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Sustainability: the changing climate of risk
View our 15-minute web-TV
briefing which looks at
climate change risk and why it has become essential that businesses start to
assess the potential impact of measured changes in our environment on
operational efficiency, revenues and costs. Marsh experts highlight the direct
and indirect effects of climate change to businesses, pre loss and post loss
considerations, and actions companies should take to reduce the risk to their
business.
Trends and Performance — 2011 Captive Benchmarking Report
2011 Captive Benchmarking examines the financial performance and other trends of captives from 2007 to 2010—a time of unprecedented economic challenges. The report finds that although the number of active captives has remained relatively consistent, aggregate premium levels increased substantially across all geographies and most industry sectors. Organizations have taken action over the last few years to strengthen the financial position of their captive insurance company operations. Likewise, the level of captive owners' equity also increased despite lower investment returns, an indication that owners did not deplete capital during the economic downturn. The report focuses on activities of more than 750 captive insurance company clients of Marsh—primarily single-parent captives—based on figures as of December 2010.
Since 2007, captives' claims reserves have generally increased, but especially in those owned by financial institutions. This appears to reflect the increase in claims arising from the global financial crisis.
The report can be accessed on our new marsh.com site by clicking here.
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