It may be a good time to buy insurance in the commercial market, but the role for captives continues to expand and carriers such as Zurich embrace the partnership and value a captive can provide.
Medical stop-loss captive use has increased in recent years largely due to spiralling medical costs in the United States, and the resultant rise in commercial market rates.
Purbeck said the creation of Purbeck Re is an “exceptional development” for the MGA market and marks a significant step in the company’s long-term commitment to support UK SME owners and directors.
Esme Gould and Nick Pritchard, of Zurich Insurance Company UK, discuss the state of the commercial cyber market and the current trends in how corporates are using their captive.
Consolidation in the healthcare market has resulted in less demand from the historically popular sector, though sustained and rising interest from group captives, reinsurers, MGAs, and ILS transactions is broadening the jurisdiction’s scope and reinforcing its role as a global captive and (re)insurance hub.
Procter brings more than a decade of experience in the insurance and reinsurance sector, with a strong focus on captive structures and alternative risk vehicles.
Esme Gould and Nick Pritchard, of Zurich Insurance Company UK, discuss the state of the commercial cyber market and the current trends in how corporates are using their captive.