Finance, Investments, and Accounting

Direct placement taxes apply to both surplus lines placements as well as placements with any nonadmitted company, such as a captive insurer. Read More

Do the benefits of forming a captive insurance company exceed the costs? Jeremy Colombik, president of Management Services International, says this boils down to educating the client of all the benefits that a captive insurance company may offer. Read More

An operating company may achieve immediate financial benefits by using a captive insurer to issue a deductible reimbursement policy for its high deductible retentions. The tax implications for reimbursement policies for high deductibles are explained in this video by Martin Eveleigh from Risk Management Advisors. Read More

Insurance-linked securities (ILS) let insurers transfer risk to investors, boosting reinsurance capacity and offering diverse, higher-return investments. Read More

The biggest advantage to writing third-party business through a captive insurance company is that it may provide a tax advantage. Read More