News

article

USA Risk Group’s Paul Macey earns promotion

In his new role Macey’s responsibilities will be expanded to include oversight of the Bermuda, Barbados, British Virgin Islands and Malta.   2 December 2013

article

CPCC approved to write foreign business

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation has been approved to establish a captive that can engage in overseas transactions.   29 November 2013

Law & regulation

South Carolina: the total package

Jeff Kehler tells US Captive why South Carolina’s state motto, Prepared in Mind and Resources, goes double for the captive industry.   29 November 2013

Accounting & tax analysis

FATCA and its implications for Cayman insurers

FATCA has changed the tax position of companies working with US clients and Cayman captives would do well to consider its effects. Tim Min unpicks some of the complexities.   28 November 2013

Analysis

Exploring cells in healthcare

Cayman captives are increasingly converting to segregated portfolio companies, particularly in the healthcare sector and as a result of US healthcare reform. Paul Scrivener and Stefanie Suckoo at Solomon Harris review the conversion process and the options available to captives.   28 November 2013

Analysis

Opportunity knocks

Cayman has the chance to develop its already dominant position in captive healthcare thanks to the Affordable Care Act, but opportunities also abound in geographies like Latin America and in lines such as workers’ comp.   28 November 2013

Analysis

Toughing it out again

Achieving investment returns on cash, fixed income and other perceived ‘safe’ instruments continues to be difficult in today’s market environment. Colin Freeman and Richard Zulick of Barclays explore the optimal level of portfolio risk captives could potentially achieve in the face of such conditions.   28 November 2013

Analysis

Emergency response

Michael Frick, writing for US healthcare risk management consultant Pendulum, details how protecting providers’ responses to adverse medical events can help strengthen healthcare delivery.   28 November 2013

Cayman analysis

Cayman— constantly innovating

It is an exciting time to be in the insurance business in the Cayman Islands. The industry is vibrant and there is an energy here that is fostering—and is fostered by—innovation, says IMAC’s chairman, Rob Leadbetter.   28 November 2013

Analysis

Macroeconomic determinants and investments

Ed Goard of Munder Capital explores the delay in the Fed’s programme of QE tapering and what this will mean for captive investment strategies.   28 November 2013

Not finding what you're looking for, please try resetting your applied search and filters,
or try the full site search.