Property magnate and reality TV star Donald Trump has defied all expectations to become the 45th US president, immediately throwing global markets into turmoil...

Aon has released a new solution to help organisations prepare for implementation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation...

It is the responsibility of owners to prove that their captives are equipped to take on and manage their risk, and that they do not exist purely for tax reasons, according to speakers at the European Captive Forum in Luxembourg...

Solvency II, infrastructure costs, BEPS and Brexit are just some of the challenges that European captives are currently facing, according to Ciaran Healy, director of consulting for the global captive practice at Willis...

Industry professionals called for proportionality and harmonisation in the implementation and enforcement of Solvency II in a panel discussion at the European Captive Conference in Luxembourg...

Collaboration between captive associations can be a powerful tool to fight threats to the industry, according to panellists at the European Captive Forum...

FiscalReps senior client manager Christophe Bourdaire has moved from the UK to France...

Greenlight Reinsurance has had its financial strength rating reduced due to a poor run of underwriting results...

A one-size-fits-all application of Solvency II to captives should be replaced with a tailored regime, according to Annick Felten, member of Luxembourg’s insurance supervisor, the Commissariat aux Assurances...

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings has agreed an arrangement with the Law Society of Ireland in respect of the run-off obligations of the Solicitors Mutual Defence Fund (SMDF)...

Vermont has licensed five pure captives and one risk retention group since July this year, according to David Provost, deputy commissioner of the captive insurance division at Vermont’s Department of Financial Regulation...

A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A- (Excellent)” and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-“ for Humboldt Re, located in Guernsey...