Global Captive Podcast

In episode 36 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by guest co-host Laurent Nihoul, Group Head of Insurance at steel and mining giant ArcelorMittal. Laurent is also FERMA board member and takes the lead on many of their captive projects.

Laurent discusses ArcelorMittal's insurance and captive strategy, and FERMA's latest activities regarding Solvency II and the OECD's BESP initiatives.

There is also a captive owner interview with Mary Ellen Moriarty, Vice President for Property & Casualty at EIIA in Chicago. EIIA owns an association captive and RRG in Vermont.

In the second half of the episode Angus Rhodes, Global Product Manager, and David Thomas, Director at Ventiv Technology, discuss how analytics and data can increasingly be used to the insurance buyers advantage.

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In our latest GCP Short, in collaboration with the State of Vermont, three expert speakers discuss how to work effectively with your captive regulator and the benefits it brings.

Richard is joined by:

David Provost, Deputy Commissioner for Captive Insurance at the State of Vermont’s Department of Financial Regulation.

Heather McClure, Chief Risk Officer at OU Medicine, the academic health system affiliated with the University of Oklahoma, And the chief legal officer of its captive insuring the physicians and hospital entities.

Deyna Feng, Director of Captive Programmes at Fortune 500 engine giants Cummins.

To learn more about the State of Vermont and hear previous episodes featuring Dave Provost and his colleagues, visit their GCP page: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/state-of-vermont

To hear more about the University of Oklahoma's captive operations, listen to GCP #4 here: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/gcp04

To hear more about Cummins' captive, listen to GCP #7 here: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/gcp07

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In episode 35 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard's guest co-host is Ward Ching, Managing Director for Global Risk Consulting in the Western Region for Aon.

Ward discusses his concept Next Gen Risk Financing and why he believes a fundamental change is needed in the way risk is traded. Captives, of course, will play a central role.

Richard also welcomes Colin Donovan, President of STICO Mutual Insurance Risk Retention Group, and Scott Mildrum, Economic & Macro Strategist at Performa. Richard, Colin and Scott will be presenting a panel on The Economic Landscape and Your Captive Investment Portfolio at the VCIA annual conference on the 11th August and they provide a short preview.

For more information and to register for VCIA, follow this link: https://www.vcia.com/Events/AnnualConference/OverviewofConference/tabid/186/Default.aspx

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In this bonus GCP Short, Richard and an expert team of speakers discuss the growing safety challenges concerning global motor fleets and how a captive can help encourage a cultural shift in risk management.

In the following order, Richard is joined by:

Lisa Willenegger, Head of Casualty Commercial Insurance at Zurich Insurance Company

David Cliff, CEO of the Global Road Safety Partnership

Andrew Bradley, former risk manager at Nestle

Jim Noble, Senior Vice President - Risk Engineering at eDriving

Paul Wöhrmann, Head of Captive Services for Europe, Middle-East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America at Zurich

The diverse panel discuss the state of the motor insurance market, the concerning trends in motor safety, how to encourage greater fleet risk management and why a captive can play a central role.

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In this GCP Short, produced in collaboration with Friends of the Podcast Morris, Manning and Martin LLP, Richard is joined by Joe Holahan, an attorney with Morris, Manning and Martin, and Pete Kranz, Captive Practice Leader at Beecher Carlson.

The trio discuss the different types of cell captives, why and by who they are utilised, how they are managed, good governance, and the important legal considerations concerning the segregation of assets and liabilities.

For more information on Morris, Manning & Martin, visit their GCP page: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/mmm

Joseph T. Holahan is Of Counsel in the firm’s Insurance and Reinsurance Practice and a member of the firm’s Privacy and Data Security Practice. Mr. Holahan advises insurers, reinsurers, producers and third party administrators on a variety of legal matters, including all aspects of regulatory compliance. He has extensive experience in the development and maintenance of captive insurance programs, including formation, licensing, regulation and corporate governance. His experience also includes assisting insurers with mergers and acquisitions; corporate restructuring; assumption reinsurance; portfolio transfers and other transactions.

Pete Kranz is the leader of Beecher Carlson’s Captive Practice, an integral piece of the Risk Optimization Group, across 20 domiciles throughout North America. Beecher Carlson is among the world’s largest captive managers by number of entities managed, captive premium volume and is one of the most awarded captive managers in the industry as recognized by Captive Review’s Annual Captive Service Awards. In 2018, Pete was named by Captive Review, a leading industry publication, as one of eight “One’s to Watch” and was a 2020 Risk & Insurance Power Broker for Captives!

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In episode 34 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard's guest co-host is Laura Langone, Head of Insurance Operations at Airbnb and President of the RIMS board of directors.

Laura discusses her experience with captives, the hardening market and RIMS' position on the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act currently progressing through Congress.

