News
Accounting & tax analysis
A protected cell captive is an increasingly popular way for physician groups to self-insure without having to incur the full expense of forming and maintaining a standalone captive. Ed Marley and Julie Ritzman of the Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona explain the basics. 15 November 2016
USA analysis
JLT Insurance Management USA (JLT IM USA) has appointed Anne Marie Towle as executive vice president (VP) of captive consulting practice. 14 November 2016
Law & regulation
Advantage Insurance (Advantage), a provider of customised insurance solutions including captive insurance management, has acquired US Commonwealth Life (USCL). 14 November 2016
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
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