In GCP #111, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Richard is joined by Tibor Boettcher, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Volkswagen Insurance Company DAC, domiciled in Dublin, Ireland.

Tibor has a long history with the Volkswagen group, but has been in the captive role since January 2023.

Over the course of a 20 minute discussion, Tibor explains the role of the Volkswagen captive, its position in various risk financing progammes, why they recently moved from two to one captive and his experience of Ireland as a captive domicile.

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This GCP Short, produced in partnership with HDI Global, checks in with the HDI Global team to find out how their expansion into the UK and US captive fronting markets is progressing.

Oliver Davies, recently promoted to chief distribution officer for the UK & Ireland, tells us about HDI’s captive growth plans on this side of the pond and what parts of the market they are targeting.

Jason Tyng, vice president of US captive solutions group at HDI, updates listeners about the latest growth and next steps for the industrial insurer in the United States.

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In episode 110 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Senior Reporter Luke Harrison brings a series of interviews from the Vermont Captive Insurance Associaton (VCIA) conference that was held in Burlington, Vermont in August.

01.11 - 16.48: Christine Brown, Director of Captive Insurance at the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, discusses the latest activity in the State and at the department.

17.13 - 24.45: Colin Donovan, president of STICO Mutual Insurance Company, RRG, provides an update on activities and objectives at the risk retention group.

25.14 - 31.09: Luke shares brief catch ups with Hylant’s Claire Richardson, John James and Scott Mildrum of Performa, Ian Davis at M&T Bank, EY’s Mikhail Raybshteyn, Karen Hsi, of the Univesity of California, and Brown & Brown’s Mat Robinson.

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