The Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority launch their consultation on a bespoke regulatory regime for captive insurance, setting out the detailed framework for a regime the regulators have been trialing since 2025.
Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) promotes Matthew Smith to account executive, based in Tennessee.
The Mid Rivers Risk Forum names Charles S. Gascon, an economist and assistant vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, as keynote speaker for its 2026 conference.
AM Best affirms the Financial Strength Rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of ‘a+’ (Excellent) of BNY Trade Insurance, Ltd.
The Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) invites members and non-members to submit proposals for education sessions at its 2027 International Conference.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issues a consultation paper proposing a legislative framework for a new protected cell company (PCC) corporate structure.
AM Best affirms the financial strength rating of 'A-' (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of 'a-' (Excellent) of Greenval Insurance Designated Activity Company (Greenval), based in Ireland. The outlook of the ratings is 'stable'.
With the IRS's 2025 micro-captive rules now embedded, interest in 831(a) structures is climbing. Elliot Hayes sits down with George Belokas, president of GPW and Associates, on why the new rules strengthen the case for well-designed captives, and what Loper Bright means for IRS enforcement.
Dr Bernice Buttigieg, chief strategy officer at Finance Malta, takes Mark Dugdale through how two decades of regulatory and operational depth keep the island ahead of newer jurisdictions, and how technology and emerging risk classes will shape the next phase.
A new Wilmington-based protected cell platform is targeting the gap between commercial insurance and a standalone captive. Nicole Bennett talks to Eagle Guard's Matt Propst and Mike Moran, and GuideFire's Jesse Olsen, about why North Carolina and what mid-market businesses gain from a turnkey structure.
With close to 90 captives now domiciled in Singapore, Nicole Bennett speaks with Kelvin Wu, president of the Singapore Captive Insurance Association, ahead of the Asia Pacific Captive Forum on 2 July, about what is driving the city-state's growth as Asia's captive hub.
As fee compression erodes other sources of efficiency in captive insurance portfolios, Kevin Yousif, CFA, president of Yousif Capital Management, argues that disciplined tax management has become a repeatable and underappreciated source of after-tax value, and that tax lot harvesting deserves a more prominent place in portfolio strategy.
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.
Two decades on from pioneering its protected cell regime, Malta is repositioning itself as a substance-rich bridge between the UK and the EU. Ian-Edward Stafrace of Atlas Insurance PCC and Karl De Giovanni of SRS Europe weigh in on a more sophisticated owner base, the rise of affinity and embedded insurance, and the operational squeeze of growing complexity.
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
