Global Captive Podcast
The Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, offers independent and expert insights into the captive insurance industry. Hosted and curated by Richard Cutcher, each weekly episode features interviews with leading captive professionals from around the world, including locations such as Singapore, Luxembourg, Vermont, and Bermuda. Episodes range from 15 to 40 minutes and are available on major podcast platforms.
Episodes
Short: Alvarez & Marsal launch captive tax practice
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Alvarez &Marsal, we spotlight new arrivals Paul Phillips and Mikhail Raybsteyn as they build out a global insurance and captive tax practice at the firm.The duo, formerly of EY, arrived at A&M at the start of April with Paul and Mike both appointed managing directors based in Dallas and New York respectively.In a 20-minute discussion, they ou
CO Spotlight: Hyatt Hotels, CICA Captive of the Year
In this Captive Owner Spotlight episode, produced in partnership with Spring Consulting, an Alera Group Company, we feature the CICA 2026 Outstanding Captive Award winner - Xenia Assurance Company, Inc, owned by Hyatt Hotels Corporation.Richard sat down with Jennifer Pack, Vice President of Global Risk Management at Hyatt, and Friend of the Podcast PrabalLakhanpal, of Spring, at the CICA Internati
Short: Developing new talent & long term relationships
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with HDI Global, and discussing the importance of developing long term relationships and attracting, retaining and developing new talent in the captive market.Joining Richard for a conversation recorded at the CICA International Conference in March is Jason Tyng, Vice President of the US Captive Solutions Group at HDI, and Brooke Arundel, Captive Underwri
Short: VCIA 2026 preview
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with the Vermont Captive Insurance Association, we preview the VCIA annual conference that this year takes place in Burlington from August 11th to 13th.Joining Richard to discuss what delegates can expect from a revamped conference are Ian Davis, president of the VCIA, and Aon’s Elizabeth Steinmann, who is conference chair for 2026.The VCIA early bird rat
Short: Life Time - Building a diversified captive
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Spring Consulting, an Alera Group Company, we bring you an in-depth captive case study on Life Time, Inc.Life Time is a publicly listed chain of health clubs, which has owned a captive in Vermont since 2017.In this episode Joshua Reding, Vice President of Risk Management, explains the captive’s original rationale for formation, how it evolves to serv
Short: Vermont's new captive leaders
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with the State ofVermont, Richard features the State's new generation of captive leaders.In August 2025, it was announced that Ian Davis was taking over as the president of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA), and in January this year it was confirmed Christine Brown was succeeding Sandy Bigglestone full time as the deputy commissioner of
#133: CICA and Association Leaders Debate
In episode 133 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by theEY Global Captive Network, Richard brings listeners two conversations recorded at the CICA International Conference that took place from 8 – 10 March in Desert Spring, California.Dan Towle, President of CICA, was speaking on the eve of the conference and shares what is in store for delegates and some of the key priorities for the Associ
Captive Leaders: Brady Young
In this episode of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Brady Young, Founder & CEO of Strategic Risk Solutions, is the latest guest in our series of exclusive Captive Leaders interviews.In a 35-minute discussion, Brady reflects on almost 25 years of running the largest independent insurance manager in the world, explains the origins of SRS from its early days
Short: Defining and financing emerging risks
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Marsh Captive Solutions, we focus on identifying emerging risks at group level and the captive’s role in providing relevant risk financing solutions.Joining Richard for a 25-minute discussion to address risk appetite, implementing a risk finance philosophy and benefitting from true diversification are Reid Sawyer, a strategic adviser for Marsh client
GCP Short: Alberta’s Captive Evolution
This GCP Short, produced in partnership with Zurich Insurance, focuses on the captive revolution currently taking place in Alberta, Canada.The Energy Province implemented its captive regime in July 2022 and, at the time of recording, has 37 active captives.In a 30-miute discussion, we hear from:Zurich’s Al‑Nawaz Rajan, an actuary with more than two decades of dedicated experience in the captive in
Captive Leaders: Ciarán Healy
