In episode 47 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by guest co-host Stuart Herbert, Practice Leader for Marsh Captive Solutions in Asia Pacific, for an episode focused on the region.

Stuart discusses the obstacles in the way of captive utilisation, the recent surge in new formations and captive enquiries, and the premier domiciles in the region.

The captive owner interview is with Nigel Jones, Insurance Manager at Australian freight and rail company Aurizon, and Juliet Kwek, Regional Director for MAXIS Global Benefits Network, discusses employee benefits trends in the region.

For more information on Marsh Captive Solutions, visit their Friend of the Podcast page on the GCP website: www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/marsh

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GCP #47: Stuart Herbert, Nigel Jones and Juliet Kwek

In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with Friends of the Podcast the State of Vermont, Richard is joined by Sandy Bigglestone, Director of Captive Insurance at the State, and others to discuss the recent surge in formation activity.

Dan Youngs, CFO at Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA), explains why they formed a captive earlier this year. Sustainable Assurance Company actually became the 1,200th captive licensed by Vermont in its 40 year history as a domicile.

Steve McElhiney, of Artex, expands upon what made LCSWMA an ideal case for a new pure captive and the wider trends driving new formations.

For more information on the State of Vermont, visit their Friends of the Podcast page on the GCP website: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/state-of-vermont

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GCP Short: A waste disposal captive and new formations in Vermont

In episode 50 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by guest co-host Mike Foley, President of Captive Resources.

Mike joined the group captive specialists in 2018 and discusses his perspective on the risk transfer strategy, his background in the commercial market and the impact of the hard market on group captives.

The captive owner interview is with Dan Scheid, CFO at Zeigler Auto Group and President of Navigator Casualty, Ltd, a Cayman-domiciled group captive. Dan discusses Zeigler's journey as founder members of Navigator and the benefits it has brought to the company.

For more information on Captive Resources, visit their Friends of the Podcast page: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/captiveresources

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Scroll down to GCP Insights #2, to listen to the latest episode of our quarterly review episodes or listen on the GCP website here: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/gcpinsightspod2

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GCP #50: Mike Foley and Daniel Scheid

In episode 53 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by Philippe Gouraud, formerly of AXA XL and AIG and now CEO of Rising Edge, Ltd.

Philippe discusses his recent experience as a captive non-executive director, the D&O market and the new boutique underwriting agency focused on directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and risk management that he launched earlier this year.

There is also a new segment from a previous GCP Short on captive ratings. Richard is joined by Daniele Zucchi, Managing Director of Sigurd Ruck, the Swiss-domiciled captive owned by Saipem, and Ghislain Le Cam, a Director of Analytics at AM Best Ratings Services. The trio discuss what impact the pandemic has had on Saipem’s captive and what ramifications AM Best has had to look out for in relation to captive ratings and the pandemic.

The full GCP Short on rating captives in a volatile insurance market, released in May 2021, can be found here: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/gcpshort34

The GCP Short mentioned by Richard and Philippe on D&O with Marsh Captive Solutions, released in November 2020, can be found here: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/gcpshort22

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GCP #53: Philippe Gouraud on D&O, AM Best on captive ratings in a pandemic

In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with Friends of the Podcast Barclays Corporate Banking, the panel discusses what it means to be a captive insurance company customer of a bank.

Over the 15 minutes, Hafi Ali, Market Director, and Marco DeBenedictis, Head of Sustainable & Transition Finance, debate the relationships between corporate sponsor, captive and banking partner, the impact of the pandemic and how the hard insurance market has impacted collateral requirements. They also address what ESG means for captives and the broader trends in ESG and banking.

For more information on Friends of the Podcast Barclays Corporate Banking, visit their GCP page: www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/barclays

To find out more, visit barclayscorporate.com/insurance

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GCP Short: What it means to be a captive customer of a bank

In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with Friends of the Podcast and legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by Mark Hoehn, Claims Manager within the Insurance Services Division at R&Q, and David Landrum, Vice President - National Construction & Program Business Practice Leader, at Broadspire Services, a Crawford Company.

The trio discuss the management of claims for captive legacy portfolios, explaining who ultimately bears responsibility and control after a sale or transfer, some best practices to follow and in what circumstances the original captive parent may still provide some input.

