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Representatives from major client corporations self-insuring via Bermuda captives including General Motors, Caterpillar, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, and True Value Hardware Stores will speak at the 2018 Bermuda Captive Conference. 21 March 2018
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Michigan-domiciled captive insurance companies exceeded $2 billion in written premiums for the first time in 2017 and three new captives were licensed in the state. 21 March 2018
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The state of Oregon licensed ten new captives in 2017 – although six closed in the same period. 20 March 2018
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Ratings agency AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) of Energas Insurance, the sole captive insurer of Petroliam Nasional Berhad, Malaysia’s national oil and gas company. The outlook of the ratings is stable. 19 March 2018
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Joel Chansky, a principal and consulting actuary in the Boston office of Milliman, has been elected chair of the board of directors of the Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA). 15 March 2018
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The US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017 represents the first major overhaul to federal taxes since 1986, and there are provisions that both US and international captives must be wary of. But changes are not expected to impact the numbers of captives formed. 14 March 2018
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The rapidly growing medical marijuana industry in certain US states needs insurance and captives could provide a solution to companies in this space – if, that is, the small problem of marijuana being illegal at a federal level can be overcome. 14 March 2018
Accounting & tax analysis
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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Many organisations – particularly multinational companies – in Latin America are showing an increasing interest in captive insurance due to the many benefits they can offer, including direct access to the reinsurance markets. 14 March 2018
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Risk Retention Groups (RRGs) are well-placed to meet the needs of today’s dynamic marketplace, however, the sector has changed and it is difficult to tell if the numbers of such groups have increased or decreased. 14 March 2018
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