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Increasing premium limits, reporting requirements, ownership restrictions, and increased scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has made prospective captive owners more cautious about forming 831(b) captives. 8 August 2017
Law & regulation
Against a backdrop of rising medical costs and uncertainty surrounding the future of US healthcare, more proactive business owners are looking at more competitively priced solutions such as medical group captives. 8 August 2017
Analysis
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the financial centre of Abu Dhabi, has partnered with Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC) and Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA) to support the growth and development in both financial ecosystems in Labuan, Malaysia and Abu Dhabi. 1 August 2017
Analysis
US and international law firm Clyde & Co has opened an office in Los Angeles, following partner Julie Hawkinson's move to the city. 25 July 2017
Analysis
The US Department of the Treasury and the Office of the US Trade Representative have issued a public noticed of intent to sign the covered agreement with the European Union, and officials from the Trump administration are expected to sign in the coming weeks. 17 July 2017
Actuarial & underwriting
National Surety Underwriters, previously known as Agency Bonding Captives, an underwriting agency and reinsurance captive headquartered in Philadelphia, has raised some $11.5 million in a deal that will allow it to underwrite and reinsure surety bonds through its licensed insurance carrier partner, Clear Blue Insurance Company. 13 July 2017
Analysis
Law firm Dentons has named John Huff, a former president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), as a partner within its insurance regulatory practice. 3 July 2017
Accounting & tax analysis
Ministers and high-level officials from 76 countries and jurisdictions have signed a multilateral BEPS convention to close loopholes in tax treaties and reduce opportunities for tax avoidance by multinational enterprises. 8 June 2017
Law & regulation
Legal firm Drinker Biddle & Reath has announced that former chief deputy commissioner and general counsel for the California Department of Insurance John Finston has joined it as a partner at the firm’s San Francisco office. 7 June 2017
Analysis
Recent legislation passed in Vermont which allows agency captives to operate there will make the domicile even more attractive, according to AM Best. 5 June 2017
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