In this episode of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Richard brings the second instalment in our Captive Leaders Series.In a candid, 30-minute discussion with Ciarán Healy, Global Captives Leader within Aon’s Commercial Risk Solutions, they address his vision and priorities for the Aon captive business, the growing opportunity for third party capital to enter
Captive Leaders: Yves Betz
This is the first episode of our new Captive Leaders Series, supported by the EY Global Captive Network and hosted by Richard Cutcher.In a 25-minute discussion Yves Betz, Head of Multinational Solutions at AXA XL, addresses a range of topics, including the evolving attitude of the commercial market towards captives, the increasing capital and capacity attracted to captive reinsurance and ART solut
Short: Employee benefits & MSL
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with MARSH, we explore the growth areas of international employee benefits and medical stop loss in captives.Joining me for a 24 minute discussion, and bringing together the diverse expertise at Marsh, are:Donna Weber is Pooling & Cell Facilities Leader, Captive Solutions at MarshSteven McNair is Senior International Consultant at MercerGary Bischel,
Short: Keeping on top of IPT updates
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with IPT specialists TMF Group, Richard is joined by Christophe Bourdaire.As captives write business around the world, particularly when on a direct basis, they have to be mindful of complex and often changing local taxes and levies in each territory that they are active.Thankfully, there are specialists on hand that make it their business to know how to
Short: How tokenisation could transform insurance capital
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Jeometri Insurance Managers in Guernsey, we focus on tokenisation in insurance and its potential application by captives and other vehicles.The tokenisation of insurance assets is a hot topic withinthe insurance and capital markets and what it could mean for how insurers raise capital, manage risk and operate.Richard is joined in conversation by Darr
CO Spotlight: Financing Account Receivables risk with Acer's Christian Greisberger
Welcome to the first in our new series of Captive Owner Spotlights for 2026, supported by the EY Global Captive Network.Over the next 12 months we will produce dedicated episodes that feature in-depth conversations with risk and insurance professionals that have a story or experience to share, concerning their own companies’ utilisation of a captive.In this episode, we hear from Chris Greisberger,
GCP Short: Evolving cyber market and the role for captives
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Zurich Insurance, we take a look at the state of the commercial cyber market and the current trends in how corporates are using their captive.Joining Richard for a 20-minute conversation are Esme Gould, Head of Captives & ART, and Nick Pritchard, Senior Cyber Liability Underwriter, both at Zurich Insurance Company UK.In our conversation, Nick exp
GCP Short: Employee benefits trends in the Gulf region
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with MAXIS Global Benefits Network, we take a closer look at captive employee benefits developments in the Middle East and Gulf region.Richard is joined for a 25-minute discussion by AlexandreRizk, Director of Global Relationship Management at MAXIS, and Araxi Melkonian and Alexandra Abou Faysal, both Associate Directors of Multinational Client Relationsh
GCP #128: Cayman Captive Forum 2025
Episode 128 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, was recorded at the 2025 Cayman Captive Forum by our senior reporter Luke Harrison.Produced in partnership with IMAC, Luke spoke to a cross section of the Cayman captive market, as well as captive owners and international consultants.01:32 - 05:50: Jenny Pooley, Managing Director and Chief Executive at SRS Cayma
GCP Short: Investment options for a UK captive domicile
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with W1M, Richard is first joined by Chris Dalziel, Head of Insurance Solutions at the firm.Chris shares his views on how the UK could potentially stand out as a domicile option in how it permits capital to be used and allowable investments, and also brings us up to speed on the newly rebranded W1M and its work with captives.In the second half of the epis
GCP Short: Utah in captive profile
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with the State of Utah and the Utah Captive Insurance Association, we share with our listeners more information on one of the largest captive domiciles in the United States.In a 25 minute conversation, Richard is joined by Travis Wegkamp, Director of Captive Insurance in the State, Jim LeRoy, President of the Utah Captive Insurance Association, Bryan Ridg
GCP Short: GreenieRE and providing capacity for renewables