For more information on Friends of the Podcast R&Q, visit their GCP page: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/rqih

To find out more, visit http://www.rqih.com

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GCP Short: Managing claims for captive legacy portfolios

In this GCP Explainer episode, Richard is joined by a panel of experts to explain the 16 July decision by a United States District Court in Delaware that went against the Delaware Department of Insurance and for the Internal Revenue Service, concerning the release of client-specific documents previously requested by the Service.

Mikhail Raybshteyn, Partner and Co-Leader of EY’s Captive Insurance Services, Ben Whitehouse, Senior Counsel at Butler Snow LLP, and Cassie Bachman, Managing Director of Operations and Legal at Elevate Risk Solutions, discuss the reasons why the IRS prevailed on this occasion, what happens next and the potential wider ramifications for captive owners, advisors and regulators in the United States.

To read the full order by Magistrate Judge Christopher J. Burke, click here: https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/opinion/united-states-america-v-delaware-department-insurance

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GCP Explainer: IRS v Delaware Department of Insurance

In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with Friends of the Podcast London & Capital, we explore ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance) and how captives' investment strategies can be tailored to meet their parent's ESG objectives.

Dipan Roy, London & Capital's Deputy Chief Investment Officer, and GCP regulars Shadrack Kwasa and Chris Dalziel expertly talk us through this topic - what an ESG investment policy looks like, how it applies to captives and where it can be aligned with the captive parent.

For more information on Friends of the Podcast London & Capital, visit their GCP page: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/londonandcapital

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GCP Short: ESG investment strategies for captives

In episode 56 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by Friend of the Podcast Jason Flaxbeard, of Beecher Carlson, in the guest co-host chair.

Jason discusses volatility and tail management and how captives are increasingly interested in accepting frequency risk, retaining some severity risk and transferring as much towards the tail as possible. He also addresses the benefits for captives in taking on genuine third party insurance business.

We are also joined by Patrick Smith, executive director of Tribe Advisory, who provides an outsourced insurance management function to several businesses in the sharing and micro-mobility economic. Richard and Patrick discuss the future use of captives in this sector.

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GCP #56: Jason Flaxbeard and Patrick Smith

This GCP Short, produced in collaboration with Friends of the Podcast Morris, Manning and Martin LLP, is all about captive governance in the United States.

Richard is joined by Joe Holahan, Partner within the firm’s insurance and reinsurance practice, and Dana Sheppard, Associate Commissioner within the Risk Finance Bureau at the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking.

Joe and Dana discuss how corporate governance expectations have changed for captives in recent years, whether captives are behind the curve and why good governance is important.

For more information on Morris, Manning and Martin LLP visit their Friend of the Podcast page: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/mmm

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GCP Short: Captive governance in the United States

In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with Walkers law firm in Guernsey, we address pension longevity transactions with Kate Storey, Partner at Walkers, and Ian Aley, Head of Transactions at Willis Towers Watson.

Ian and Kate talk listeners through what these transactions are, why they are becoming more commonplace and why the Guernsey ICC has really come to the fore for this strategy.  We also debate why using an existing single parent captive often isn’t the right solution.

For more information on Walkers law firm, visit their Friend of the Podcast page: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/walkers

For more information on the the Asian Captive Conference 2021, hosted by Labuan IBFC, visit here: www.labuanibfc.com/events/upcoming…tual-conference

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GCP Short: Pension longevity transactions in Guernsey

In episode 61 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, we explore the current growth in captive numbers in the Middle East, particularly in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and the potential for more activity in the region.

Our guest co-host Ronny Vellekoop, Senior Executive Officer for Marsh Captive Solutions, based in Dubai, explains how the risk financing culture has evolved in recent years, the impact of the hard market and the updated regulatory regime for captives in Dubai.

Richard is also joined by David Schupak, EMEA Regional Director at MAXIS Global Benefits Network, who provides insight on developments with regards to EB in the region.

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GCP #61: Middle East captives with Ronny Vellekoop and David Schupak

In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with We Are Guernsey and the Guernsey International Insurance Association, we examine the utilisation of the jurisdiction's fast track pre-authorisation scheme for insurance cells.

