Captives are becoming a more strategic tool for risk managers as gaps in traditional insurance cover widen and businesses look for new ways to finance emerging risks.
Captives are no longer just filling gaps left by the traditional market. At Airmic’s Captives Forum in London, speakers argued they are becoming strategic tools for understanding emerging risks, generating usable data and shaping the next wave of insurance solutions.
The EU’s Digital Omnibus promises much-needed simplification of data, AI and cyber rules, with a single entry point for reporting incidents. But gaps around CRA and AI Act reporting could dilute its impact, says FERMA’s Adrien Boudet.
As FERMA president, Philippe Cotelle is leaving ego at the door. For him, this role is about bringing together member associations and what they can achieve through trust and community. His focus – developing a consistent voice and a strategic position to build on.
The stakes are high as AtkinsRéalis’ Tyn Van Amelsfoort navigates global security in a world of escalating threats. Luckily, he is fluent in translating complex risk data into the decisionmakers’ language, ensuring strategies can meet every new crisis.
Sessions across the conference examined how Asian organisations are adapting their risk strategies, from AI governance and parametric innovation to climate-driven disruption and new geopolitical realities.
The risk management society has outlined four federal policy priorities for 2026, highlighting litigation funding transparency, terrorism insurance renewal and flood programme reform as key areas of focus.
Risk management salaries across North America have risen sharply, with senior roles seeing the strongest gains as organisations place greater strategic value on risk leadership, according to new data from the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS).