| 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
|