The captive owner interview is with Andrew Falk, Senior Vice President of Asset Management at SL Green Realty, a Manhattan-based real estate investment trust with captives in New York and Vermont.

We also have the second quarter investments update from London & Capital, featuring Shadrack Kwasa, Executive Director, and Sanjay Joshi, Head of Fixed Income.

For more information on the London & Capital captive team visit their GCP page: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/londonandcapital

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In this latest GCP Short, produced in collaboration with Friends of the Podcast Beecher Carlson, Richard discusses defining risk appetite in a hardening market.

The three guests are Michael Laperche, Vice President of Risk Management at PRIDE Industries, Courtney Claflin, Executive Director of Captive Programs at the University of California, and Jason Flaxbeard, Senior Managing Director at Beecher Carlson (full biographies below).

For more information on Beecher Carlson's captive practice, visit: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/beecher-carlson

Jason Flaxbeard

Jason is the Chair of Beecher Carlson’s alternative risk operations within the US, Bermuda and Cayman Islands. He has over 20 years of experience in the captive insurance industry and over 20 years in the accounting industry. He joined Beecher Carlson as a client executive in 2001. Jason is a graduate of Bath University, England, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. He is also an Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter. He is a frequent speaker at RIMS, CICA, HCIC, WCF and has spoken at VCIA and European Captive Forum. He is a faculty member at ICCIE.

Courtney Claflin

In his role at UC, Courtney directs Fiat Lux Risk and Insurance Company, a single parent captive, UC Health RRG, A Reciprocal Risk Retention Group, Eureka Insurance Company PCC, an incorporated cell captive structure and Eureka One IC, an incorporated cell captive insurance company.

As executive director, his role is the development, implementation and management of the captives and all captive activities. This includes strategic planning and management of current captive programs and the formulation and development of new risk financing strategies utilizing captive insurance arrangements.

Michael Laperche

As vice president of risk management, Michael Laperche is responsible for the effective management of uncertainty in PRIDE Industries’ operations across 15 States. Minimizing downside outcomes and enabling upside opportunities is the goal of the enterprise risk management system at PRIDE. Central to the strategy is the work Laperche led in the formation of Social Enterprise Assurance Co, LLC (SEAssure), a captive insurance company operating by and for PRIDE Industries. The creation of SEAssure means PRIDE is better prepared for the risk of new contracts and will have more flexibility for PRIDE’s continuing growth.

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In episode 33 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by guest co-host Anne Marie Towle, Global Captive Solutions Leader at Hylant.

Anne Marie reflects on a busy first 10 months in the role, where new interest in captives is coming from and Hylant's ambitions for captive expansion.

We hear from captive owners Courtney Claflin, of University of California, and Mike Laperche, of PRIDE Industries, in a sneak peak of next week's GCP Short with Friend of the Podcast Jason Flaxbeard, of Beecher Carlson. The full episode will be released on 12 July.

Cassie Bachman, Managing Director of Compliance at Elevate Captives, sheds some light on the government's latest action in its investigation of micro-captives with its Summons issued to the Delaware Department of Insurance on 19 June.

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In this latest GCP Short with Friend of the Podcast Walkers global law firm, Richard is joined by Kate Storey, Guernsey-based Parter at Walkers, and Mike Pickard, a Senior Manager with Aon Guernsey.

Richard, Kate and Mike discuss how the jurisdiction is well placed to facilitate innovation and collaboration between the captive, ILS and longevity markets, and why this might be of interest and value to captive owners.

For more information on Walkers, visit their GCP page: https://www.globalcaptivepodcast.com/walkers

Kate Storey, Partner, Walkers

Kate Storey joined Walkers' Guernsey office in 2018, where she is a partner in the Investment Funds and Corporate Group. Kate specialises in investment fund structuring and finance, equity fundraising and listings, mergers and acquisitions and group reorganisations. She is also a prominent Guernsey insurance expert, having advised on the Guernsey legal aspects for most of the pension scheme longevity swaps which have executed in Guernsey, as well as major insurance linked securities transactions.

Mike Pickard, Senior Manager, Aon Guernsey

Mike has worked at Aon Guernsey for six years and is responsible for management of White Rock entities for clients in Guernsey, both for insurance linked securities and traditional captive arrangements. He leads Aon Guernsey's business development for captive, cellular and insurance linked securities business.

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In episode 32 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by the new Head of the Willis Towers Watson Global Captive Practice, Peter Carter. Peter discusses a busy first six months at the helm and his background.

The captive owner interview is with Jim Leimkuhler, CEO of Progressive Produce in Los Angeles. Progressive Produce is a member of the Cayman-domiciled group captive Raffles Insurance and Jim explains how his organisation has benefited widely from a 16 year membership.

Richard is also joined by Amy Evans, Kara Tencellent and Sandy Bigglestone from CICA's Amplify Women task force to discuss the initiative and its objectives and progress since its launch in 2019.

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