review has named eight industry professionals in its 2020 Ones to Watch...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Lauren Ingram

The Next Generation

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According to statistics from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, a quarter...
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Fraser Irving

TRIPRA lobbying effort underway

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An industry lobbying effort for the renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance...
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Fraser Irving

Quarterly insurance rates continue to increase

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Global commercial insurance pricing has continued to increase in Q3 2019, marking...
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Monday, November 11, 2019
Lauren Ingram

Marsh appoints cyber leader

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Reid Sawyer has been appointed Marsh’s US cyber risks consulting leader. Sawyer...
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Friday, October 04, 2019
Fraser Irving

Exclusive: Charnley on JLT, hardening markets and the future of captives

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Marsh captive CEO Ellen Charnley views the company’s acquisition of JLT as...
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Monday, September 09, 2019
Fraser Irving

Exclusive: Anne Marie Towle joins Hylant

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Anne Marie Towle has joined Hylant to lead its global captive solutions...
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Tuesday, September 03, 2019
Fraser Irving

BCBS of Michigan reveals captive cost-saving plans

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is using its single-parent captive to...
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Monday, August 26, 2019
Fraser Irving

Exclusive: Towle resigns from Marsh

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Anne Marie Towle has resigned from her position with Marsh Captive Solutions,...
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Thursday, August 08, 2019
Fraser Irving

Commercial insurance prices rise six per cent in Q2

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Global commercial insurance pricing has risen by six per cent in Q2...
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Friday, July 26, 2019
Fraser Irving

Exclusive: Drillot takes over as Marsh Guernsey head

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Marsh has chosen Ian Drillot to succeed Stephen Hawkes as head of...
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Thursday, July 04, 2019
Fraser Irving

Vermont licences six captives in Q1, Q2

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The state of Vermont has licensed six new captives so far this...
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Friday, May 31, 2019
Fraser Irving

Captives writing third party business growing at ‘double digit’ pace – Marsh

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The number of captives writing third party business is growing at double...
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Friday, May 03, 2019
Fraser Irving

Marathon Oil’s Bermuda captive switches manager

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Old Main Assurance, the captive of US oil business Marathon, has switched...
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Fraser Irving

Marsh, RIMS: Captives the leading ART structure

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Captives are the leading solution for businesses looking to utilise alternative risk...
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Thursday, April 25, 2019
Fraser Irving

Artex leads Q1 Cayman captive formations

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Artex led the way in Cayman Islands captive formations in the first...
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Tuesday, March 05, 2019
Fraser Irving

Marsh adds former AIG head

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Marsh has appointed Robert Bauer to lead its US Sharing Economy and...
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Fraser Irving

Businesses to face ‘unprecedented’ uncertainty in 2019 – Marsh

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Businesses are likely to face increasing uncertainty in the year ahead due...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Fraser Irving

Captive consolidation: How the M&A flurry is impacting the market

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Consolidation in the insurance market has been a common play across the...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Fraser Irving

Captive consolidation: How the M&A flurry is impacting the market

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Consolidation in the insurance market has been a common play across the...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Fraser Irving

Marsh adds Hetner to cyber team

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Marsh has appointed former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) advisor Christopher...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Fraser Irving

‘Growing asset base’ driving Abu Dhabi captive growth

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A growing asset base among large Middle Eastern groups is driving the...
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Monday, January 07, 2019
Fraser Irving

Schmidt joins Woodruff Sawyer from Beecher Carlson

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Dan Schmidt has joined insurance broker Woodruff Sawyer following a 10-year stint...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Fraser Irving

OECD scrutiny could trigger uptick in ‘rent-a-captive’ structures

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The captive insurance industry has been looking at a number of ways...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Fraser Irving

OECD scrutiny could trigger uptick in ‘rent-a-captive’ structures

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The captive insurance industry has been looking at a number of ways...
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Fraser Irving

Companies facing new risks should choose Bermuda – BEF

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A new wave of companies cut off by the commercial insurance market...
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Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Fraser Irving

Marsh granted Abu Dhabi captive licence

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Global insurance broker Marsh has been awarded a licence to provide captive...
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Wednesday, November 07, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Shareholders approve Marsh acquisition of JLT

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Shareholders of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT) have approved Marsh & McLennan’s...
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Captive Review

Marsh & McLennan to acquire JLT

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Marsh & McLennan Companies has agreed to buy Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group,...
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Thursday, May 03, 2018
Richard Cutcher

European corporates focus on captive rationalisation projects

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Europe’s captive managers are engaged in numerous large captive rationalisation projects, as...
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Thursday, May 25, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Marsh-managed captives carrying $110bn in surplus

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Captives owners are increasingly exploring how best to deploy the surplus capital...
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Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Reputation risk can be quantified and insured – Nir Kossovsky

