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Actuarial & underwriting
The US captive landscape has changed greatly over the past 10 years. Maria Sheffield from the Missouri Department of Insurance examines what some of these changes have meant, the innovation in structures that has taken place, various IRS decisions and the impact of Obamacare. 10 August 2015
Actuarial & underwriting
South Carolina was one of the first states to legislate in favour of captives. Jay Branum, South Carolina’s director of captives, explains to US Captive how its adherence to robust regulation and professional ethos means it remains in a good position to fend off the challengers. 10 August 2015
Actuarial & underwriting
Kimone Moving, director of the Nevis Investment Promotion Agency, and Derek Lloyd, director of AMS Insurance (Nevis), review the figures from 2014 and speak to US Captive about the jurisdiction’s continued success and some of the challenges and threats facing offshore financial centres. 10 August 2015
Actuarial & underwriting
Vermont remains the primary US state for captive formation and continues to go from strength to strength despite the soft markets, competition and regulatory threats. US Captive examines what has driven this success through the decades. 10 August 2015
Actuarial & underwriting
As the volume and types of data grow rapidly, tools are available that deliver control, auditability, efficiency and transparency over the entirety of a captive’s operations, as Ilka McHugh and Angus Rhodes of Ventiv Technology explain. 10 August 2015
Law & regulation
Despite their common usage throughout the world, the legal status of protected cell companies has rarely been tested. A recent judgment by Montana Federal Court will make for interesting reading—and it should allay the fears of many, as Nigel Feetham, partner at law firm Hassans tells US Captive. 10 August 2015
Actuarial & underwriting
Despite the fact that the legal standing of captives is not in question, doubts linger in some quarters as to their safety, as Michael Kasdin, Sandra Hauser, Carter White and Matthew Gaul of Dentons describe. 10 August 2015
Actuarial & underwriting
The captive industry in the US and the IRS have been embroiled in an often complex, costly and confusing battle around the way in which captives should be taxed. Gary Osborne of USA Risk Group takes a walk through the recent history of this ongoing debate and highlights the most important court cases. 10 August 2015
Actuarial & underwriting
As US Captive celebrates its 10th anniversary we cast an eye over times past and on a decade of change in the captive insurance industry. 10 August 2015
Actuarial & underwriting
Dennis P Harwick, president of the Captive Insurance Companies Association, offers his perspective on a decade of the captive insurance industry within the US. 10 August 2015
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