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| 5/18 |
Bermuda is hosting a breakfast seminar entitled, "How and Why Corporations use captive insurance as an alternative to commercial insurance" on May 22nd at the Westin Chicago North Shore. The seminar will use a case study to explore the implementation of the captive insurance company strategy by a corporation to resolve a number of risk management problems. It is being featured as part of the regular meeting of the RIMS Chicago Chapter. Registration links are available from the event's Conference Calendar posting. |
| 5/18 |
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, May 22, at 1:00 p.m. eastern time when Wilmington Trust will host a webinar on the topic, "Trusts Versus Letters of Credit." This is a perennial hot topic that changes with the economic and regulatory tide, so you won't want to miss this webinar. Speakers are: Jeff Kehler, Program Manager of Captive Marketing, from the South Carolina Department of Insurance,
Kirk Mooneyham (Managing Director, Wilmington Trust SP Services), and Rich Klumpp (President and CEO of Wilmington Trust SP Services).
Captive.com will post dial-in instructions on MONDAY as soon as we receive them from Wilmington Trust. |
| 5/18 |
Captive Insurance Company Ratings: A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Ardellis Insurance Ltd.
"A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” of Ardellis Insurance Ltd. (Ardellis) (Bermuda). The outlook for both ratings is stable..." [Full story] |
| 5/18 |
Captive.com has just added a link to the BCOA on the International Associations page. The Bermuda Captive Owners Association is an association of companies owning captives domiciled in Bermuda. As a practical matter, often the member is the captive itself. The website enables you to find more information about BCOA and post questions you have regarding your existing or proposed captive. It also includes information on how to join the BCOA and contact information should you have any questions regarding membership. |
| 5/17 |
Does your captive insurance company do an annual captive domicile review? Should you?
In the latest Captive Insurance Brief, Rich Klumpp lays out, "The Case for Evaluating or Re-Evaluating Your Domicile."
Richard begins, "The selection of a domicile is one of the first decisions made by a captive owner. The decision typically results from an analysis conducted during the feasibility or formation process. Once the captive’s license is obtained, many owners rarely give their choice of domicile a second thought. However, yesterday’s ideal domicile may not provide the best solutions for today’s insurance needs for these reasons..."
Follow this link to read the rest of this entry and older topics too. In addition to the Captives 101 download offered at the blog, you can now download a second excellent white paper entitled, Offshore to Onshore -- For an informative look at the latest trends in captive insurance domiciles, don't miss this report. |
| 5/17 |
Captive Insurance Industry News: Wells Fargo brings insurance trust products to the UK and EU
"Wells Fargo & Company, the massive financial services group headquartered in the U.S., have announced that they are bringing their successful range of insurance trust products to the UK and EU. To date these insurance trust products have only been available in the U.S. where they are used in place of letters of credit and as a way to provide collateral for various types of insurance and reinsurance transactions, including for insurance-linked securities and catastrophe bonds..." [More] |
| 5/16 |
IRMI Releases 16th Edition of the Classification Cross-Reference.
"International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI), releases the 16th edition of the Classification Cross-Reference in response to significant changes in a number of databases, including the ISO CGL and NCCI workers compensation classifications. The 16th edition is the first resource to include the 2012 edition of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), developed by the United States Census Bureau..." [Full story] |
| 5/15 |
The 2nd Captive Live USA conference will take place at the Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, from September 10-11. Captive insurance professionals, risk managers, and service providers should consider this event! Captive Live USA is Free to attend! Learn more on the Conference
Calendar. For your convenience, we have also added a button to the conference website on this page. |
| 5/15 |
Captive Insurance Association News: Delaware Captive Insurance Association (DCIA) Mid-Year Forum Recap
"More than 50 captive insurance industry executives from around the country gathered in Wilmington, Delaware last week for the Delaware Captive Insurance Association (DCIA) 2012 Mid-Year Forum. The educational and networking event opened with a welcoming from Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart. The Commissioner presented some interesting data describing the growth and composition of the domicile. Licensing numbers for 2011 are as follows..." [Full story] |
| 5/14 |
IRMI Releases 12th Edition of the Glossary of Insurance and Risk Management Terms.
"...In addition to definitions of more than 3,200 risk management and insurance terms, the new edition of the Glossary translates 1,100 acronyms and abbreviations, making it one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date insurance and risk glossaries available. The Glossary provides quick answers to questions involving unfamiliar terminology used in insurance policies, submissions, proposals, and risk management reports. It also cross-references to specific sections in IRMI references for occasions when more information is needed on selected topics...." [Full story]
Captive.com Note: The print version of the glossary may be purchased directly from IRMI.com, but the online version may be accessed without cost on this Web page: http://www.irmi.com/online/insurance-glossary.
We link to this resource from the Glossaries section of the captive.com News/Library, where you will also find glossaries of captive insurance terms and reinsurance terms published by captive.com and some of our sponsors. |
| 5/14 |
Captive Ratings News: A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings of The American Road Insurance Company.
"May 14, 2012—A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “a” from “a-” of The American Road Insurance Company (TARIC) (Dearborn, MI). The outlook for both ratings is stable..." [Full story] |
| 5/14 |
The European Insurance Forum 2012 is scheduled for May 24 and 25 in Dublin. This event addresses the fundamental issues confronting the international reinsurance sector in Europe, which impacts the captive insurance industry. Information and links are now available on the captive.com Conference
Calendar. |
| 5/11 |
Captive Insurance Association News: VERMONT CAPTIVE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION TO HOST LARGEST CAPTIVE INSURANCE CONFERENCE IN THE U.S. "Captive insurance professionals from throughout the United States and around the world will gather in Burlington, Vermont for one of the world's premiere captive insurance events, August 7 - 9, 2012 at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center and the University of Vermont's Davis Center. The event is the 27th Annual Conference hosted by the Vermont Captive Insurance Association..." [Full story] |
| 5/11 |
This year's Hawaii Captive Insurance Council (HCIC) Forum will take place from October 22-24 on the island of Maui. Information and links are now available on the Conference
Calendar. |
| 5/11 |
Today, SRS held an excellent webinar, "Health Insurance - The Latest Developments in Self-Funding and Captives,"
If this topic is of interest to you, take a look at Mike Ferguson's blog entitledc, "Stop-Loss Insurance Regulatory Developments Spill Over into the Captive World." Mike was on today's panel.
Missed this SRS webinar? No problem! To listen to past events,
visit www.strategicrisks.com/webinars.php. |
| 5/10 |
Insurance Education News: IRMI Publishes Directory of Risk Management and Insurance Programs at U.S. Colleges and Universities.
"International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI), is pleased to provide the Directory of Risk Management and Insurance Programs at U.S. Colleges and Universities at no charge..." [Download full story, including link to complimentary directory] |
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