This GCP Short, produced in partnership with the State of Vermont, shares a recent case study of a sponsored captive formed to provide additional capacity for renewable energy projects in the United States.Richard is joined by Amy Antczak, Chief Operating Officer andCo-Founder of GreenieRE, who tells us about the GreenieRE Coalition, the insurance challenge it faced and how it is using public and
GCP Short: Combining Multinational with Captive Fronting
This GCP Short, produced in partnership with ZurichCommercial Insurance, is all about combining the insurer’s multinational network with captive fronting.In a 20-minute discussion, recorded at the European Captive Forum in Luxembourg in November, Richard is joined by Dr. Carin Gantenbein, Global Head of Network Management at Zurich Multinational, and Joshua Nyaberi, Head of Captive Fronting.Carin
GCP Short: Franchise and Franchisee Captive Strategies
This GCP Short, produced in partnership with Oliver Wyman,is all about the growing utilisation of captives among franchise businesses and franchisees.In a 25 minute discussion, Richard is joined by Michael Jeffers, Senior Manager in Actuarial Consulting at Oliver Wyman, Kristie Barlow, Managing Director and Franchise Program Leader at Marsh Affinity, and Savannah Dennis, Vice President in Marsh Ca
GCP Short: Implementing a minimum standard of employee benefits
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with MAXIS GlobalBenefits Network, Richard is joined by Christian Frener, Head of Global Benefits at Swiss multinational Givaudan, and Nicola Fordham, Chief Solutions Officer at MAXIS Global Benefits Network.Christian explains why and how he has implemented a minimum standard of employee benefits across the group and the role of the captive in achieving t
GCP Short: Conducting a Captive RE-Feasibility Study
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Hylant Global Captive Solutions, we discuss when, why and how captive owners should revisit their captive’s rationale and purpose.Richard sat down with Anne Marie Towle, CEO of Hylant Global Risk and Captive Solutions, and Alex Gedge, Senior Captive Consultant at Hylant, to discuss how organisations can benefit from conducting a so-called ‘re-feasibi
GCP #127: ECF 2025
In episode 127 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Richard shares five short interviews recorded at the European Captive Forum in Luxembourg on 5 and 6 November.01.22 – 10.12: Lorraine Stack, Risk Management Leader in Europe for Marsh.10.17 – 19.19: Peter Carter, Head of Captive and Insurance Management at WTW.19.21 – 22.34: Marine Charbonnier, Head of Underw
GCP Short: Connecting risk & benefits to drive organisational success
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Zurich Global Employee Benefits Solutions (ZGEBS), we hear first-hand from the shipping giant Maersk about how they have successfully implemented a global EB captive programme, driven by collaboration between risk, insurance, HR and benefits.Richard is joined by Chris Mason, UK and APAC Director of Customer and Distribution Management at ZGEBS, as we
GCP Short: PERIL - Aon, HDI launch property group captive
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Aon and HDIGlobal, and revealing more detail behind the new property group captive being established in the Cayman Islands.Property Engineered Risk Insurance Limited (PERIL) has received a conditional licence from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), and has been set up by Aon and HDI, as revealed by Captive Intelligence last week.PERIL has
GCP Short: Cayman’s captive evolution
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with the Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC), we hear whythe domicile remains a premier jurisdiction for establishing captives and includes a great captive owner case study from American healthcare company Gardant Management Solutions. Luke is joined by Gareth van den Bergh and MichaelWild, both of Artex Risk Solutions, Kevin Poole, general ma
GCP Short: Establishing a Guernsey non-admitted insurer
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Jeometri Insurance Managers, we discuss various topics, including the recent formation of a non-admitted insurer in Guernsey, reinsurance protection and the prospects of a UK captive regime.Richard is joined by Darren Wadley, founder and executive director, and Aaron Slattery, client services director, to discuss these areas, as well as developments
GCP Short: Utilising a Captive to Grow your Core Business
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Oliver Wyman, we explore the different ways a captive insurance company can support the business operations and growth of its parent group.Richard is joined by Rob Ceske, Partner and Global Captive Leader at Oliver Wyman, and Michael Atkinson, Principal and actuary at the same firm.If you are particularly interested in this topic and, particularly th
GCP Short: Can captives support supply chain risk financing?
