GCP #27
12 - 04 - 2020
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In Episode 27 of the Global Captive Podcast, supported by legacy specialists R&Q, Richard is joined by guest co-host Farah Jaafar-Crossby, Chief Executive Officer, Labuan International Business and Financial Centre, Malaysia.
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Farah discusses how the Labuan regulator has had to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, growth in the captive domicile in 2019 and the Asian captive market.
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In the interview, Farah mentions the regulatory relief put in place by Labuan light of the pandemic. You can find more information here: www.labuanibfc.com/resource-centre…sed-by-covid-19
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The captive owner interview is with Franck Baron, Group Deputy Director Risk Management & Insurance at International SOS, and Chairman of PARIMA, Asia's risk and insurance management association. Franck highlights how International SOS has had to respond to COVID-19 and how its captive has been utilised in a hardening market, as well as explaining why captives are still struggling to become mainstream in the region.
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There is also a short highlight from the latest COVID-19 special episode of the Global Captive Podcast, featuring Willis Towers Watson's Mark Cook on how the pandemic is affecting international employee benefits programmes.
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