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Actuarial & underwriting
Captive managers should consider leveraging powerful players outside the industry, says Jim Weynand, chief revenue officer of Check-6 International. 14 November 2016
Accounting & tax analysis
Seven videos are being released by the Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA) over the next four weeks explaining what captives are and how they can be used as highly-effective self-insurance vehicles to cut costs and manage risks. 8 November 2016
Accounting & tax analysis
A group of industry and regulatory professionals from Bermuda will be heading to Toronto, Canada, later in the month to inform corporate executives about the risk management benefits of captive insurance. 7 November 2016
Analysis
The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have suggested in a notice published on November 1 that Section 831(b) transactions, or micro-captive transactions, as a Transaction of Interest (TOI). 4 November 2016
Asia analysis
Japan’s captive insurance industry remains underutilised, despite having one of the largest commercial insurance markets in the world, according to a new AM Best briefing. 3 November 2016
Law & regulation
The Delaware Captive Insurance Association (DCIA) has joined with 15 other captive associations in sending a letter to the Internal Revue Service (IRS) and US Treasury asking for guidance and clarification for recent changes made to federal policy regarding enterprise risk captives. 2 November 2016
USA analysis
Hamilton Captive Management (Hamilton Captive), an international captive insurance management company, has entered into a formal agreement with Steel City Re, specialists in quantifying reputational risk. 1 November 2016
EMEA analysis
Owners of European insurance market captives continue to see value in using their captives despite prevailing weak premium rates and widening terms and conditions in large sections of the general insurance market, according to an AM Best special report. 1 November 2016
Actuarial & underwriting
AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) of Bison Insurance Company (Bison). The outlook of the rating is stable. 31 October 2016
Accounting & tax analysis
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released its schedule for Action 14 peer reviews and has asked for taxpayer input on its Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan. 31 October 2016
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