Incoming CICA Head Towle: I'm Still Advocating for Captives

NRRA's Myers: Soft Market Takes a Toll on Risk Retention Groupsers

Attorney Skip Myers, who serves as general counsel to the National Risk Retention Association, said the number of active risk retention groups has dropped in recent years as some opt for coverage in the commercial market.

Willis' Owens: Captives Becoming Tool to Protect Pension Risk

Paul Owens, CEO, global captive practice, Willis Towers Watson said captive organizers are exploring how to reinsure pension risk through captives. That would remove some issues from becoming impediments to mergers and acquisitions, he said.

Captives, Born in Disruption, Become Tools of Resilience

Attendees at the 2017 International Conference of the Captive Insurance Companies Association, held in San Diego, said captives started as disruptive alternatives to traditional insurance and have grown to become ongoing risk management tools.

Zurich's Bauman: Captives May Lead the Way in Customized Cyber Cover

Steve Bauman, senior vice president, Zurich, said captive insurers are now covering cyber and he expects they will become more varied and creative than standard policy writers in how they fit the coverage to the need.