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with HDI Global, Richard discusses supply chain risk and how captives can play a role in risk financing.Dan Sammons, Captive Manager for HDI in the UK and Ireland, and Kate Sutcliffe, Chief Underwriting Officer for Short Tail business in the same region, explain why supply chain is a challenging area for clients and insurers, and how an insured’s captive
GCP Short: Utilising Captives in a Soft Market
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Aon, we discuss utilising captives in a soft insurance market.Captive formations surged in the period 2019 to 2024 when the tough commercial market was at its hardest. But according to formations tracked by Ci DataHub this year, 2025 is keeping on track for another bumper year of new captive formations.Captives may not be wholly market cycle depende
GCP #126: CICA's Dan Towle, and 831(b) captive owner Drake Plastics
In episode 126 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Richard is joined by CICA President Dan Towle, while Senior Reporter Luke hosts a discussion with 831(b) captive owner Drake Plastics Ltd and Dustin Carlson, President of SRA 831(b) Admin.02:11 - 14:24: CICA President Dan Towle explains why he is confident the UK can become a successful captive domicile, the
GCP Short: How Hawaii remains competitive in 2025
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with the Hawaii Captive Insurance Council (HCIC), Richard is joined by Paul Shimomoto, Chair of the HCIC and Partner at law firmGoodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel, and Matt Takamine, Director of HCIC and Captive Practice Leader at Brown & Brown.The trio discuss recent activity in the domicile, accelerating interest from Japan and its upcoming 40th a
GCP Short: Domicile selection amid a shifting landscape
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with the EY Global Captive Network, Richard discusses the shifting domicile landscape and the factors that go into choosing a jurisdiction.In a 22 minute episode, Richard is joined by Mikhail Raybshteyn, Partner and Americas Captive Insurance Servicesco-leader, Ted Clabault, Managing Director at EY, and Patrick Theriault, Managing Director at Strategic Ri
GCP #125: Joe Peiser, Global CEO, Aon Commercial Risk
In episode 125 of the Global Captive Network, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Richard is joined by Joe Peiser, Global CEO of Aon Commercial Risk.Richard met Joe at the VCIA annual conference in Burlington, Vermont in August where they also spoke on the closing keynote panel together.Joe shares his perspective on the captive market, its importance to Aon and where he sees it going in th
GCP Short: Achieving international programme success
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with HDI Global, and we discuss international programmes and the important role captives play in facilitating them.For multinational companies, it is common for a captive to play a role in the layers of an international programme, utilising one or more fronting partners to bring consistency across many, sometimes hundreds, of territories.Richard is joined
GCP Short: America’s group captive surge
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Guy Carpenter, Richard takes a closer look at the surge in group captive business in the United States.Naturally on GCP we do tend to focus more on pure captives and even captive cell utilisation, but the growth in group captives, particularly in the United States, has been huge in recent year.The US market brings large groups of mid market or smalle
GCP Short: Why property is such a good fit for captive insurers
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Zurich Insurance, a panel of leading captive experts recreate theirpopular session at RISKWORLD 2025 to debate and discuss why property programmes continue to be such a popular addition to captive insurance companies.Adriana Scherzinger, Global Head of Captives at Zurich, Ian Ascher, Executive Director for Global Risk Management at captive owner Jone
GCP #124: The UK enters captive world, so what next?
In episode 124 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Richard is joined by a host of guests to share reaction and analysis of the news that the UK will be implementing a "bespoke" and "competitive" captive insurance regime by 2027.04.06 - 13.53: Airmic CEO Julia Graham assesses the tone and ambition of the Treasury's announcement, and exp
GCP Short: Tax treatment & anticipating a UK Captive regime
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with the EY Global Captive Network, Richard is joined by London-based Stephen Massey, Senior Manager in EMEIA for Financial Services (Insurance) Tax - Transfer Pricing at Ernst & Young LLP, to discuss how the international tax treatment of captives has changed over the years.Stephen and Richard also discuss the global tax environment for captives in t
GCP Short: ART and parametric solutions for captives
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Aon, we focus on the what, why and how of structured reinsurance, ART and parametric solutions for captives.Richard is joined in a 20 minute conversation with London-based Guy Malyon, Strategic Broking Director at Aon in EMEAfor Complex Placements and ART, and Luc Schwartzbrod, of Aon Global Risk Consulting in France.Guy and Luc discuss why captive o
GCP #123: At the Bermuda Captive Conference 2025