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Building an index of historic and contemporary measurements of a company’s reputation...
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Aon and Marsh point to US driving captive growth

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Leaders within the Aon and Marsh captive practices agree that it is...
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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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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Exclusive: Marsh wins Mauritius FSC contract

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The Financial Services Commission in Mauritius has awarded a consulting contract to...
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Thursday, September 01, 2016
Richard Cutcher

No earth shattering captive solution for cyber – Ellen Charnley

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Ellen Charnley, global sales leader within the Marsh Captive Solutions and risk...
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Tax clarity, PMIs and TRIA among standout career developments – Art Koritzinsky

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Art Koritzinsky, captive advisory leader for the Americas at Marsh Captive Solutions,...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Tech companies utilising captives to offset uncertain pricing

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Technology companies, particularly those in the sharing economy, are learning fast that...
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Friday, July 01, 2016
Captive Review

Employee Benefits: Why The Change In Gear?

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The proportion of Marsh-managed captives writing employee benefits significantly increased during 2015. Lorraine...
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Thursday, May 26, 2016
Sophie Thompson

Dublin Report 2016

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Ireland holds an esteemed place in the global captive (re)insurance industry. Often looked...
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Wednesday, May 04, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Marsh reports surge in captives writing EB and supply chain

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The number of Marsh-managed captives writing multinational employee benefits increased by 143%...
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Husbands and Bird take new roles in Marsh’s Bermuda office

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Jill Husbands has been made chairman of Marsh IAS Bermuda, while Lawrence...
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Non-traditional risks entering captives, more pressure on actuarial analysis – Chris Lay

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Businesses are increasingly turning to captives to provide solutions for non-traditional risks,...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2016
Captive Review

Malta Insurance Report 2016

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Throughout the history of the captive industry, Malta has always held a...
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Friday, December 04, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Marsh appoints new Guernsey head

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Marsh Captive Solutions has appointed Stephen Hawkes its new head of office...
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Thursday, November 26, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Solvency II Predictions: Chris Lay, Marsh

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The implementation of Solvency II will produce one of the most “sophisticated”...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Marsh promote caution over political risk addition to captives

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Broker and captive management leaders Marsh has cautioned insureds to consider the...
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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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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Abu Dhabi expected to publish captive guidance

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Attention is shifting towards Abu Dhabi in the hunt for prospective Middle...
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Monday, May 11, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Marsh expecting captive TRIPRA utilisation to rise

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The number of United States-owned captives accessing the federal government’s terrorism insurance...
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Monday, March 23, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Willis take Solvency II expert from Marsh

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Marc Paasch, an established seven-year member of the Marsh risk management and...
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Thursday, March 05, 2015
Captive Review

LatAm Report 2015

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The Latin American captive insurance market is enjoying a significant boom in...
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Thursday, February 26, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Taking Captive Credit

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Trade credit insurance was front page news during the 2008 economic crash,...
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Tuesday, December 02, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Cayman Video Report 2015

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Aon Insurance Managers, Marsh Captive Solutions, KPMG, Walkers and Global Captive Management...
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Tuesday, December 02, 2014
Richard Cutcher

News Feature – Benefits All Round

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Global corporations are increasingly turning towards the captive to pool their employee...
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Mid market employee benefits solution could lie in cell companies

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Medium sized companies that do not have a captive but are keen...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Let’s move on from Solvency II and focus on European opportunities – Lay

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Christopher Lay, president of global captive solutions at Marsh, believes it is...
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Friday, July 11, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Marsh’s Cyber IDEAL fit for captives – McCabe

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Insurance buyers considering adding cyber to their captive can now make use...
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Marsh appoints new global captive chief

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Chris Lay has been appointed president of Global Captive Solutions at Marsh,...
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Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Clancy: Solvency II clarity attracting new business to European domiciles

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European captive managers could be about to benefit from increased clarity surrounding...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Marsh: Most US captives not used for tax benefits

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The majority of US captives are not generating tax benefits, according to...
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Monday, April 14, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Marsh hires medical liability actuary

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Dawne Davenport has joined Marsh’s Actuarial Practice as an actuarial consultant and...
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Tuesday, April 08, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Marsh's McDonagh hopeful of Dublin upturn

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The head of Marsh’s Dublin captive management operation is confident the domicile...
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Marsh creates surety bank syndication desk

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Marsh has appointed Manuel López to establish its newly-created Global Surety Bank...
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Thursday, October 10, 2013
Richard Cutcher

MMC vice chairman to retire

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Marsh & McLennan’s (MMC) vice chairman David Nadler will retire from the...
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Thursday, September 26, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Marsh appoints Rix as head of Portland office

