Chestnut Hill Insurance Group has launched Chestnut Hill Wealth Management, effective 1 January 2026.

AXA XL has launched a dedicated alternative risk solutions (ARS) team in the Americas, appointing Sylvain Bouteillé to lead the new unit.

CaptiveSimple has launched CaptiveSimple+, a new training, education and white-labelling partnership designed to help brokerages grow captive insurance programmes.

AM Best assigns a Long-Term Issue Credit Rating of ‘a-’ (Excellent) to the US$25 million, 7.155 per cent surplus notes issued by United Educators Insurance, a Reciprocal Risk Retention Group (United Educators). The outlook assigned to this credit rat

Venture debt lender Burns Funding has announced a partnership with captive manager Risk Management Advisors.

Advanced Technology Assurance has launched a first-of-its-kind insurance facility with up to US$750 million in initial capacity to underwrite the global AI infrastructure build-out.

Captive Resources has appointed Jim McKinley as vice president and captive executive, based in Itasca, Illinois.

The Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC) reports a strong overall performance for the jurisdiction’s captive insurance industry in 2025.

The Vermont Department of Economic Development (DED) announces that 2025 ranks among the top three growth years for the state’s captive insurance industry since legislation was enacted in 1981.

AXA Digital Commercial Platform (AXA DCP) has partnered with ICEYE to enhance the prediction of and response to extreme weather events, including floods, wildfires and hurricanes.

Jonathan Habart joins Marsh as insurance regulatory compliance and risk retention group officer.

Ellen Sue Bernards joins HUB International as executive vice president and alternative risk solutions practice leader.