After a successful one year pilot, the GFSC has decided to extend the scheme indefinitely and Richard is joined by Mark Rogers, of Artex, Justin Upson, of Robus, and Peter Chid, of Strategic Risk Solutions, to discuss how the pilot has been used, why it is a beneficial new tool and future use cases.

For more information on Guernsey, visit their Friend of the Podcast page: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/guernsey

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GCP Short: One year of fast-track cell authorisation in Guernsey

In episode 64 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by five guests who were all interviewed at the CICA International Conference in early March.

The guest co-host for the episode is Anne Marie Towle, Global Captive Solutions Leader at Hylant, who discusses the captive practice's expansion over the past two years and expansion into Europe. Alex Gedge, Senior Captive Consultant at Hylant, also joins in the second half of the episode.

Kristen Peed, Director of Corporate Risk Management at CBIZ, explains why the professional services firm has embarked on a captive formation feasibility study.

We are also joined by two relatively new names in the Vermont captive sector. Brittany Nevins, the State’s Captive Insurance Economic Development Director since September 2020, and Kevin Mead, appointed president of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association, in February 2022 will introduce themselves to listeners for the first time.

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GCP #64: Anne Marie Towle, Kristen Peed, Alex Gedge, Brittany Nevins and Kevin Mead

In episode 65 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q and hosted by Richard Cutcher, our guest co-host is Grant Maxwell, Global Head of Alternative Risk Transfer at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). In an in-depth discussion, Grant discusses structured reinsurance programmes and fronting for captives.

Our captive owner interview is with Heineken’s Rogier Bouwman, Global Head of Pensions and Benefits, and Fanny Behrens, Global Pensions & Benefits Specialist. Rogier and Fanny explain to Richard why they formed a new, separate captive in Ireland last year solely for international employee benefits programmes.

The final interview of the episode is with with Joe McDonald, Director of Captives for the South Carolina Department of Insurance. Richard caught up with Joe at CICA and he tells listeners about his new regulatory role.

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GCP #65: Grant Maxwell, Heineken's new EB captive and Joe McDonald in South Carolina

In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with Marsh Captives Solutions, Richard is joined by two experts to discuss the pros and cons or writing cyber insurance through a captive.

Payal Patel, a Senior Vice Presifent and Cyber Practice Leader for the Northeast at Marsh in America, and Mike Serricchio, Americas Sales & Advisory Leader at Marsh Captive Solutions, discuss the state of the commercial market for cyber, the different roles and options captives are providing to corporates, why using a captive for cyber is not always the answer, and the response of underwriters when captives are utilised.

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GCP Short: When to write cyber through a captive

In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Labuan IBFC, Richard and guests discuss one of 2021's formations in the South East 'mid shore' jurisdiction.

Oliver Schofield, Managing Partner at RISCS, an independent captive and alternative risk transfer consultancy, and his client Daniel Landen, CEO of Protected Trust Services (PTS), explain why PTS established a cell in Labuan last year.

They discuss the rationale for the captive, the domicile selection process and the experience of formation.

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GCP Short: A UK cell in Labuan

In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with MAXIS Global Benefits Network, Richard is joined by Aaron Brown, Regional Manager for UK & Ireland at MAXIS, and Sven Roelandt, Global Leader for EB Captive Services at Aon.

Aaron and Sven discuss how companies are improving benefits for their employees by using the captive, the new coverages being enabled and the keys to success in implementation. Sven also outlines and compares the alternative EB structures that do not involve a captive.

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GCP Short: Enhancing employee benefits with a captive programme

In episode 69 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard Cutcher is joined by several captive professionals attending and speaking at the VCIA annual conference, which returns to Burlington, Vermont on Monday, August 8.

We hear first hear from Gail Newman, Vice President of Risk Management at Bright Horizons, and a VCIA board member, on how her company has utilised a captive for the past five years.

Richard's fellow panelists for a session on the Economic Landscape and Captive Portfolios - Performa's Scott Mildrum and Philip Vorreiter, Vice President of Finance at MCIC Vermont LLC - join to preview their presentation.

And Kevin Mead, President of VCIA, provides an update on conference planning, suggests some highlights and what to look forward to.

