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Captive Update: News of the Alternative Risk Markets

Market Segment Report: Latin American Reinsurance Market Resilient With Sustained Growth Amid a Prolonged Soft Cycle
Date: September 9, 2026
Market Segment Report: Reinsurance Solutions Becoming More Viable for Health Insurers
Date: September 8, 2026
Market Segment Report: Casualty Sidecars Transfer the Risk, But Not Always the Tail
Date: September 3, 2026
Market Segment Report: Global Reinsurance at an Inflection Point: Can Discipline Survive the Temptation of Record Capital?
Date: September 2, 2026
Market Segment Report: US & Bermuda Reinsurers Maintain Strong Performance Despite Softening Market
Date: August 31, 2026
Commentary: UK Plans for a New Flexible and Competitive Captive Insurance Regime Take Shape
Date: August 25, 2026
Market Segment Report: World’s 50 Largest Reinsurers
Date: August 17, 2026
Market Segment Report: Reinsurance Capital Reaches New Highs as Risk Budgets Decline
Date: August 14, 2026
Market Segment Report: Reinsurers’ Returns Exceed Cost of Capital Despite Softening Market
Date: August 12, 2026
Market Segment Report: Global Reinsurance at an Inflection Point: Can Discipline Survive the Temptation of Record Capital?
Date: August 10, 2026
Market Segment Report: Rated Captives Continue to Demonstrate Financial Stability in an Evolving Risk Landscape
Date: July 30, 2026
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Global Cyber Insurance
Date: July 14, 2026
Market Segment Report: Market Segment Outlook: Philippines Non-Life Insurance
Date: May 29, 2026
Commentary: Prolonged Middle East Conflict Will Test Global Market Resilience of (Re)Insurers
Date: March 12, 2026
Market Segment Report: P&I Clubs: Strong Investment Returns Support Growth in Free Reserves but Underwriting Performance Remains a Challenge
Date: February 10, 2026
Commentary: Relaxed Discount Rate Lowers Capital Pressures, Elevates ALM Significance for South Korean Non-Life Insurers
Date: December 15, 2025
Market Segment Report: Rated European Captives Continue to Demonstrate Stability in a Volatile Risk Landscape
Date: November 12, 2025
Market Segment Report: Profitable Results for US Property/Casualty Mutuals as Rate Adequacy Improves
Date: September 25, 2025