Finance, Investments, and Accounting

Risk Shifting as a Tax-Deductibility Requirement

February 17, 2016

Linking back to another video, "Tax-Deductibility of Captive Insurance Premiums," P. Bruce Wright of Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP explains that for an insurance transaction to occur, risk transfer or risk shifting from one party to another and risk distribution are required. Several high-profile cases are also reviewed in this video. Read More


Strategy of Using Multiple Captives

February 17, 2016

John S. Alberici, of Alberici Corporation, discusses factors that come into play when determining a successful strategy for using multiple captive insurers and discusses how coverage type focus (strategic or tactical) and frequency and severity profiles can help when determining placement of coverages in multiple captives. Read More


Taxation of Cell Captives

February 17, 2016

P. Bruce Wright of Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP discusses the evolution of cell captive insurance companies in this video. Mr. Wright touches on tax-deductibility aspects and general taxation aspects as well as some of the complexities surrounding onshore and offshore cell captive taxation. Read More


Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) Market Explained

December 9, 2015

Captive.com recently sat down with Aaron Koch, FCAS, MAAA, a director and consulting actuary with the Insurance-Linked Securities Group, P&C Division, at Milliman to discuss this market. Read More


Five Years' Loss Data Is Minimum, Not Optimum, for Feasibility Studies

December 2, 2015

Provide actuaries with as much loss data as possible for captive feasibility studies. Read More