For more information on the conference, visit the website: https://www.vcia.com/

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GCP #69: VCIA Preview with Gail Newman, Kevin Mead, Phil Vorreiter and Scott Mildrum

In episode 72 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by outgoing Delaware regulator Steve Kinion.

Steve Kinion has been regulating captives in the state of Delaware since 2009 and discusses his time in Delaware, the latest developments concerning Side A D&O, and the future.

We hear from Vermont regulators David Provost and Christine Brown and South Carolina's Joe McDonald on their views on Side A D&O going into captives.

Ian Davis, formerly of the State of Vermont and now Senior Captive Insurance Relationship Manager at M&T Bank, is also interviewed by Richard about recent changes at the bank, his journey since last being on the pod three years ago when at the State of Vermont, and his recent role as VCIA Conference Chair.

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GCP #72: Steve Kinion on Delaware exit and D&O, plus M&T Bank's Ian Davis

In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with Spring Consulting Group, you will hear a case study of a successful medical stop loss group captive that was established in 2013.

We will be joined by Karin Landry, Managing Partner at Spring, and Tracy Hassett, President & CEO of edHealth, who discuss the raison d’etre, evolution and value of the group captive nearing 10 years of operation.

Member-owner schools have realised a total of $125m in savings since its inception, and over 15 minutes Karin and Tracy explain how this has been achieved and expansion plans for the future.

For more information on Spring Consulting Group, visit their Friend of the Podcast page: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/spring

For more information on edHealth: https://www.educatorshealth.org/

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GCP Short: Building a successful medical stop loss captive

In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with the Sate of Vermont, Richard is joined by Christine Brown, now Vermont’s Director of Captive Insurance, as well as Jonathan Seymour and Marty Butler – both of Marsh & McLennan Agency.

Our three experts discuss the formation and operation of AssureCap Indemnity, a cell company serving senior care clients. They discuss the application and formation process for cell captives, what need the strategy is servicing and how it supports insureds.

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GCP Short: A Vermont cell captive for senior living clients

In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Marsh Captive Solutions, we feature two relatively new additions to the team discussing their recent career development, what attracted them to captives and their experiences of the industry to date.

Over 15 minutes Richard is joined by Theodore Wenzel and Seth Herdoiza, both graduates of Butler University who, through different paths, have found their way to Marsh Captive Solutions.

This episode was recorded in August during the VCIA conference in Burlington and also features Mike Serricchio, Americas Sales & Advisory Leader at Marsh Captive Solutions.

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GCP Short: Graduate and career development in captives

In episode 73 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard interviews Ali Quinlivan, Head of International Insurance & Captives at Google, about her 20 year career in captive management and consulting.

Listeners are also introduced to Luke Harrison, who has joined GCP as Senior Reporter and recently attended the Bermuda Captive Conference. Luke shares interviews with Scott Reynolds, President & CEO at American Hardware & Lumber Insurance and also President of the Bermuda Captive Owners Association, as well as conference committee members Leslie Robinson, Luis Delgado and Grainne Richmond.

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GCP  #73: Ali Quinlivan and Bermuda Captive Conference report

In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with We Are Guernsey and the Guernsey International Insurance Association (GIIA), we really focus on what ethical investing means for captives and how it can, and already is, being implemented.

GIIA launched its ESG Framework for Insurers in May 2021 and joining us for this episode are Adele Gale, Deputy Chair of the Association and a Director at Robus Group, as well as Ian Corder, Director of Standards and Operations at ESI Monitor, which can provide a kitemark to validate insurers’ participation.

We are also joined by investment experts Jennifer Strachan, Sustainability and Business Development Manager at IAM Advisory, and Shadrack Kwasa, Executive Director at London & Capital.

For more information on the ESG Framework for Insurers, visit: https://giia.gg/giia-esg-framework/

For more information on Guernsey as a captive domicile, visit their Friend of the Podcast page: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/guernsey

GCP Short: Ethical investing for captives

In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with London & Capital, we discuss managing investment portfolios for cell companies.

Richard is joined by London & Capital’s Kate Miller, Partner and Head of Institutions, and Shadrack Kwasa, Executive Director.

Kate and Shadrack discuss the type and profile of cell captives they work with, the unique challenges and considerations for cells when looking for investment management services and their own approach to managing cell assets.

