The Singapore Captive Insurance Association confirms the programme and speaker line-up for its Asia Pacific Captive Forum 2026, which takes place on 2 July 2026 at New Bahru School Hall in Singapore.
USQRisk promotes Chris Giuffre to president, effective immediately. With the appointment, Michael Zipper relinquishes the president title but remains co-CEO alongside Parag Bavishi, co-CEO and chief underwriting officer.
AM Best affirms the financial strength rating of 'A' (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of 'a+' (Excellent) of Sooner Insurance Company. The outlook of these ratings is stable.
Ross Automotive Consultants partners with Captive Risk Management to launch an insurance programme designed to cover US auto dealers against wind and hail exposure.
Beazley appoints Stefan Wunderlich as head of ART, expanding his remit alongside his existing role as head of parametric. He will relocate to Bermuda, subject to immigration approval.
Lloyds Banking Group appoints Daniel Sims as director, head of captive insurance, joining the bank's newly created captive insurance team.
Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc. acquires Bermuda-based Ordinance Holdings Limited and the renewal rights for clients of Canadian firm Grape Bay Actuarial Consulting Inc., effective 30 June 2026.
Lori Gorman, deputy commissioner, and Joe Rosenberger, chief captive analyst, at the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI), Captive Insurance Companies Division, speak with Nicole Bennett of Captive Insurance Times about solvency expectations, data quality, programme integration, and the regulatory flexibility shaping the domicile’s approach to a rapidly evolving property captive market.
Ed Goard, chief investment officer at Yousif Capital Management, and Gregory W. Fears, Jr., director and consulting actuary at Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, speak with Captive Insurance Times on the critical importance of aligning actuarial and investment functions within captive programmes.
Christine Brown, Deputy Commissioner of Captive Insurance at the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, speaks with Elliot Hayes, reporter at Captive Insurance Times, about what captive owners should consider when pursuing a redomiciliation, merger, or conversion, and how early engagement with regulators can help ensure a smooth transition.
As hard market conditions continue to shape demand for alternative risk financing, Nicole Bennett speaks to Bryan P. Hudson, CPA, ACI, partner at Smith + Howard, about how the firm’s acquisition of BPS strengthens its advisory offering for captive owners.
From a foundational self-insurance vehicle to a rated capital partner writing parametric coverage and global employee benefits, Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Vermont-domiciled captive Torreyana is redefining what a biotech captive can achieve. Mark Dugdale reports
Jack Meskunas, managing director of investments at Oppenheimer & Co, examines what the bond market reveals about the true health of companies, and why captive insurance portfolios deserve active management over passive index fund exposure.
Jennifer Haskell, director of regulatory compliance at Risk Services Companies and president of the Alabama Alternative Risk Alliance, details how industry and regulatory collaboration has shaped proposed revisions to the state’s Captive Insurers Act, and explains why a narrow definitional clause could carry unintended consequences for the more than 30 risk retention groups domiciled in Alabama.
Paul Shimomoto, president and director, Hawaii Captive Insurance Council, looks at why the domicile is the perfect home for captive insurers
Carter Lawrence, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, sits down with John Savage to talk about the state’s growth as a captive domicile
Kevin Poole, general manager at the Insurance Managers Association of Cayman, sits down with Captive Insurance Times to discuss the domicile’s captive positioning
Italy is carving out a growing presence in the European captive insurance market, as domestic licences, redomiciliations and evolving regulation begin to reshape its position among emerging domiciles in Europe
