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District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking, Risk Finance Bureau

The District of Columbia is the premier domicile of choice for hundreds of captive insurance companies and risk retention groups. With more than 25 years of experience as a captive domicile, DC provides opportunities for companies seeking innovative and progressive captive insurance solutions. DC offers an innovative captive statute, an efficient and responsive regulatory process, significant cost savings over other leading domiciles, and convenience and prestige that only DC can offer. The DC captive staff is comprised of a dedicated team that is one of the most experienced, responsive, stable, and trusted among all domiciles.

The domicile offers corporate services and ART programs including the following, among others.

  • Single-Parent Captives
  • Group Captives
  • Risk Retention Groups
  • Segregated Cell-Sponosred Captives
  • Branch Captives
  • Producer-Owned Captives
  • Not-for-Profit Captives
  • Special-Purpose Captives
  • Incorporated Cells
  • Reciprocal Captives

Company Contacts

Sean O'Donnell--Associate Commissioner--District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking, Risk Finance Bureau
Sean O'Donnell
Associate Commissioner, Risk Finance Bureau
(202) 442–8153
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Mailing Address:
1050 First St. NE
Ste. 801
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 727–8000

Virtual Contact:
Website: District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking, Risk Finance Bureau

Captive Domicile Summary

Washington, DC, is not only the US capital; it also is one of the oldest and largest captive insurance company domiciles in the United States.

District of Columbia lawmakers passed the captive statute back in 2000 and since then the domicile has grown significantly. In 2024, 206 captives were licensed in the District of Columbia, up from 192 in 2023 and 175 in 2021. DC's captive count includes inactive and cell captives.

Captive sponsors and others say there are several reasons, including a top regulatory staff, for why they selected the District of Columbia.

The Captive Insurance Council of the District of Columbia, Inc., was formed back in 2001 to represent the corporate and association community interested in operating captive insurance companies in the District of Columbia. The Council also holds conferences to keep members informed on captive issues.

Meetings cover a range of topics, including the advantages of setting up a captive insurance company.

More information about the Council is available on its website.

Captive Domicile Statistics

Total Captive Count* District of Columbia
Year Captives
2024 206
2023 192
2022 191
2021 175
2020 156
*Includes active and inactive captives and cell captives.
Captives' Gross Written Premiums District of Columbia
Year Premium Volume
2024 $2.9 billion
2023 $2.3 billion
2022 $2.2 billion
2021 $2.1 billion
2020 $1.9 billion

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