The Cayman Islands is positioning itself as a leading global reinsurance hub through regulatory evolution, private capital integration, and technological advancement. How is CIMA's principles-based framework adapting to emerging challenges like artificial intelligence, climate risk, and cross-border complexity while pursuing Qualified Jurisdiction status for enhanced US market access?

In recent years, the Cayman Islands has garnered significant attention as a burgeoning hub for offshore reinsurance and insurance ("re/insurance").

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) set out its approach to group (or consolidated) supervision in a November 2023 regulatory policy update (the Regulatory Policy).

As Cayman's captive insurance and nascent reinsurance, international insurance and life and annuity industry continues to evolve to meet the growing challenge of competition from onshore domiciles and continued soft market conditions,

The Cayman Islands is already well-established as an insurance jurisdiction, with 770 insurance licensees conducting business under the supervision of the Cayman Islands Monetary...

In light of the influx of life & annuity reinsurers on-island, we thought it useful to provide a refresher on the role of the appointed actuary and peer reviewing actuary ("PRA")...

The significant growth in life & annuity reinsurance in the Cayman Islands has showed no signs of slowing in the past few years and a material ingredient of this growth...

Since our Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Regime Alert in May 2017, the Cayman Islands Government has amended the beneficial ownership regime under the Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Law, 2017 ...

The Cayman Islands government has announced its intention to pursue Qualified Jurisdiction status under the US National Association of Insurance Commissioners framework, a move that could fundamentally reshape the jurisdiction's position in the global reinsurance market. This development carries significant regulatory, reputational, and commercial implications for Cayman's growing offshore reinsurance sector and its relationship with US insurance markets. The application process represents years of legislat

Continued growth in the industry, confidence in the jurisdiction, and economic substance factors have seen a number of leading reinsurers establish or expand their physical presence in the Cayman Islands over the past year.

Tokenised risk financing is revolutionising the insurance industry by using blockchain technology to represent insurance risks as digital tokens that can be traded by investors. This digital transformation promises to make capital markets more accessible, improve liquidity, and reduce friction in transferring risk, though regulatory frameworks and industry standards are still evolving to accommodate this innovation.

A very warm welcome to our fourth issue of Conyers Coverage. This issue focuses on the evolution of the Cayman Islands insurance industry.

The Cayman Islands has become a hub for financial reinsurance and captive entities. These entities often write or reinsure traditional property and casualty risks emanating from various underlying businesses.

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority has released its 2026 Thematic Review examining compliance practices at Class B(iii) and Class D licensed reinsurers, revealing that corporate governance weaknesses represent 68% of all findings.

The longer and further that COVID-19 spreads, the more likely it is that there will be disputes as to whether or not COVID19 related losses can be aggregated by (re)insureds for the purpose...

Premier and Minister for Financial Services and Commerce, the Hon. André Ebanks has completed an active series of international and local engagements...

Happy New Year and a very warm welcome to our sixth issue of Conyers Coverage.

Long known as a leading captive insurance domicile, the Cayman Islands has significantly grown its role as a hub for reinsurance.

The Cayman Islands has recently experienced tremendous growth in the financial reinsurance ("FinRe") sector.

A very warm welcome to our fifth issue of Conyers Coverage.