Thursday, November 09, 2023
Mark Richardson

Captive owner Q&A: Santiago Gomez, PEMEX

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Santiago Gomez, the head o­fficer of PEMEX’s captive reinsurance company in Switzerland,...
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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Richard Cutcher

Switzerland licences one new captive in 2017

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One new captive was licensed in Switzerland last year, while no captive...
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Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Solvency II equivalence produces “no dramatic change” in Switzerland

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The regulatory burden for captive insurance companies domiciled in Switzerland has not...
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Friday, March 03, 2017
Richard Cutcher

Captive numbers down in Switzerland and Isle of Man

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Five captives closed in Switzerland during 2016, while seven captive licences were...
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Thursday, June 02, 2016
Richard Cutcher

Willis Towers Watson adds Switzerland to domicile portfolio

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The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has approved an application from...
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Tuesday, June 09, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Switzerland granted full Solvency II equivalence

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Switzerland has been approved as fully Solvency II equivalent and will be...
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Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Richard Cutcher

ECIROA seeking EIOPA clarity on Solvency II third country equivalence

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Guenter Droese, chairman of the European Captive Insurance and Reinsurance Owners’ Association...
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Swiss captive association bidding to improve regulator relations

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The Swiss Insurance and Reinsurance Captives Association (SIRCA) has made significant progress...
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Friday, February 06, 2015
Richard Cutcher

Vale makes way for Ikano as Swiss captive figures remain stable

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Switzerland licensed one new captive and lost one in 2014, with Ikano...
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Thursday, August 07, 2014
Richard Cutcher

Vale’s Barbados captive rated by Moody’s, risk transferred from Switzerland

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Brazilian mining giant Vale S.A. has had its Barbados captive assigned a...
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Tokio Millennium Re completes redomestication

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Tokio Millennium Re (TMR), a subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. &...
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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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Friday, July 12, 2013
Richard Cutcher

ILS manager hires risk management expert

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Twelve Capital, the Swiss-based independent investment manager focused on managing insurance-linked securities,...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Swiss government set to allow banks to settle US tax disputes

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The Swiss government is set to allow its banks to disclose client...
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Richard Cutcher

Tokio Millennium Re to redomesticate to Switzerland

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Tokio Millennium Re Ltd. plans to redomesticate its place of incorporation from...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Richard Cutcher

Bermuda receives final Solvency II reports

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Bermuda has received the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority’s final reports...
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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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