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The 2019 Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) Conference consistently draws between 1000 and 1100 attendees, making it the largest US captive event. This year is likely to be no different, with a little over 1000 attendees expected to be in Burlington. 6 August 2019
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David Provost, the deputy commissioner for captives in the State of Vermont, estimates that this is his 25th VCIA conference. His first was in 1986, but he was not such a regular fixture in his first few years, attending only sporadically over the next decade or so. But since the turn of the century he has not missed a year. 6 August 2019
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Speakers at the inaugural Captive Immersion session on the eve of the VCIA Conference were unanimous in praising Vermont as the leading onshore captives domicile, with most citing its consistency, or predictability, as a key component of its appeal. 6 August 2019
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The Syzygy opinion marks the third significant microcaptive loss in the US Tax Court, and prominent captive managers have come under fire for allegedly designing and selling sham 831(b) captives. What does this mean for their future? US Captive investigates. 6 August 2019
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The world of captive insurance can be confusing, with so many different structures available, and so many different factors that need to be taken into consideration. 6 August 2019
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Hawaii should be on any potential captive owner’s shortlist, with its long history in the business, community of service providers and helpful regulator, say Matt Takamine and Paul Shimomoto of the Hawaii Captive Insurance Council. 6 August 2019
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Since January 2018 RYSKEX has been helping clients come to terms with, and profit from, the digital transformation sweeping the industry. The firm’s Marcus Schmalbach spoke to US Captive about what the company has been working on. 5 August 2019
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Legacy and run-off solutions can offer many benefits to captives, but more
education is needed in the sector around the sophistication of these techniques and their uses, says Paul Corver of Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings. 5 August 2019
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There is hope that the pendulum of IRS scrutiny will reach a place of equilibrium with respect to small captives, as Emilie Gastley of Captive Alternatives explains. 5 August 2019
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Artex has launched a new group captive program, designed specifically for construction companies within the US. 2 August 2019
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