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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has concluded its annual "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams for 2018, placing "abusive" microcaptives on there for the fourth consecutive year. 3 April 2018
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The UK Government is extending the terrorism cover offered through Pool Re to include non-damage business interruption (BI) losses that result from acts of terrorism. 28 March 2018
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Captive owners should not be concerned by the outcome of the Avrahami tax case despite indications that litigation against captives is increasing as a result. Captive owners confident they have formed their operations legitimately should be willing to fight any challenge. 14 March 2018
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In light of recent IRS scrutiny and pending case law decisions, the captive insurance industry must self-police and ensure it promotes industry best practices. 13 March 2018
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Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed new captive insurance legislation which aims to strengthen Vermont’s captive law in a variety of areas. 12 March 2018
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Agency captives can allow agents or brokers to build strong relationships with insurers – and sometimes entice an insurer to write difficult to place business, according to David Provost, deputy commissioner of the captive insurance division of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation. 12 March 2018
Accounting & tax analysis
The State of Connecticut licensed one new captive insurer and had one licensed captive insurer that never actively wrote business shut its operation, bringing the total number of captives to 14. 11 March 2018
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The European Commission has stressed the issue of aggressive tax planning in seven EU countries: Belgium, Cyprus, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta and The Netherlands. 11 March 2018
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International financial centres such as Barbados must develop a niche strategy within the limitations of a new world order requiring more onerous governance and regulation, as Ricardo Knight & Kirk Cyrus of JLT Barbados explain. 9 March 2018
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The president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), Julie Mix McPeak, will be attending the CICA 2018 International Conference, the first-ever visit from an NAIC president to this event. 5 March 2018
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