In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with HDI Global, Richard discusses supply chain risk and how captives can play a role in risk financing.

Dan Sammons, Captive Manager for HDI in the UK and Ireland, and Kate Sutcliffe, Chief Underwriting Officer for Short Tail business in the same region, explain why supply chain is a challenging area for clients and insurers, and how an insured’s captive can play an important role in facilitating a broader risk financing approach.

For the latest news, data-driven analysis and thought leadership on the global captive landscape, visit Captive Intelligence and sign up to our twice-weekly newsletter.

In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Aon, we discuss utilising captives in a soft insurance market.

Captive formations surged in the period 2019 to 2024 when the tough commercial market was at its hardest. But according to formations tracked by Ci DataHub this year, 2025 is keeping on track for another bumper year of new captive formations.

Captives may not be wholly market cycle dependent, but how they are utilised in soft and hard markets can differ and insurance buyers can benefit from a nimble and flexible approach to how they deploy their captive.

Joining Richard for a conversation on how to get the most from a captive in a soft market is Jay Curtis, Director of EnterpriseClient Captive Solutions in the Americas for Aon, Diane Hanson, Managing Director & Head of Aon’s Vermont Captive Management Office, and Michelle D'Amico, Associate Director of Aon Risk Finance & Captive Consulting.

For the latest news, data-driven analysis and thought leadership on the global captive market visit Captive Intelligence and sign up to our twice-weekly newsletter.

In episode 126 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Richard is joined by CICA President Dan Towle, while Senior Reporter Luke hosts a discussion with 831(b) captive owner Drake Plastics Ltd and Dustin Carlson, President of SRA 831(b) Admin.

02:11 - 14:24: CICA President Dan Towle explains why he is confident the UK can become a successful captive domicile, the Association's growing involvement in the UK and European markets and plans for the CICA International Conference, held in Palm Desert, California from March 8 - 10, 2026.

Further reading from Captive Intelligence:

UK has all the tools for captive success, but proportionality “key ingredient”

Captives Coming Home? … What DataHub tells us about UK-owned captives

16:06 - 31:40: Luke interviews Dustin Carlson, President of SRA 831(b) Admin, and Steven Quance, President of Drake Plastics Ltd, to explain how micro-captives are valuable risk financing and management tools, and why they are pushing back through the courts against what they see as regulatory overreach by the Internal Revenue Service in the United States.

Further reading from Captive Intelligence:

Drake Plastics files second lawsuit against IRS concerning 831(b) captives

IRS finalises 831(b) regulations, concedes on loss ratio criticism

For the latest news, data-driven analysis and thought leadership on the global captive market, visit Captive Intelligence and sign up to our twice-weekly newsletter.