A New Look and Tagline Will Greet Cayman Captive Forum Attendees

The Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC) launched the annual Cayman Captive Forum 26 years ago as the world's largest captive insurance conference, said IMAC. Established in 1981, IMAC said it serves as Cayman's captive and alternative risk management insurance industry representative, working alongside both government and regulators to ensure consistent compliance and robustness within the industry.

To this end, IMAC said, it set up an educational scholarship fund in 1994 and played a significant role in working with legislators in 2012 to modernize Cayman's insurance law—particularly laws that were related to ease of business for Cayman's insurance linked securities and reinsurance sectors. 

A New Look and New Tagline

Leading up to this year's captive conference, in mid-September, IMAC announced the launch of its new brand identity, name, and tagline, "Cayman International Insurance—The Better Alternative." While the organization is still referred to as IMAC, what has changed is IMAC's global promotion of Cayman as a domicile.

Sarah Tatum of Fountainhead Business Development said the new tagline is "approachable, smart, and says what it does, ... and if you Google it, the search results aren't entirely comprised of Apple products!"

"For 37 years we've delivered the message that Cayman is a leading domicile that is filled with opportunity," said IMAC Chair, Erin Brosnihan. "And after decades of effecting change for this industry, we've come to realize that we, too, have changed. We are no longer an association trying to develop our industry—we have become the face of our industry."

Gearing Up for the 26th Annual Cayman Captive Forum

At the 26th annual Cayman Captive Forum, November 27–29, 2018, over 1,400 captive insurance specialists including captive directors, chief financial officers, risk managers, service providers, and captive managers from around the world will convene again in the Cayman Islands to discuss the issues most pressing to the captive insurance industry. The event provides a platform to connect, learn, and share insights and best practices.

Insurance managers, consultants, tax advisers, reinsurers, auditors, and lawyers will be out in full force, with plenty of opportunities for board meetings and memorable networking events.

The Forum is known for its first-rate educational content presented by industry experts matched with real-world experiences from those who operate captives. Captive owners and others seeking information on captive formations in the Cayman Islands will gain insights from a broad range of panelists and speakers.

The following provides a partial list of conference sessions. See the full speaker agenda on the IMAC website for the entire lineup of Forum speakers.

Afternoon Track A, B, and C sessions include the following.

Pre-Forum Tutorials Tuesday November 27, 2018

• Captive Insurance: Tax Considerations for Taxable Entities
• Welcome to the World of Captives—Featuring Mike Meehan of Milliman, Captive.com gold sponsor
• Captive Insurance: Tax Considerations for Tax Exempt Entities
• Captive Fundamentals from your Manager, Lawyer, and Actuary
• Offshore (Cayman) Captives in the Modern Era
• Collateral Alternatives—Featuring Martin Ellis of Comerica Bank, Captive.com gold sponsor
• Duties & Responsibilities of a Captive Board
• Is your IPS a mess?
• Managing Investment and Underwriting Risk—Perspectives on 2018 and Beyond
• Group Captives—Introduction and Overview
• Risk Distribution—Featuring Joe Herbers of Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc., Captive.com gold sponsor and conference WiFi sponsor
• Cutting through the mysteries of financial reporting, what every group captive owner should know
• Cayman Regulatory Update
• Medical Stop Loss Captive Programs Explored

Wednesday November 28, 2018

• Ridesharing in Healthcare
• Investing Today While Navigating Risk and Volatility
• How tax reform will affect your captive program—Featuring Bruce Wright of Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, Captive.com gold sponsor
• Leading People Safely: How to Win on the Business Battlefield
• Analytics & How They Inform the Most Efficient Risk Transfer Mechanisms
• How Captives Can Develop Cyber Strategies by Using MPL Lessons Learned
• The #MeToo Movement in Healthcare
• Hurricane Harvey—or, How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Thursday November 29, 2018

• Utilizing Enterprise Risk Management to Attack an Evolving Landscape of Workplace Violence
• Taking Back Control of Litigation
• Accessing Your Captive's Surplus
• Incorporating Telemedicine in Your Organization & Captive
• The silver lining playbook of Ebola Preparedness: Utilizing Incident Command to manage any event
• Managing Security Risks & Crisis events in a complex world
• You be the Jury! The Trial of a Medical Malpractice Case
• Claims Conundrums and Coverage Traps: How to Avoid Management Liability Coverage Disputes
• InsurTech and Captives