For more information on London & Capital's captive services: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/londonandcapital

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GCP Short: Investment management for cell captives

In episode 74 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by Shadrack Kwasa and Sanjay Joshi for an eventful third quarter investments update.

In a bumper episode, Shadrack and Sanjay focus on recent activity in the UK bond markets, interest rates and currency volatility and what the environment means for captives.

There is also an extended interview with Jelto Borgmann and Dirk Schilling, of HDI Global, to discuss European captive trends concerning new formations, Solvency II, cyber and D&O.

Senior Reporter Luke Harrison returns from the FERMA Forum in Copenhagen where the energy transition and role for the commercial market and captives was debated. In several short interviews, Luke is talks to:

Professor Simon Grima, FERMA Board Member
Dr. Ulrich Adamheit, Head of Business Risk at Vattenfall
Marc Paasch, Global Head Strategic Risk Consulting and Global Head Alternative Risk Transfer, WTW
Claude Weber, Managing Director, Marsh Captive Solutions
Marine Charbonnier, Global Programs and Captives Regional Director Europe at AXA XL

For more information on the upcoming European Captive Forum, which Richard and Luke will be attending: https://www.europeancaptiveforum.com/

For more information on the Cayman Captive Forum: https://web.cvent.com/event/770fc642-d36b-4e12-b98b-6e7862f8e6fe/summary

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GCP #74: HDI's Dirk Schilling and Jelto Borgmann, Q3 Investments Update and FERMA Forum report

In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with MAXIS Global Benefits Network, we discuss the process and rationale when establishing a new captive with the primary purpose of insuring international employee benefits.

For more than 20 years existing captives have been adding the parent’s global employee benefits programmes to their portfolio, but more recently we have started to see EB being the initial driver of a new captive formation. One of these cases is Meta, which set up its first captive in Hawaii at the end of 2020.

In this episode Richard is joined by Janaize Markland, Director of Business Risk & Insurance at Meta, and Julie Nye, Regional Business Development Manager at MAXIS, to address how to set out the business case for establishing a new captive for employee benefits, the role and relationship with the fronting network in the onboarding process, and whether we expect to see more such cases in the near future.

For more information on MAXIS Global Benefits Network and their captive services, visit their Friend of the Podcast page: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/maxis

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GCP Short: Establishing a captive for employee benefits

Richard recorded a special GCP Live episode from the Leadenhall Building in London on Thursday, 20 October to celebrate 100 years of captives in Guernsey.

Joined by States of Guernsey Deputy and insurance lawyer Mark Helyar, Airmic CEO Julia Graham and Malcolm Cutts-Watson, of Cutts-Watson Consulting, the panel discuss the origin and evolution of captives in Guernsey, what the future may hold and indulge in a game of Captive Domicile Higher or Lower.

For more information on Guernsey's 100-year captive history, check out their special publication: https://www.weareguernsey.com/resources/guernsey-22-a-century-of-captive-insurance/

For more information on Guernsey's captive services, visit their Friend of the Podcast page: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/guernsey

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GCP Live: 100 Years of Captives in Guernsey

In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, Richard is joined by Thomas Keist and Marco Adamo to discuss multi-line, multi-year reinsurance structures.

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions will be speaking on two panels at the European Captive Forum in Luxembourg on 9 November. One, featuring Thomas on Resilient Capital Allocation, and another on Optimizing Captive Reinsurance.

For more information on the European Captive Forum, visit: https://www.europeancaptiveforum.com/

For more information on Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' captive services, visit: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/swissre

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GCP Short: Cross class and multi-year reinsurance structures

In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with We Are Guernsey and the Guernsey International Insurance Association (GIIA), we reflect on 25 years of protected cell company legislation in the jurisdiction.

The Protected Cell Companies Ordinance was legislated for in 1997 and at the end of 2021 there were 58 PCCs in the domicile, containing 294 cells excluding those used for insurance linked securities.

PCCs are used for a wide variety of reasons and business cases and in this 20 minute episode we hear from three experts with different perspectives of working with these entities across the full spectrum of utilisation.

