Captive Management

Utilizing a Captive for Workers Compensation Large Deductible Programs

August 12, 2019

Workers compensation large deductible plans provide up-front premium savings for organizations. Some organizations choose to maximize the financial benefit by utilizing a captive insurance company to insure the large deductible. Read More


3 Issues That Potentially Threaten Captive Insurers

July 8, 2019

Captive boards should be vigilant about surveying the environment to identify threats. Early identification and discussion around such matters can help a captive board determine whether future study and/or action is advisable or if the board will add the item to a watch list to be monitored. Read More


Forming and Operating a Captive Insurer Involves Constant Change

April 23, 2019

Captive insurance companies should be in a continual process of evaluation, and captive owners should continually be reviewing and evaluating their captive program's exposures, coverages, and limits of liability to determine how these impact the capital in their captive, according to captive experts. Read More


KBRA Perspective: Captive Insurer Rating Methodology

February 8, 2019

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) says that different rating agencies have their own specific methodologies and perspectives. KBRA describes motivators for captive insurance companies to obtain credit ratings and discusses their own rating methodology. Read More


2018: A Look Back at Captives and a Vision of Success

January 17, 2019

Michael Maglaras of Michael Maglaras & Company looks back at 2018 and discusses the reason why he thinks captives are still being formed and maintained in an environment very deeply affected by a continuing soft commercial market condition. Read More