World Captive Forum 2026 Agenda Highlights Emerging Trends

The agenda for Business Insurance's 2026 World Captive Forum is now live, outlining 3 days of educational sessions and networking focused on the evolving landscape of captive insurance. The event, scheduled for February 4–6, 2026, in Orlando, Florida, is designed for both newcomers and experienced professionals in the captive insurance space. 

Among the key sessions is Captives 101, which will explore the foundational elements of forming a captive insurer. The discussion will include feasibility studies, actuarial considerations, and the decision-making process behind selecting various captive structures. 

Tax-related developments will be addressed in Captive Tax Update, covering recent Internal Revenue Service actions, case law developments, and state-level tax issues. The session also aims to clarify best practices to ensure captives meet the definition of insurance for tax purposes. 

In The Secret's Out: How to Turn Your Captive into a Profit Center, panelists will examine how captives can be leveraged to offer supplemental insurance products to employees, customers, or affiliates. The panel will discuss strategies for creating new revenue streams through captive-supported benefits. 

As employers increasingly look to captives for managing employee benefits, Transforming Employee Benefits: The Role of Single Parent and Cell Captives will analyze the pros and cons of each structure. The session aims to help stakeholders determine the most suitable approach for their organization's global benefits strategy. 

Artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber risk will be explored in AI—For Good: How Captives Are Considering What Artificial Intelligence Can Do. The discussion will focus on how AI is being integrated into risk management strategies while balancing the operational and regulatory challenges it introduces. 

The full agenda includes more than two dozen sessions covering regulatory updates, emerging risk, alternative risk transfer strategies, and operational best practices. More information is available on the Business Insurance website.