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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Episode 128 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, was recorded at the 2025 Cayman Captive Forum by our senior reporter Luke Harrison.

Produced in partnership with IMAC, Luke spoke to a cross section of the Cayman captive market, as well as captive owners and international consultants.

01:32 - 05:50: Jenny Pooley, Managing Director and Chief Executive at SRS Cayman, discusses the jurisdiction’s segregated portfolio companies (SPCs) and portfolio insurance companies (PICs).

05:55 - 14:03: Nick Hentges, CEO and Principal at CaptiveResources, shares insight on trends and growth in group captives.

14:16 - 19:55: Julie Patel, Americas Captive Consulting Leader at Marsh Captive Solutions, provides a general overview of why Cayman remains a leading domicile option.

19:58 - 26:46: Julie Robertson, partner at Honigman and head of the firm’s captive insurance practice, and Cathy Treen, Chief Risk Officer at Indiana University Health, a captive owner in Cayman, explain why the jurisdiction is so appealing to healthcare organisations.

26:51 - 33:18: Yohann Regnard, Managing Director at Artex Cayman, discusses insurance-linked securities trends in the Cayman Islands.

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In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with W1M, Richard is first joined by Chris Dalziel, Head of Insurance Solutions at the firm.

Chris shares his views on how the UK could potentially stand out as a domicile option in how it permits capital to be used and allowable investments, and also brings us up to speed on the newly rebranded W1M and its work with captives.

In the second half of the episode, Executive Director Shadrack Kwasa provides the latest quarterly investments update in conversation with Oliver Murray, Senior Portfolio Manager within the Institutional Team at W1M.

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In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with the State of Utah and the Utah Captive Insurance Association, we share with our listeners more information on one of the largest captive domiciles in the United States.

In a 25 minute conversation, Richard is joined by Travis Wegkamp, Director of Captive Insurance in the State, Jim LeRoy, President of the Utah Captive Insurance Association, Bryan Ridgway, Managing Partner and COO of CIC Services, LLC, and Tom Massey, President of Nelnet Insurance Services, a Utah-domiciled captive.

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This GCP Short, produced in partnership with the State of Vermont, shares a recent case study of a sponsored captive formed to provide additional capacity for renewable energy projects in the United States.

Richard is joined by Amy Antczak, Chief Operating Officer andCo-Founder of GreenieRE, who tells us about the GreenieRE Coalition, the insurance challenge it faced and how it is using public and private funds, through the utilisation of a Vermont cell company, to support MGAs and renewable infrastructure projects and startups.

We also hear from Christine Brown, Director of Captive Insurance at the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, who explains why the State saw the project as a good fit for a sponsored captive structure and the process involved in getting it licensed.

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This GCP Short, produced in partnership with ZurichCommercial Insurance, is all about combining the insurer’s multinational network with captive fronting.

In a 20-minute discussion, recorded at the European Captive Forum in Luxembourg in November, Richard is joined by Dr. Carin Gantenbein, Global Head of Network Management at Zurich Multinational, and Joshua Nyaberi, Head of Captive Fronting.

Carin and Josh discuss how a multinational network is leveraged to support and implement multinational programmes, trends in captive fronting and the nuances concerning Financial Interest Clauses (FINC) and pure, 100% fronting.

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