Special Purpose Archives

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Richard Cutcher

Moody's wary of special purpose health captives

Tags: Cayman Islands, Moody's, Special Purpose

Ratings agency Moody’s has warned against the idea of using a special...

Thursday, July 04, 2013

Richard Cutcher

Malta target SPRV's

Tags: Malta, Regulation, Special Purpose

Malta is targeting the insurance-linked securities (ILS), catastrophe bond and reinsurance convergence...

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Richard Cutcher

Substantial captive growth reported globally

Tags: Bermuda, BMA, David Provost, Guernsey, Shelby Weldon, Special Purpose, Vermont

Bermuda, Guernsey and Vermont saw substantial growth in captives across 2011. ...

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Richard Cutcher

Bermuda sees 30% increase in captive formations

Tags: BMA, Special Purpose

Bermuda has registered 11 captives out of 31 new insurance companies this...

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re places $106.5m cat bond

Tags: Cat bonds, Cayman Islands, Natural catastrophe, Special Purpose, Swiss Re

Swiss Re has obtained $106.5m coverage for North Atlantic hurricane, European windstorm,...

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re transfers $175m extreme mortality risk to Cayman SPV

Tags: Cayman Islands, ILS, Special Purpose

Swiss Re today announced today (27 October 2010) the transfer of $175m...

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Richard Cutcher

New Cayman law re-classifies captives

Tags: Cat bonds, Cayman Islands, CIMA, Special Purpose

The Cayman Island government has undertaken a comprehensive review of its existing...

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Richard Cutcher

Vermont captive growth rate increases

Tags: BISHCA, Special Purpose, Vermont

Vermont has licensed 17 new captive insurance companies in the first half...

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Richard Cutcher

South Carolina enlarges regulatory team pending new formations

Tags: Cat bonds, South Carolina, Special Purpose

The South Carolina Department of Insurance has made a number of promotions...

Monday, July 27, 2009

Richard Cutcher

Missouri upgrades captive law

Tags: Legislation, Missouri, Special Purpose

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has signed a new bill making it easier...

Features

VCIA conference Q&A: Where the captive world comes to meet

Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) president Kevin Mead and senior marketing director Francis McGill discuss...

Captive manager licensing: worth the cost?

Michael Corbett, Nate Reznicek and Robert Walling explore whether additional captive manager licensing would raise...

Captive owner Q&A: How to build your own captive

Andrew Koegel, the European chief underwriting officer at Toyota Insurance Management, explains what anyone considering...

IMAC: Cayman licensing requirements

Kevin Poole, general manager of the Insurance Managers Association of Cayman, talks through the process...

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