Eurobase Insurance Solutions has entered into a contractual agreement to supply its underwriting platform, synergy2, to Solen Versicherungen AG, a Zurich-based captive insurer and subsidiary of Shell...

New bipartisan legislation to clarify the Non-Admitted Reinsurance Reform Act (NRRA) in relation to captive insurance has been introduced in the US Senate...

The Texas Captive Insurance Association has added five new faces to its board of directors...

London & Capital has launched a suite of proprietary indices for captive insurers...

Switzerland-based reinsurer Swiss Re’s net profit rose by 2 percent to $802 million in Q2 of 2014...

The Prudential Insurance Company of America recently completed what is believed to be the largest longevity risk transfer transaction to date, having reinsured longevity risk of the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS)...

Kane SAC has made two new issuances; a $7,320,000 Series 2-2014 At-Risk Note and a $9,245,000 Dodeka III through the Kane SAC Limited Note Program, the firm’s independent private catastrophe bond platform...

The universe of captives rated by A.M. Best continues to outperform the commercial sector in every key financial measure, according to the latest edition of Best’s Journal...

JLT Specialty has created a new crisis management team in its credit, political and security risk division. Paul Bassett will lead the team...

The European insurance industry has maintained a path of stability and growth, despite times of crisis, according to figures released by Insurance Europe...

The Hong Kong government has been making moves to attract captive insurance business from mainland China, as announced at a recent seminar in Beijing...

Global reinsurance M&A and property and casualty in H1 2014 was boosted by companies attempting to enter new markets, according to A.M. Best...