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Captives set to benefit from revisions to Insurance Oversight Act in Switzerland
17 November 2020
Switzerland Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

Diana Lafita of Loyens & Loeff revealed that captive insurance companies active in Switzerland are set to benefit from the partial revision of the Insurance Oversight Act

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US Treasury proposes rule changes to TRIP, including participation of captives
11 November 2020
Washington DC Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

The US Department of the Treasury has issued proposed rules to implement technical changes, including the participation of captives, to the TRIP required by the TRIPRA of 2019

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Vermont DFR files lawsuit against captive executive and advisors for fraud
03 November 2020
Vermont Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

Commissioner Michael Pieciak of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation has filed a federal lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Vermont against Jasbir Thandi, the former president of Global Hawk Risk Retention Group

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IRS reveals new stricter second settlement offer for micro captives
23 October 2020
Washington Reporter Becky Bellamy

The new time-limited settlement offers will be sent out by the IRS in the coming days with terms that are “stricter” than the first time-limited initiative that started in September last year

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Reserve files reply brief with Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
08 October 2020
Houston Reporter Becky Bellamy

The appeal challenges the US tax court’s rulings in the Reserve Mechanical captive insurance case

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Industry reacts to IRS’ latest micro captive ‘scare tactics’
05 October 2020
Washington Reporter Becky Bellamy

The IRS' statement "is a combination of past talking points that are meant to scare business owners utilising captives into exiting their captive structures, regardless of whether they are doing the right thing or not”, says Ryan Work of SIIA

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IRS expands enforcement on micro captives as October filing deadline looms
02 October 2020
Washington Reporter Becky Bellamy

The IRS said taxpayers should not assume it will able to settle any transactions with the IRS or chief counsel on terms more favourable than the previously announced settlement offers

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