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Treasury recently issued new proposed and final regulations on the base erosion anti-abuse tax (BEAT). The new provisions provide some helpful news to captive insurance companies. Read More

What is leader's intent all about, and why does it have practical implications for captive insurance companies? This basic primer answers the what, why, and how of the leader's intent management technique. Read More

In this review of the new Federation of European Risk Management Associations white paper on artificial intelligence (AI) and risk management, we specifically look at the eight-step process recommended in the study for beginning the AI journey. We also make suggestions for how captives may begin to embrace this technology. Read More

For an insurance agency, an agency captive can provide an opportunity to have "skin in the game" of its clients' coverage in exchange for a share of the premiums and investment income the client business generates. The benefits of an agency captive can extend beyond additional revenue streams, however. Read More

A captive insurance company operates in a similar way to a traditional property and casualty insurance company. Find out how a captive insurance company works, according to captive manager Management Services International. Read More

Captive insurance planning has the potential to help mitigate reputational risk as the burgeoning #MeToo movement continues to spread and more people are implicated. It is a tailored approach that could mean the difference between financial ruin and resilience. Read More

As is the case with virtually any type of business, not all captive insurance companies stay in business indefinitely. There are several reasons why parents fold their captives. Find out. Read More

People often have an issue that causes them to consider moving their captive insurance company to a different jurisdiction, according to Bruce Wright of Eversheds Sutherland. While, for instance, a company's management may decide that having the captive in a specific jurisdiction is perceived unfavorably, other reasons are more substantive. Read More