The UK captive market is close to “saturation point”, according to a new study.
Research by Aon said the use of captives by large companies in the UK was extremely common. Of those surveyed, 79% held a captive at parent level, it said.
On a global scale, however, the captive market remains underdeveloped. Over half (53%) of all the surveyed companies did not currently own a captive, according to the research.
But while many of the com-panies featured in the survey do not own any captives, some of them own more than one. The average take-up rate was 1.5 captives per company.
Bermuda remains the most preferred domicile, although the report found strong growth in US domiciles, particularly Vermont.
The figures were drawn from a list of 1,500 global com-panies (chosen by Aon), which focused on the largest and most complex firms.
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