In episode 123 of the Global Captive Podcast, supportedby the EY Global Captive Network, Senior Reporter Luke Harrison reports from the Bermuda Captive Conference that took place in June 2025.Luke interviews local captive experts including Shayna Kirwan, Managing Director at Aon Bermuda and this year’s conference chair, Marsh Captive Solutions’ Michelle Sivinayson and Tanya Korff, David Gibbons at
GCP #122: VCIA 2025 Conference Preview
In episode 122 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Richard previews the 2025 VCIA annual conference with VCIA CEO Kevin Mead and Over the Ryan Gadapee, this year's conference chair.The VCIA conference is celebrating its 40th year from 11-13 August at the Hilton DoubleTree in Burlington.The deadline for early bird conference rate is June 30 and you need to
GCP Short: Analysing 2024 captive activity
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Marsh CaptiveSolutions, we take a look at what the largest insurance manager in the world’s annual benchmarking data tells us about the captive landscape in 2024.Rob Geraghty, International Sales and Consulting Leader, and Julie Patel, Americas Captive Consulting Leader at Marsh Captive Solutions, outline what areas they saw most captive growth in 20
GCP Short: Captive activity in Hong Kong, maturing Japanese, Australian markets
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with AXA XL, Richard is joined by three leaders in the Asia Pacific captive market to discuss activity and trends in Australia, Hong Kong, China and South East Asia.Evelyn Pang, AXA XL's Multinational Solutions & Captive Manager in Asia, shares an update on exciting movements in Hong Kong and China, as well as latest developments in Singapore and
GCP Short: Building pension captives
This GCP Short, produced in partnership with Aon, is focused on utilising captives for pensions strategies.Over the next 20 minutes or I am joined by Mike Pickard, director of global ILS and commercial management at Aon, and Alex Skinner, associate partner in Aon's Corporate Consulting Practice and head of pension captive solutions.While using captives and incorporated cells to de-riskor execu
GCP Short: Cells for brokers and entrepreneurs
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Jeometri Insurance Managers, Richard is joined by Darren Wadley, founder and executive director, and Aaron Slattery, client services director, begin a discussion on cell and captive utilisation for commercial brokers and entrepreneurs.Jeometri is an independent insurance manager in Guernsey, that was acquired by Alpha Growth Plc last year.Darren and
GCP Short: Tariffs, Turmoil & Active Investment Management
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with London & Capital, we take a closer look at the volatile international trade war kicked off since President Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term and the considerations for captives and their investment strategies.In a 30 minute discussion, I am joined by Chris Dalziel, executive director, and James Mee, co-head of multi-asset strategie
GCP Short: Managing IHG's mature captive
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Brown & Brown, Luke hosts a discussion with Marc Bentley, head of global risk finance at IHG Plc, which owns a sophisticated multi-linecaptive in Vermont, and Mat Robinson, senior managing director and captive operations leader at Brown & Brown.Making his third appearance on the Global Captive Podcast, Marc discusses the history of IHG’s capt
GCP Short: The SBB sustainable insurance programme
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with AXA XL, we hear about a groundbreaking insurance programme putin place by the Swiss Federal Railways, known as SBB.Robert Eigenheer, Head of Corporate Finance at the Swiss Federal Railways, explains the company’s approach to sustainability and how it uses its captive and insurance programmes to incentivise the business units to meet the group’s objec
GCP Short: Building a RRG for self-defense legal representation
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Hylant Global Captive Solutions, Richard is joined by Marc Victor, Managing Attorney for the Attorneys for Freedom Law Firm, and Anne Marie Towle, CEO of Hylant Global Risk and Captive Solutions, to discuss a recent Risk Retention Group formed by the Attorneys on Retainer Association.Marc explains the unique insurance challenge faced by his firm, the
GCP #121: RIMS president Kristen Peed, L&C's perspective on Trump's tariff impacts
In episode 121 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Richard is joined by Kristen Peed, RIMS president for 2025, to discuss what to expect at RISKWORLD in Chiago, from May 3-7.01:34 - 12.57: Kristen shares the additional captive content planned for RISKWORLD this year, the lobbying priorities of the Association on a recent visit to Washington DC, and her captiv
GCP Short: Beginning the LAUSD captive journey
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with the State of Vermont, Richard is joined by Melissa Hollingsworth, Deputy Chief Risk oOficer at the Los Angeles Unified School District, who will explain why LAUSD recently formed a pure captive and how they look to expand it in the coming years. We also hear from Jim DeVoe-Talluto, Assistant Director ofCaptive Insurance within the Captive Insurance D
GCP #120: Dan Towle, Karen Hsi and Apollo’s Matthew Newman
