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Lloyds Banking Group names Daniel Sims to lead newly created captive insurance team
04 June 2026
UK Reporter Nicole Bennett

Lloyds Banking Group appoints Daniel Sims as director, head of captive insurance, joining the bank's newly created captive insurance team.

Pinnacle expands captive actuarial reach in Bermuda and Canada
02 June 2026
US Reporter Nicole Bennett

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.

Davies' McMahon receives 2026 Fred Reiss Lifetime Achievement Award
02 June 2026
Bermuda Reporter Nicole Bennett

Thomas McMahon, executive vice president at Davies Captive Management Bermuda, receives the 2026 Fred Reiss Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his decades of leadership, advocacy and service to Bermuda's captive insurance industry.

Cayman NextGen Insurance Forum draws 130 students to inaugural event
02 June 2026
Cayman Islands Reporter Nicole Bennett

The inaugural Cayman NextGen Insurance Forum brings more than 130 students and early-career Caymanians together for a day focused on careers in the insurance and reinsurance sector.

DB Insurance completes acquisition of specialty insurer Fortegra
02 June 2026
US Reporter Elliot Hayes

The Fortegra Group, Inc., a global specialty insurance company, completes its acquisition by DB Insurance Co., Ltd., one of Korea's leading property and casualty insurers, having received all required regulatory and stockholder approvals.

WTW acquires crypto insurance platform Redefind
02 June 2026
UK Reporter Elliot Hayes

WTW acquires Redefind, an end-to-end web-based platform designed to facilitate access to insurance products for crypto and digital assets.

PARIMA returns to Mumbai for 2026 regional conference
02 June 2026
Mumbai Reporter Elliot Hayes

PARIMA returns to Mumbai for its Regional Conference on 12 June 2026, bringing risk and insurance professionals from across Asia-Pacific together for a day of strategic dialogue, expert insights and industry collaboration.

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Alan Wise, founder of Trinity Risk Advisors, discusses the expanding appeal of group captives for middle-market businesses following NFP's acquisition of the firm, outlining eligibility criteria and where the model is heading next.

Captive Insurance Times presents the three finalist essays from the 2025 to 2026 CICA student essay contest, sponsored by Hylant Global Captive Solutions, addressing cruise-line and retail exposures.

Brian McNamara, global head of captive solutions at Allianz Commercial, discusses the shift to data-driven underwriting, bifurcating capacity from fronting, and why relationships remain the captive market's currency.

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Lori Gorman, Joe Rosenberger
North Carolina Department of Insurance

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.

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Ed Goard, Yousif Capital Management
Gregory W. Fears, Jr., Pinnacle Actuarial Resources

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.

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Christine Brown
Vermont Department of Financial Regulation

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.

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Bryan P. Hudson
Smith + Howard

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.

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Vertex: Reimagining the Biotech Captive

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

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Brilliant bonds, stupid stocks: Which leader do I follow?

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.

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Alabama’s captive act revisions: Strengthening oversight while preserving operability

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.

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Hawaii

Paul Shimomoto, president and director, Hawaii Captive Insurance Council, looks at why the domicile is the perfect home for captive insurers

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Tennessee

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

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Cayman Islands

Kevin Poole, general manager at the Insurance Managers Association of Cayman, sits down with Captive Insurance Times to discuss the domicile’s captive positioning

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Italy

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

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