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Global broking giant Marsh has appointed David Rix as head of its...
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Friday, September 20, 2013
Richard Cutcher

IUA and Marsh for TRIA renewal

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The International Underwriting Association (IUA) has warned underwriting terrorism insurance without a...
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Thursday, September 19, 2013
Richard Cutcher

IT outages more disruptive than severe weather

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Unplanned information technology outages are the most debilitating source of supply chain...
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Friday, August 09, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Marsh names Steve Kempsey US casualty leader

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Marsh has appointed Steve Kempsey, a 20-year veteran of the firm, as...
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Thursday, August 01, 2013
Richard Cutcher

GC Securities completes MTA cat bond

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US registered broker-dealer GC Securities, a division of MMC Securities Corp., has...
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Monday, July 22, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Jane Barker appointed chairman of Marsh

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Jane Barker has been appointed chairman of Marsh Ltd, with effect from...
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Thursday, June 20, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Marsh completes acquisition of Afrinet Holdings in Femi Johnson & Company Ltd

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Marsh has completed its previously-announced acquisition of Alexander Forbes’ interest in Nigerian...
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Friday, June 14, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Marsh completes acquisition of peru-based Rehder y asociados Group

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Marsh has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Rehder y Asociados...
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Thursday, June 06, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Marsh acquires Dominican insurance adviser

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Marsh has reached an agreement to acquire Dominican insurance adviser Franco &...
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Monday, June 03, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Insurance premiums affected by lack of nat cat risk data

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Frequent and severe catastrophe losses are forcing insurers to raise premiums, amid...
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Marsh expands Halifax captive practice

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Marsh is planning to expand its Captive Solutions Group by adding 60...
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Marsh launches Marsh Delta D&O for rising management liability

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To provide more comprehensive insurance protection for their board members from reputational...
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Neil Irwin to head up Marsh's insurance services in MENA

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Neil Irwin has been appointed to lead Marsh’s business development across the...
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Richard Moxon to lead Marsh’s UK private client services division

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Richard Moxon has been appointed Leader of Marsh’s UK private client services...
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
Richard Cutcher

MMC sees growth all round for Q1

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Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) have reported strong first quarter results, achieving...
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Richard Cutcher

New captive owners gravitate toward onshore domiciles in US and EU

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New captive owners made a move towards onshore domiciles in the US...
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Global insurance rate experiences fifth consecutive quarterly rise

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Global insurance rates continued to firm in the first quarter of 2013....
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Richard Cutcher

Asia assets underinsured by 30%

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Industrial assets in Asia are typically being under-insured by 30% by telecommunications,...
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Richard Cutcher

New CEO of Marsh Europe appointed

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Marsh has appointed Martin South to the new position of CEO of...
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Cat bond boom predicted for Cayman

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The Cayman Islands’ catastrophe bonds market is expected to thrive in 2012...
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Solvency II pushes captives to Cayman

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The Cayman Islands has not sought Solvency II equivalence, unlike its main...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Richard Cutcher

New appointment for Marsh

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Monday, October 03, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Marsh appoints MRC head

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Marsh has appointed Richard Waterer as head of Marsh Risk Consulting (MRC)...
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Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Marsh appoints director to Isle of Man board

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Marsh has made a new appointment to the company board of directors...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Marsh expands Africa presence

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Insurance broker Marsh has expanded its presence in Africa with the acquisition...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Richard Cutcher

Reinsurers should ‘build client relationships’

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Reinsurers will have to strengthen relationships with clients as market pressure increases...
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Thursday, December 09, 2010
Richard Cutcher

Tunnicliffe leaving Aon to rejoin Marsh

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Andrew Tunnicliffe is to leave his role as COO of Aon Global...
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Monday, November 01, 2010
Richard Cutcher

R&Q completes Reinsurance Solutions acquisition

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The Board of Randall & Quilter (R&Q) announced today (1 November 2010)...
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Richard Cutcher

Risk managers more visible, says Marsh

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Risk managers are becoming more visible and active across their organisations wielding...
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Richard Cutcher

Europe should use captives to prepare for a hard market, says Marsh

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Europe’s largest companies should spend more resources on longer-term risk strategies, such...
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
Richard Cutcher

David Sykes to join Strategic Risk Solutions

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Captive management and consultancy firm Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) announced yesterday (11...
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Monday, April 26, 2010
Richard Cutcher

Captives under-utilised by national oil sector

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Jonathan Groves A new report by Marsh has indicated that, despite widespread...
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Friday, April 09, 2010
Richard Cutcher

Marsh closes HIBL deal; seeks others

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Marsh has announced the closure of its acquisition of HSBC Insurance Brokers...
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Monday, March 08, 2010
Richard Cutcher

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