Captive Basics
Can a Captive Insurance Company Insure Employee Benefits?
Increasingly, organizations today utilize some form of captive insurance to fund the costs of employee benefits such as medical and life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, long-term disability, and retirement. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of funding benefits through a captive insurance company. Learn More
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. Learn More
953(d) Elections: The Basics
An article from Saren Goldner and P. Bruce Wright, partners in the tax department of Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, provides a basic overview of requirements, procedures, and compliance aspects surrounding the 953(d) election. Read More
What Is a Protected or Segregated Cell Captive?
Captive insurers fall into two main groups. Pure captives are 100 percent owned, directly or indirectly, by their insureds. Sponsored captives are owned and controlled by parties unrelated to the insured. Read on to learn about rental captives and protected cell captives. Read More
5 Questions To Ask When Considering a Captive Insurance Company
Under the right circumstances, a captive can provide myriad benefits and, increasingly, mid-to-large firms are looking to form or join a captive insurance company. Find out how captive insurance companies operate, the different types of captives, and five key questions to ask when considering whether to form a captive. Read More
What Are Insurance-Linked Securities?
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) are financial derivatives based on insured loss events, allowing insurers to transfer risk to capital market investors, offering diversification and potential better returns. Read More
Cell Captives: A Powerful Tool To Manage Risk
Cell captives are one of the many options available to companies interested in exploring captive insurance solutions. Cell captives offer organizations a way to realize all the benefits of a captive solution with significantly lower start-up and operating costs. They also take less time to implement than traditional single-parent captives. Read More