18 February 2016Actuarial & underwriting

VCIA to hold captive exam webinar


The Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) is running a webinar about how to take a successful captive exam next month.

The webinar, How to Ace Your Next Captive Exam, will be held on March 17 from 2pm-3pm (Eastern Time).

The session will provide an overview of financial regulation, explain how various components tie in to the examination process, and discuss details of each phase of a captive exam, including common pitfalls and best practices.

Vermont’s director of captive exams will also provide insight into the regulator’s perspective, while captive managers who have been through the process will provide industry accounts.

Panelists at the webinar will be Kevin Cote, vice president, Beecher Carlson Insurance Services, Dan Petterson, director of captive examinations, Department of Financial Regulation, State of Vermont and Christopher Plumpton, senior account manager, Strategic Risk Solutions Vermont, and moderating the event will be Richard Smith, president, VCIA.

The registration deadline for the webinar is March 16, 2016.