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Captive and Related Insurance Associations

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Abbreviation
Full Name/Description
AGRIP Association of Governmental Risk Pools. The mission of this association is "...to unite the pooling community to achieve excellence in pooling management, operations and services."
AICPCU
The American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters and the Insurance Institute of America (IIA) are independent, nonprofit organizations offering educational programs and professional certification to people in all segments of the property and liability insurance business.
AIRMIC Association of Insurance and Risk Managers. AIRMIC has a membership of nearly 850 and represents the insurance buyers for about 75% of the FTSE 100, as well as very substantial representation in the mid 250 and other smaller companies. AIRMIC members control about £5 billion annually of insurance premium spend. A further £2billion of premium spend is allocated to captive insurance companies within member organisations. Additionally, members are responsible for the payment of insurance claims from their company finances to the value of at least £2 billion per year.
ARRC ARRC is a membership based coalition of industry trade associations, Risk Retention/Purchasing Group and Captive owners, service providers and excess and reinsurance carriers and intermediaries, and is affiliated with the Self-Insurance Institute of America (SIIA). AARC was formed in response to the United States General Accounting Office (GAO) report commissioned by Congress relative to the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986. The purpose of ARRC is to address the issues raised in the GAO report and work with members of Congress to enhance and strengthen the LRRA.
AzCIA The Arizona Captive Insurance Association's mission is to support, promote, foster and market the position of the state of Arizona as an attractive, competitive, and vital captive insurance domicile, by providing education and networking opportunities for those who operate within the captive insurance industry.
BCCIA British Columbia Captive Insurance Association. This link takes you to the Domicile Showcase for British Columbia, which gives you extensive information on the domicile. A link to the BCCIA website is available from all Showcase pages, should you wish to view member companies.
BIDC The Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC) is the industrial development agency of the Barbados Government.
BIM The Bermuda Insurance Market
BVIAIM BVI Association of Insurance Managers.
CICA Captive Insurance Companies Association, Inc.
CIC-DC Captive Insurance Council of the District of Columbia
CTPRIMA Connecticut Chapter of National PRIMA serving all government agencies in Connecticut.
DCIA Delaware Captive Insurance Association
DIMA Dublin International Insurance & Management Association
ECIROA The European Captive Insurance and Reinsurance Owners` Association has as object the protection and support of the captive industry as well as representation of its members in discussions with official, regulatory bodies. The Association is aimed at being a forum for captive owners where these can exchange experience across border, business sector or line of insurance business. Membership is open to any European company owning a captive.
FERMA The Federation of European Risk Management Associations. FERMA exists to widen and raise the culture of Risk Management throughout Europe to its members and to the risk management and insurance community. It achieves its aims by promotion and raising awareness of risk management through the media, by information sharing, educational and research projects.
GCIA Georgia Captive Insurance Association. Since 1998, GCIA has been a non-profit corporation under Georgia law, representing the collective interests of captive insurance companies in the state. GCIA welcomes captive insurance company members as well as non-captive associate members who wish to work to promote Georgia as a domicile for captive insurance companies. See the Resources page for helpful links.
GFSC Guernsey Financial Services Commission
HCIC Hawaii Captive Insurance Council - Updated May 3, 2002
ICARFIA Illinois Captive & Alternative Risk Funding Insurance Association (Our understanding is that this association is inactive. We have retained some information, in case it is relevant to you)
ICA International Compliance Association, dedicated to the furtherance of best compliance and anti money laundering practice in the financial services sector.
IOM Captive The Isle of Man Captive Association represents the interests of Isle of Man captive managers and owners. The association states its mission clearly on their website: "To promote and develop the Isle of Man as a quality domicile for captive and general insurance business." The website is excellent and easy to navigate.
IMAC

Insurance Managers Association of Cayman.

Just posted February 1, 2009, follow this link to download the IMAC Educational Scholarship Fund, which appreciates donations and needs your support. Also, visit the News/Library Newsletters page to download the information-packed IMAC Newsletter!

IRU, Inc. Intermediaries & Reinsurance Underwriters Association
Kentucky Captive Association A highly-competitive, growing US domicile with a strong association, and, as of October 2009, a new website!
MCIA Montana Captive Insurance Association
MIMA Manx Insurance Managers Association has been replaced by the Isle of Man Captive Association, Representing the interests of Isle of Man captive managers and owners. See more above, or click the linvisit their website.
NCIA Nevada Captive Insurance Association -- Download, complete and return your association application now!
NJCIA New Jersey Captive Insurance Association
NRRA National Risk Retention Association
NzCIA New Zealand Captive Insurance Association
RIMS Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc.
SATC Swiss Association of Trust Companies
SCCIA

South Carolina Captive Insurance Association

 

SFEA The Self Funding Employers Association also known as the Self Insurance Association and is the first national employer based non-profit trade association focused on self funded and workers compensation. The association's goal is to create a coalition of self funded and self insured employers.
South Carolina Friendly Society Restored Not exactly an association, but we like to think of this group as a friendly, South Carolina networking subset! Visit the brand new website of The Friendly Society Restored.
SIIA The Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. (SIIA) is the only national association dedicated exclusively to protecting and promoting the self-insurance and alternative risk transfer industry.
UCIA Utah Captive Insurance Association
Vanuatu Captive Association

The link we have provided here will take you to the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission website -- the official website of the domicile. As of September 2007, the Vanuatu Captive Association is in the process of forming. When the association puts up a separate website, we will update this link. For now, we wanted to ensure that you could find information and contacts. For more information, contact Kevin Lindsay, Chairman, Vanuatu Captive Association:

Box 137, Ellouk Drive, Port Vila, Vanuatu, S. W. Pacific
+ 678 26065 or 45024 or + 64 21 970 910
risk@vanuatu.com.vu

VCIA

Vermont Captive Insurance Association

 

 

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