Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Mark Richardson

Q&A: Swiss Re CorSo’s Thomas Keist on stop-loss protection

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Thomas Keist, global captive solutions leader at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, talks...
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Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Lauren Ingram

A move towards parametrics in captives

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Thomas Keist of Swiss Re discusses the current interest levels in parametric...
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Monday, November 01, 2021
Ross Law

TRIGGERED: should captives be utilising parametrics?

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Over the past few years parametric solutions and their uses have started...
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Monday, May 10, 2021
Lauren Ingram

The Journey to Forming a Successful Captive | Part 1: Is a captive right for you

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Captive Review and our partners are producing a comprehensive guide, walking you...
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Thursday, April 29, 2021
Ross Law

Cell conversions a growing trend

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Starting with a cell captive and converting it to a single parent...
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Thursday, March 11, 2021
Ross Law

‘Big Four’ reinsurance renewals reveal increasing prices and reduced capacity

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A report on the big four European reinsurers’ (Hannover Re, Munich Re,...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Fraser Irving

Thomas Keist: Captives shifting towards intangible assets

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Companies are increasingly utilising their captives to cover risks such as non-physical...
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Monday, September 10, 2018
Captive Review

Swiss Re and Pro US inject $35m into Rhode Island run-off carrier

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Pro US Holdings has injected $35m into its Rhode Island cell company,...
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Monday, February 23, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re partners Guardrisk for South Africa offering

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Swiss Re Corporate Solutions will work with Guardrisk Insurance Company in South...
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Monday, November 17, 2014
Richard Cutcher

EU domiciles should offer an equivalent to the US 831(b) – Urs Neukomm

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Urs Neukomm, director of strategic solutions for corporates at Swiss Re, has...
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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Richard Cutcher

European Captive Forum 2014

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Captive Review hosts the ECIROA and CICA European Captive Forum (ECF) biennially....
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Thursday, November 07, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re Q3 profits fall 51%

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Global reinsuer, Swiss Re, reported Q3 profit fell by 51% compared to...
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Monday, September 23, 2013
Richard Cutcher

German hailstorms cause $2bn worth of damage

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Unusually strong hail storms throughout Germany this summer have caused total losses...
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Thursday, September 19, 2013
Richard Cutcher

SwissRe: Asian cites most at nat cat risk

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Coastal cities in Asia are most at risk from the economic consequences...
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Monday, September 09, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re predicts nat cat pricing to stabilise

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Swiss Re expects natural catastrophe pricing rates to stabilise in 2014 after...
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re estimates $17bn in nat cat losses for H1 2013

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Total economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters have been estimated...
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Thursday, August 08, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re Q2 profits rise nine fold year on year

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Swiss Re second quarter 2013 net income has risen to $786m from...
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Renewable energy could triple insurance spend by 2020

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The cost of annual insurance to mitigate the risk associated with renewable...
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Monday, July 22, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re predict record year for ILS and cat bonds

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The catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market has hit near-record levels...
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Friday, July 12, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re and Phoenix in merger talks on Admin Re

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Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, is in “preliminary” talks over merging...
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Monday, July 08, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re estimates $300mn in Europe flood losses

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Swiss Re has estimated pre-tax losses of approximately $300mn net of retrocession...
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Richard Cutcher

23 Swiss Re deals halted by UN principles

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Swiss Re put a halt to 23 transactions failing to meet environmental,...
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re reports “very strong” first quarter

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Swiss Re has reported a 21% increase in their group net income...
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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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Monday, December 12, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re’s CEO to retire in 2012

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Swiss Re's CEO Stefan Lippe has decided to step down in 2012...
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re upgraded to AA-

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Global reinsurer Swiss Re and its core subsidiaries have had their ratings...
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Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Growing demand for ILS

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The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is poised for growth, Swiss Re predicts...
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Richard Cutcher

Swiss Re places $106.5m cat bond

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Swiss Re has obtained $106.5m coverage for North Atlantic hurricane, European windstorm,...
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Richard Cutcher

Captives facing risk of excessive regulation

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The insurance industry is facing the risk of excessive regulation in the...
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Monday, April 26, 2010
Richard Cutcher

Willis firms up ILS focus

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Willis Group Holdings has indicated its interest in playing a larger role...
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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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