Legal Developments
Washington State To Introduce Captive Legislation in 2020
The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner will introduce legislation in the 2020 session that will create a statutory framework for captive insurance companies. Read More
IRS Will Mail Settlement Offers to Micro-captive Owners
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said Monday that it is mailing settlement offers to about 200 owners of so-called 831(b) micro-captives who participated in what the IRS calls "abusive" insurance transactions. Read More
Syzygy Insurance Co. v. Commissioner: What You Should Know
Syzygy Insurance Company, a microcaptive created by Highland Tank & Manufacturing Co. and its associates did not qualify as an 831(b) microcaptive entity between the years of 2009 and 2011. Find out what you should know about this Tax Court case. Read More
Lacking Widespread Support, RRG Expansion Legislation Unlikely
The introduction of legislation to allow Risk Retention Group (RRG) to expand coverages they can offer to their policyholder-owners has yet to happen, and even when it does, observers believe it has little chance of winning congressional passage. Read More
NAIC Paves the Way for Covered Agreement Implementation
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has approved revisions to the Credit for Reinsurance Model Law and Regulation. The changes pave the way for implementation of covered agreements with the European Union and United Kingdom by making the models consistent with provisions of the covered agreements concerning reinsurance collateral requirements. Read More