In episode 120 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported bythe EY Global Captive Network, Richard is brings three interviews recorded at the CICA Internatioal Conference, held in Tucson, Arizona in March 2025.01.04 - 09.49: Dan Towle, president of CICA, reflects on another successful international conference and the state of the wider captive market.10.48 - 35.00: Karen Hsi, Executive Director of C
GCP Live @ CICA 2025
Richard hosts the latest live episode of the Global Captive Podcast, recorded in front of a live audience at the closing session of the CICA International Conference in Tucson, Arizona on 11 March, 2025.Richard is joined by the below six guests for 30 minutes of informal captive chat and captive insurance trivia.Jason Tyng, HDI GlobalChristine Brown, State of VermontDavid Beyer, Alaska AirJoe McDo
GCP Short: Aon launches EB Cell Captive solution
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Aon, we provide a deeper dive into the employee benefits protected cell captive solution launched by Aon.We reported on Captive Intelligence that Aon’s White Rock cell companies will now work with the broker’s global benefits team to facilitate EB programmes reinsured by a cell and believe the approach can provide a “flexible, scalable and cost-effec
GCP #119: Moose International, legacy strategies and Hawaii's Andrew Kurats
In episode 119 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Richard brings three discussions recorded at the Hawaii Captive Insurance Council (HCIC) in October 2024.02:28 - 12:49: Moose International CEO Scott Hart and CFO Joe Mech discuss the origins and risk profile of the Moose, how its captive has evolved and potential plans for the future.Moose International is a
GCP #118: William Thomas-Ferrand, Marsh Captive Solutions' new president
In episode 118 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Richard is joined by one of the new leaders of our industry – William Thomas-Ferrand, who is now president of Marsh Captive Solutions.Will, having spent more than 20 years working with captives and in numerous domiciles with Marsh, has succeeded Ellen Charnley in leading the world’s large captive manager, so
GCP #117: Professor Michael Zuckerman on captive education and state of the market
In episode 117 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by theEY Global Captive Network, Richard is joined by Michael Zuckerman, an experienced enterprise risk and captive consultant and most recently an Associate Professor for Instruction at Temple University’s Fox School of Business.Michael discusses the school’s new Center for Risk Resilienceand Sustainability, the need for more ART and captive
GCP Short: Building and improving a sophisticated EB captive
In this GCP Short, supported by MAXIS Global Benefits Network, Richard is joined by Matthias Helmbold, DHL’s Vice President of Global Risk Benefits, Health and Wellbeing, and Aaron Brown, Regional Director for Business Development in EMEA at MAXIS.
We often talk about the reasons why companies choose to
reinsure their international employee benefits programmes and how they are implemented, but wha
GCP #116: Martin Eveleigh's 'Exit Interview', London & Capital's Q4 investments update
In episode 116 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the
EY Global Captive Network, Richard is joined by the recently retired Martin Eveleigh to reflect on his 25 year career in captive management.
Martin discusses the foundations and growth of Atlas Insurance Management, and his observations on the broader captive market and its evolution during his career.
Meanwhile, London & Capital’s
GCP Short: Transit Insurance Group’s 20-year captive journey
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with the State of Vermont, Richard is joined by Barbara Rhoades, CEO of Ohio Transit Risk Pool and a board member of Transit Re, and Sandy Bigglestone, deputy commissioner of captive insurance in the State of Vermont.
Barbara explains the history and evolution of Transit Re and what led to its conversion to a sponsored captive structure facilitating cells
GCP Short: Preparing for the 2025 captive landscape
The first GCP Short of 2025 is produced in partnership with the EY Global Captive Network and hosted by me, Richard Cutcher.
Richard is joined by Mikhail Raybshteyn, Americas Captive Insurance Services Co-Leader at EY, and Vittorio Zaniboni, Captive & Insurance Excellence Leader for EY in Luxembourg.
Mike and Vittorio reflect on captive activity in 2024, and share their views on what to expect
GCP #115: FERMA Forum 2024, Italian developments and new domiciles
In episode 115 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Luke brings a report from the FERMA Forum 2024, held in Madrid in October.
01.03 - 03.21: Stephen Cross and Chris Sutton, at McGill & Partners, discuss captive trends in Europe and reinsurance strategies.
04.07 - 09.30: Enrico Guarnerio, CEO of Strategica Group and president of SRS Italy, explains the lat
GCP Short: Hylant, Pacific Risk Solutions and Japan
This GCP Short, produced in partnership with Hylant Global Captive Solutions, welcomes Anne Marie Towle, CEO of Global Risk & Captive Solutions at Hylant, and Tony Schmidt, President of Pacific Risk Solutions, LLC in Hawaii.
Tony and Anne Marie discuss the strategic partnership between the two firms, how they work together in Hawaii and development of the Japanese captive market.
For more inf
GCP #114: What next for the UK as captive consultation launches?
