Captive Videos
What To Expect from an Actuarial Analysis
An actuarial analysis estimates a company's unpaid insurance losses, offering insight into funds needed for claims. This analysis is crucial for companies retaining significant insurance risks and can help determine the benefits of forming a captive insurance company to manage these risks more effectively. Read More
Insuring Unique Risks in a Captive
Captive insurance companies can be used to insure just about any risk to which a parent company is exposed. Read More
What Makes a Captive Insurance Company Successful
Jeremy Colombik, president of Management Services International, states that five factors come into play to make a captive insurance company successful: (1) determining the type of risk to put into the captive (actuaries/underwriters), (2) minimizing commercial insurance costs, (3) better risk management, (4) increasing risk awareness, and (5) tax benefits. Read More
Insights into the Avrahami and Feedback Decision
The US Tax Court decided two cases, Avrahami v. Commissioner and Feedback v. Commissioner, and the formation and operation of a captive insurer. Read More
Collateral for Captive Insurers
Martin Ellis, manager of Comerica Bank's Captive Insurance Group, says captive insurers mainly use letters of credit and reinsurance trusts for collateral. Read More