In this episode of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Richard brings the second instalment in our Captive Leaders Series.

In a candid, 30-minute discussion with Ciarán Healy, Global Captives Leader within Aon’s Commercial Risk Solutions, they address his vision and priorities for the Aon captive business, the growing opportunity for third party capital to enter captives and the age-old ‘independent’ versus broker-owned management debate.

Check out the first Captive Leaders episode with Yves Betz, Head of Multinational Solutions at AXA XL, here.

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This is the first episode of our new Captive Leaders Series, supported by the EY Global Captive Network and hosted by Richard Cutcher.

In a 25-minute discussion Yves Betz, Head of Multinational Solutions at AXA XL, addresses a range of topics, including the evolving attitude of the commercial market towards captives, the increasing capital and capacity attracted to captive reinsurance and ART solutions, and the growing role of China in the captive marketplace.

One Captive Leader interview will be released each month, with Aon's Global Captive Leader Ciarán Healy up next.

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In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with MARSH, we explore the growth areas of international employee benefits and medical stop loss in captives.

Joining me for a 24 minute discussion, and bringing together the diverse expertise at Marsh, are:

• Donna Weber is Pooling & Cell Facilities Leader, Captive Solutions at Marsh
• Steven McNair is Senior International Consultant at Mercer
• Gary Bischel, Managing Director of the Healthcare and Life Specialty Practice at Guy Carpenter
• Chris Carlson, Senior Principal of Actuarial Consulting in the Health Practice at Oliver Wyman

Donna, Steven, Gary and Chris discuss why we are seeing such strong uptake in both international employee benefits and medical stop loss as captive strategies, the steps required to put these programmes in place and the role of cell structures.

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In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with IPT specialists TMF Group, Richard is joined by Christophe Bourdaire.

As captives write business around the world, particularly when on a direct basis, they have to be mindful of complex and often changing local taxes and levies in each territory that they are active.

Thankfully, there are specialists on hand that make it their business to know how to navigate and comply with these niche and sometimes confusing compliance tests.

In a 15-minute conversation, TMF's Christophe updates listeners on some of the recent changes, additions and removals of local taxes and levies that are relevant to international insurance programmes and captives.

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In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Jeometri Insurance Managers in Guernsey, we focus on tokenisation in insurance and its potential application by captives and other vehicles.

The tokenisation of insurance assets is a hot topic withinthe insurance and capital markets and what it could mean for how insurers raise capital, manage risk and operate.

Richard is joined in conversation by Darren Wadley, managingdirector of Jeometri, with 27 year’s experience in offshore financial services. Darren was involved in one of the landmark tokenisation projects, the first tokenisation of capital within Guernsey’s regulatory framework, through his role as a fiduciary director working with Ctrl Alt.

You also hear from Aaron Slattery, client services director at Jeometri. Aaron is a chartered loss adjuster with over a decade’s experience working in insurance, including claims and captive management. He currently serves as a director on numerous insurance companies.

So we have tokenisation expertise and the insurance expertisein one conversation, which should give you listeners a good understanding on how these two areas fit together and whether tokenisation may be of interest to your insurance structures.

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Welcome to the first in our new series of Captive Owner Spotlights for 2026, supported by the EY Global Captive Network.

Over the next 12 months we will produce dedicated episodes that feature in-depth conversations with risk and insurance professionals that have a story or experience to share, concerning their own companies’ utilisation of a captive.

In this episode, we hear from Chris Greisberger, Head of Global Risk Management at Taiwanese computer hardware giant Acer.

Chris has implemented a custom Account Receivables risk insurance programme that heavily involves the captive, is supported by the commercial market and is powered by the company's own internal risk assessment of customers.

In a 35-minute discussion, Chris explains how this was achieved, the underlying logic behind the programme and why he believes more companies need to be exploring a similar solution.

We are also joined by Malcolm Cutts-Watson, one of the independent non-executive directors for Acer's Guernsey captive, and he provides his own iNED view on the programme and how it is run.

Chris is open to hearing from fellow captive owners who may want to explore or learn more about Account Receivables risk. If you would like to get in touch with him, please contact Richard by email or LinkedIn.

If you are a Captive Owner and have an innovative or unique case study to share, then do not hesitate to get in touch if you are interested in featuring in our Captive Owner Series.

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In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Zurich Insurance, we take a look at the state of the commercial cyber market and the current trends in how corporates are using their captive.

Joining Richard for a 20-minute conversation are Esme Gould, Head of Captives & ART, and Nick Pritchard, Senior Cyber Liability Underwriter, both at Zurich Insurance Company UK.

In our conversation, Nick explains how cyber insurance is evolving, the response of the market and buyers to recent high-profile loss events, and why a captive’s involvement is often viewed favourably by the carrier.

Esme explains the different ways captives take part in cyber programmes and the activity she has seen from customers.

In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with MAXIS Global Benefits Network, we take a closer look at captive employee benefits developments in the Middle East and Gulf region.

Richard is joined for a 25-minute discussion by AlexandreRizk, Director of Global Relationship Management at MAXIS, and Araxi Melkonian and Alexandra Abou Faysal, both Associate Directors of Multinational Client Relationships at MetLife Gulf.

Alex, Alexandra and Araxi discuss general captive trends in the region, how the local healthcare markets in the Gulf are influencing appetite for utilising a captive for employee benefits and the nuances on health insurance and EB in the Gulf states.

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