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Aureum Re's Cayman treasure hunt
07 May 2025The Cayman Islands is gaining the insurance world's attention as it moves to capture foreign reinsurance assets. Greg Mitchell, chief actuary at life reinsurer Aureum Re, talks to Sarfraz Thind about how the island's structures have advantaged it
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InEvo Re's CEO on marrying assets with liabilities
22 April 2025InEvo Re, the Bermudian reinsurer established by Macquarie Asset Management, recently closed its first transaction. CEO Mike White tells Sarfraz Thind why this will be a springboard for many more deals to come
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US RBC modernisation: what to expect from the capital rule review
08 April 2025US regulators have initiated a reappraisal of the Risk-Based Capital rules and how future reforms should be made. Sarfraz Thind and Christopher Cundy report
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SiriusPoint's multi-dimensional plan for tackling risk
01 April 2025Anthony Shapella, group chief underwriting officer at SiriusPoint, tells Ronan McCaughey how the Bermudian re/insurer is managing social inflation and geopolitical risk. As a former chief risk officer (CRO), he says multiple perspectives are needed to assess risk
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Bermuda and Cayman: notes from two small islands
04 March 2025Both are dream locations in which to do business and life re/insurers are flocking to the Cayman Islands and Bermuda in their droves. But what does it take to set up on an island? Anam Khan talks to Sarfraz Thind about the challenges and advantages of both
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Bermuda seeks a little help from its friends for asset intensive oversight
17 January 2025The Bermuda Monetary Authority is plugging the gaps in its toolkit for supervising the asset intensive insurance market - part of which involves calling on its international peers, as Sarfraz Thind reports
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Beneva's CEO talks sustainability, from boardroom to basement
10 January 2025Jean-François Chalifoux sat down with Joshua Geer to discuss how the Canadian insurer integrates sustainability into the business and the role of insurance in societal resilience
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Looking under the hood of Cayman Islands' life reinsurance
28 November 2024Jeremy Trader, chief actuary at Cayman Islands-based Knighthead Annuity and Life, tells Sarfraz Thind it is important to look beyond the surface when judging the jurisdiction's value
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IR&C Bermuda: CRO tips on managing interconnected risks
22 November 2024Insurers' risk functions should shift beyond traditional structures and siloed thinking - and embrace flexibility and creativity when dealing with interconnected threats, risk experts in Bermuda have advised. Ronan McCaughey reports
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A historical perspective on the challenges in America's insurance markets
14 November 2024Katherine Hempstead has written a book that unpacks the evolution of insurance in the US. She explains to Joshua Geer the role played by state and federal regulation, and how the market has been shaped by decisions taken centuries ago