Market News

New Statistical Reporting Organization Formed To Serve ART Entities

February 10, 2015

A new organization, Alternative Risk Transfer Statistical Solutions, Inc. (ARTSSI), has been formed as an advisory organization to collect business-model-specific premium and loss information to address the needs of alternative risk transfer entities. Read More


NAIC Adopts Actuarial Guideline Only for Life Insurer-Owned Captives

December 23, 2014

XXX/AXXX captive arrangements are subjects of the new NAIC Actuarial Guideline 48 that establishes uniform standards for reserve financing arrangements. Read More


Hawaii Captive Growth Continues in 2014

December 19, 2014

Hawaii is now the domicile for 186 captives, with the addition of seven new captives licensed in the first three-quarters of 2014. U.S. owners represent 94 percent of the captives domiciled in Hawaii; the remaining are from Asia/Pacific locations. Read More


2014 Workers Compensation Claims Operational Benchmarking Study

December 16, 2014

Executives, claims professionals, and others serving captives providing workers compensation coverage should read the results of the 2014 Workers' Compensation Benchmarking Study--Claims Management Operational Study. The study had the benefit of the participation of more than 400 managers, directors, and executive-level claims leaders, a 57 percent increase from the prior year. Read More


The Future of Health Care Captives

December 3, 2014

Health care captives received a "checkup" during a Cayman Captive Forum 2014 pre-Forum tutorial on the topic of Healthcare Captives--Past Read More