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MAC: the lessons learned
Moody’s ratings agency has faced allegations from a former employee around the accounting practices of its captive, Moody’s Assurance Company. Matthew Queen of Venture Captive Management looks at the wider implications.
Surrendered licences, 953(d) and beyond
US tax reform, natural catastrophes and new technologies are all shifting insurance market conditions, which is having an impact on captives in Bermuda, explains Gary Harris of Appleby.
BEPS and Brexit driving change in Europe
Against a backdrop of legislative pressures, Brexit and BEPS, many companies in Europe are reconsidering why they need a captive, as Alexandra Gedge of JLT Insurance Management explains.
Slow steps pay off for Guernsey
Guernsey’s longstanding business ties with China are starting to generate captive insurance business from the country, says Dominic Wheatley of Guernsey Finance
Group employee benefit captives: all grown up
With the right resources, accountability and proactive management, group employee benefit captives can save employers money, reduce claim costs and bend the medical trend curve, says Wendy Dine of Strategic Risk Solutions.
Blockchain: the revolution of the claims process
For products that are difficult or even impossible to insure, the combination of the blockchain with parametric triggers seems to reveal possibilities which previously could only be dreamed about, says Tatjana Winter of the BlockART Institute.
The cost benefits of medical stop loss captives
When healthcare costs continue to rise, captives can provide customised transfer solutions that improve the financial management of many employer-sponsored health plans. Anne Marie Towle of JLT Insurance Management (USA) has the details.
The shifting European captives landscape
Solvency II, Brexit and OECD BEPS are some of the influential forces reshaping the captives domicile landscape in Europe, and many captive owners are looking at the growing attractiveness of onshore vs offshore, explains Ciaran Healy of Willis Towers Watson.
Judgment time for small captives goes on
Fresh from its victory in the Avrahami and Reserve Mechanical cases, the IRS has set its sights on three more small captives. If it keeps winning, could that spell doom and gloom for the small captives sector, or the wider captive insurance industry? Captive International investigates.
Hawaii as a captive domicile: quality, not quantity
Slow and steady growth has served the state of Hawaii well and continues to be one of the reasons it is consistently on the list of top domiciles for captives, says Paul Shimomoto of the Hawaii Captive Insurance Council.
