Starting a captive in Bermuda? What you need to know
Bermuda has seen a steady increase in new captives being formed as well as new structures, risks and geographies being covered. Matthew Carr of Appleby examines the most common questions the law firm receives relating to the Island.
Action over captives: solving a contractor’s nightmare
In New York, when it comes to “gravity-related” injuries it doesn’t matter who is at fault—the contractors and property owners are held responsible. Greg Lang of the Reinsurance and Insurance Network offers a solution.
Defining insurance: a critique of the IRS test
Matthew Queen of Sherbrooke Captive Insurance makes the case that much of the IRS insurance test is flawed and needs to be rethought.
Trebled damages against captive manager
Jay Adkisson of Adkisson Pitet provides a guide to the many twists and turns of the recent Sullivan v Feldman case in Texas, which has legal implications for captive owners.
Inflation and captive analytics
Michelle Bradley and Enoch Starnes of SIGMA Actuarial Consulting Group take a look at the impact of inflation on captives.
2022 – an unusual year
Stock and bond markets have been brutal this year. Carl Terzer of CapVisor Associates examines why and what it means for captive insurance company portfolios.
The rise, not fall, of digital assets
The implosion of the FTX exchange proves the value of insuring digital assets, says Joe Ziolkowski, chief executive officer and co-founder of Relm.
Fraud in the blockchain space
Marcus Schmalbach of Ryskex looks at crypto fraud and its relationship to the digital transformation process of the captive insurance industry.
2023 Captive International Cayman Focus published, announces 2022 Cayman Awards results
Captive International publishes the latest edition of Cayman Focus incorporating the 2022 Captive International Cayman Awards, just before the opening of the Cayman Captive Forum.
Net zero: ESG not delivering as promised
Products and services that can be legally bought and profitably sold will be, no matter how much someone disapproves of them, says Greg Lang of the Reinsurance and Insurance Network.