In episode #114 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Richard brings the latest on the UK captive consultation hosting a discussion between Chris Lay, CEO of Marsh McLennan UK, Airmic CEO Julia Graham and Caroline Wagstaff, CEO of the London Market Group.
Chris, Caroline and Julia discuss the positions of Airmic, Marsh and the LMG, the next steps and how they a
GCP Short: Spain's Captive Evolution
This GCP Short, produced in partnership with Zurich Commercial Insurance, is focused on captive developments in Spain.
Captive Intelligence Senior Reporter Luke Harrison is joined by Adriana Scherzinger, Group Head of Captives at Zurich Commercial Insurance, Anna-Marie Jarvis, Head of Commercial Insurance at Zurich Spain, and recently new captive owner Mario Ramirez, Risk & Assets Manager at
GCP Short: Hawaii’s captive owner experience
In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with the Hawaii Captive Insurance Council, as Richard attended the HCIC Forum from 14 - 17 October.
What follows is an exclusive captive owner discussion with three HCIC board members – David Beyer, director of risk management at Alaska Airlines and the current chair of HCIC, Elaine Ziemba, CRO and SVP for Stanford Medicine, and Matt Reece, CFO of Webcor,
GCP Short: Analysing cancer claims data to inform programme design
This GCP Shot, produced in partnership with MAXIS Global Benefits Network, features Nicola Fordham, Chief Solutions Officer at MAXIS, and her colleague Dr Leena Johns, Chief Health & Wellness Officer at the Network.
One of the benefits we often discuss regarding reinsuring EB through a captive is the availability of claims data, but what exactly can be done with it? The Network has been tracki
GCP #113: The Asian Captive Market and ACC 2024
In episode 113 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Luke shares a report from his recent visit to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, where he attended the Asian Captive Conference 2024.
01:18 - 09:09: Steve Tunstall and Kelvin Wu from the recently launched Captive Insurance Association Singapore (CIAS) discuss the ams of the association and their priorities for capti
GCP #112: Abu Dhabi's captive potential
In episode 112 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Richard had the pleasure of visiting Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, to moderate a couple of panels at Aon’s Captive Masterclass in the city and speak to a range of stakeholders and captive owners in the region.
Richard recorded several interviews with new guests to shed light on a relatively new, b
GCP Short: The captive role in energy transition
This GCP Short, produced in partnership with AXA XL, focuses on the energy transition, the insurance challenges concerned and the role for captives to support their parents.
Richard is joined by Owen Williams, Global Program and Captives Regional Director for the UK at AXA XL, and Vicky Roberts-Mills, Global Head of Energy Transition at the insurer, in an engaging 14 minute discussion.
They discus
GCP #111: Tibor Boettcher on the Volkswagen captive
In GCP #111, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Richard is joined by Tibor Boettcher, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Volkswagen Insurance Company DAC, domiciled in Dublin, Ireland.
Tibor has a long history with the Volkswagen group, but has
been in the captive role since January 2023.
Over the course of a 20 minute discussion, Tibor explains the role of the Volksw
GCP Short: HDI's UK and US developments
This GCP Short, produced in partnership with HDI Global, checks in with the HDI Global team to find out how their expansion into the UK and US captive fronting markets is progressing.
Oliver Davies, recently promoted to chief distribution officer for the UK & Ireland, tells us about HDI’s captive growth plans on this side of the pond and what parts of the market they are targeting.
Jason Tyng,
GCP #110: Interviews and round up from VCIA 2024
In episode 110 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Senior Reporter Luke Harrison brings a series of interviews from the Vermont Captive Insurance Associaton (VCIA) conference that was held in Burlington, Vermont in August.
01.11 - 16.48: Christine Brown, Director of Captive Insurance at the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, discusses the latest acti
GCP Short: Risk, benefits collaboration for successful EB programmes
This GCP Short, produced in partnership with MAXIS Global Benefits Network, is all about the importance of collaboration between HR and risk and insurance teams when implementing a captive employee benefits programme.
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GCP #109: Should captive boards have bespoke D&O cover?
In episode 109 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Richard visits the offices of Spring Insure in Guernsey.
Spring Insure is a managing general agent focused on the offshore financial centre market and specialising in D&O.
CEO Nigel Brand and board member Malcolm Cutts-Watson discuss the current attitude and approach towards D&O insurance by captive b
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