Counsel: Alternative Risk Space Ripe for Captive Innovation

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Gavin Woods, counsel for the law firm Appleby, says he expects the alternative risk space to continue its evolution as captive insurers innovate beyond insurance-linked securities and traditional natural cat risk.

 

A.M. Best's Eslami: Captives Used to Covering Range of Risks

Fred Eslami, senior financial analyst, A.M. Best, said a forthcoming report on the captive industry will likely show that financial performance for rated captives still outperform the broader industry.
 

Captives Key to Programs Aimed at Closing Protection Gap

Organizers of insurance programs aimed at covering less-developed portions of Africa, Central America and the Caribbean say forming insurance captives is a key element of their operations.
 

HSBC Economist: Fed to Raise Policy Rate in September, Twice More in 2017

Ryan Wang, US economist, HSBC Securities, says contracting business investment and disappointing global economic growth may spur the Fed to raise its policy interest rate once this year by 25 basis points and twice more in 2017.
 

Vermont's Towle on Captive Domiciles: We're Not All the Same

Dan Towle, director of financial services, Vermont, recommends that potential captive sponsors interview domiciles to determine a best fit. Vermont licensed seven new captives so far in 2016.
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