Richard is joined by Paul Sykes, Managing Director of Aon Insurance Managers (Guernsey) Limited, Kate Storey, Partner at Walkers law firm, and regulator Caroline Bradley, Director of Authorisations and Innovation Division at the Guernsey Financial Services Commission.

For more information on Guernsey as a captive domicile, visit their Friend of the Podcast page: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/guernsey

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GCP Short: The 25 year evolution of PCCs in Guernsey

In episode 75 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by guest co-host Marco Giacomelli, Head of the IGP Employee Benefits Network.

Marco discusses his long background in international employee benefits and captives, trends and drivers in the sector, and why IGP are now keen to play a more pro-active role in the captive insurance space and be seen as a good option for EB fronting.

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GCP #75: Marco Giacomelli on IGP's captive ambitions

This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the European Captive Forum, in Luxembourg, on Wednesday 9 November.

Richard is joined by Marcus Reichel, Head of Insurance at German multinational Knauf, Lorraine Stack, MD and International Advisory and Sales Leader at Marsh Captive Solutions, David Power, CEO at Insurwave, and Emma Sansom, currently Head of Captive Services UK at Zurich Insurance Company.

The panel debate the future of captive insurance, including the increasing demand for technological evolution and captives' role in energy transition and renewable projects.

GCP Live @ ECF

In this latest GCP Short with Friend of the Podcast Walkers global law firm, Richard is joined by Kate Storey, Guernsey-based Parter at Walkers, and Mike Pickard, a Senior Manager with Aon Guernsey.

Richard, Kate and Mike discuss how the jurisdiction is well placed to facilitate innovation and collaboration between the captive, ILS and longevity markets, and why this might be of interest and value to captive owners.

For more information on Walkers, visit their GCP page: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/walkers

Kate Storey, Partner, Walkers

Kate Storey joined Walkers' Guernsey office in 2018, where she is a partner in the Investment Funds and Corporate Group. Kate specialises in investment fund structuring and finance, equity fundraising and listings, mergers and acquisitions and group reorganisations. She is also a prominent Guernsey insurance expert, having advised on the Guernsey legal aspects for most of the pension scheme longevity swaps which have executed in Guernsey, as well as major insurance linked securities transactions.

Mike Pickard, Senior Manager, Aon Guernsey

Mike has worked at Aon Guernsey for six years and is responsible for management of White Rock entities for clients in Guernsey, both for insurance linked securities and traditional captive arrangements. He leads Aon Guernsey's business development for captive, cellular and insurance linked securities business.

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GCP Short: The meeting of captives, ILS and longevity

In episode 33 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by guest co-host Anne Marie Towle, Global Captive Solutions Leader at Hylant.

Anne Marie reflects on a busy first 10 months in the role, where new interest in captives is coming from and Hylant's ambitions for captive expansion.

We hear from captive owners Courtney Claflin, of University of California, and Mike Laperche, of PRIDE Industries, in a sneak peak of next week's GCP Short with Friend of the Podcast Jason Flaxbeard, of Beecher Carlson. The full episode will be released on 12 July.

Cassie Bachman, Managing Director of Compliance at Elevate Captives, sheds some light on the government's latest action in its investigation of micro-captives with its Summons issued to the Delaware Department of Insurance on 19 June.

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GCP #33: Anne Marie Towle, Cassie Bachman and defining risk appetite

In episode 36 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by guest co-host Laurent Nihoul, Group Head of Insurance at steel and mining giant ArcelorMittal. Laurent is also FERMA board member and takes the lead on many of their captive projects.

Laurent discusses ArcelorMittal's insurance and captive strategy, and FERMA's latest activities regarding Solvency II and the OECD's BESP initiatives.

There is also a captive owner interview with Mary Ellen Moriarty, Vice President for Property & Casualty at EIIA in Chicago. EIIA owns an association captive and RRG in Vermont.

In the second half of the episode Angus Rhodes, Global Product Manager, and David Thomas, Director at Ventiv Technology, discuss how analytics and data can increasingly be used to the insurance buyers advantage.

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GCP #36: Laurent Nihoul, Mary Ellen Moriarty, and Ventiv's Angus Rhodes and David Thomas

The Global Captive Podcast, supported by R&Q, provides independent, expert insight, presented and curated by Richard Cutcher with the leading voices from the international captive community.
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