Conferences, Webinars, and Events

The 2021 Bermuda Captive Conference will be held virtually on June 14 and 15 under the theme "Resilience." The conference will explore how risk managers and major corporations have adapted to the demands the pandemic imposed as well as the changes the pandemic brought to the world. Read More

While many organizations' rush to form captive insurance companies in response to the hardening market might make it seem that often captives aren't formed until a crisis occurs, many times the crisis gives a final nudge to a captive already in the works. Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic might have slowed the growth of captive insurance in 2020, but use of existing captives has expanded as owners respond to the pandemic and the hardening commercial insurance market. As insurance buyers face higher premiums and coverage unavailability in the commercial market, they're looking for alternatives. Read More

Captive insurance has evolved over the past 30 years with an expansion of the types of parents forming captives and greater choice of domiciles. Today, captive insurance companies are writing a broad variety of risks in captives as they deal with emerging exposures and a hardening commercial market. Read More

Continuing hardening in the commercial insurance market is creating "chaotic" conditions for some captive insurance companies as they seek reinsurance or fronting insurance, according to some experts. "It's fairly chaotic. It's a very hard market," Michael Woodroffe, president of Kirkway International, said during Business Insurance's 2021 World Captive Forum. Read More