In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Alvarez &Marsal, we spotlight new arrivals Paul Phillips and Mikhail Raybsteyn as they build out a global insurance and captive tax practice at the firm.

The duo, formerly of EY, arrived at A&M at the start of April with Paul and Mike both appointed managing directors based in Dallas and New York respectively.

In a 20-minute discussion, they outline why they have madethe move to start a new global captive and insurance tax practice, their priorities for building a broader captive offering at A&M and observations on recent market events such as another 831(b) ruling against the IRS and Maryland’s announcement to conduct a captive market study.

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In this Captive Owner Spotlight episode, produced in partnership with Spring Consulting, an Alera Group Company, we feature the CICA 2026 Outstanding Captive Award winner - Xenia Assurance Company, Inc, owned by Hyatt Hotels Corporation.

Richard sat down with Jennifer Pack, Vice President of Global Risk Management at Hyatt, and Friend of the Podcast PrabalLakhanpal, of Spring, at the CICA International Conference in March to hear all about the Hyatt captive evolution since its inception in Arizona in 2013.

In this discussion, Jennifer explains how the captive has expanded over the past 13 years, has supported the group across a range of areas, particularly on employee benefits, and what new activities it is considering in the future.

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In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with HDI Global, and discussing the importance of developing long term relationships and attracting, retaining and developing new talent in the captive market.

Joining Richard for a conversation recorded at the CICA International Conference in March is Jason Tyng, Vice President of the US Captive Solutions Group at HDI, and Brooke Arundel, Captive Underwriter at the insurer.

Jason and Brooke discuss HDI’s development in the United States over the past three years, how they have developed long term relationships with fronting clients and the benefits that brings, and how Brooke has gone from intern to full-time team member, fully committed to the captive market.

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In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with the Vermont Captive Insurance Association, we preview the VCIA annual conference that this year takes place in Burlington from August 11th to 13th.

Joining Richard to discuss what delegates can expect from a revamped conference are Ian Davis, president of the VCIA, and Aon’s Elizabeth Steinmann, who is conference chair for 2026.

The VCIA early bird rates end June 30th and it was announced just last week that former Disney innovator Duncan Wardle will keynote on the Thursday.

Link to the general conference info page and VCIA agenda.

In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with Spring Consulting, an Alera Group Company, we bring you an in-depth captive case study on Life Time, Inc.

Life Time is a publicly listed chain of health clubs, which has owned a captive in Vermont since 2017.

In this episode Joshua Reding, Vice President of Risk Management, explains the captive’s original rationale for formation, how it evolves to serve a growing company and the more recent addition of medical stop loss.

Josh is also joined by TJ Scherer, Vice President at Spring, and Peter Johnson, Chief P&C Actuary at Spring, to discuss some of the important steps required in bringing internal stakeholders along, as well as the diversification benefits of a multi-line captive and the addition of medical stop loss.

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In this GCP Short, produced in partnership with the State ofVermont, Richard features the State's new generation of captive leaders.

In August 2025, it was announced that Ian Davis was taking over as the president of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA), and in January this year it was confirmed Christine Brown was succeeding Sandy Bigglestone full time as the deputy commissioner of captive insurance at Vermont’s Department of Financial Regulation.

In a 24-minute discussion, Ian and Christine discuss their plans and priorities in their respective roles, the importance and valueof succession planning, and latest growth and developments in the Vermont captive domicile.

In episode 133 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by theEY Global Captive Network, Richard brings listeners two conversations recorded at the CICA International Conference that took place from 8 – 10 March in Desert Spring, California.

Dan Towle, President of CICA, was speaking on the eve of the conference and shares what is in store for delegates and some of the key priorities for the Association.

We then hear from three more senior leaders, who join Richard and Dan, to share broader perspectives from around the world on the areas of common challenge and opportunities across regions and where we could see more collaboration between associations.

The three additional guests are Udo Kappes, Chairman of the European Captive Insurance and Reinsurance Association (ECIROA), Franck Baron, Chairman of the Pan Asian Risk and Insurance Management Association (PARIMA) and President of the International Federation of Risk and Insurance Management Associations (IFRIMA), and Julia Graham, who at the time ofrecording was the outgoing CEO of Airmic, the UK’s risk and insurance management association and formally left her role at the end of March.

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In this episode of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by the EY Global Captive Network, Brady Young, Founder & CEO of Strategic Risk Solutions, is the latest guest in our series of exclusive Captive Leaders interviews.

In a 35-minute discussion, Brady reflects on almost 25 years of running the largest independent insurance manager in the world, explains the origins of SRS from its early days as part of FM Global and Credit Suisse and its growth, particularly in recent years with expansion into Europe, the launch of MGU SRS Altitude and acquisitions of businesses such as group captive experts Garnet.

He also explains the impact of the private equity investment received by SRS in 2023, advice for new independent start-ups in the captive market and plans for the future.