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Hong Kong passes captive bill
20 March 2014
Hong Kong Reporter Stephen Durham

Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has passed Inland Revenue Bill 2013 (Amendment) (No. 3) in order to provide a tax concession for captive insurers to enjoy a 50 percent reduction in the profits tax on their insurance business of offshore risks...

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Experts highlight terrorism backstop law
17 March 2014
Vermont Reporter Stephen Durham

The US Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee has heard from industry experts about the importance of extending the federal terrorism insurance backstop, which expires at the end of 2014...

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CICA: regulators at a loss
17 March 2014
Scottsdale. Arizona Reporter Stephen Durham

Medical stop-loss is becoming more common among healthcare employers, according to a presentation at the Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) International Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona...

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Swings and roundabouts in Vermont and California
13 March 2014
Burlington Reporter Mark Dugdale

Vermont is embracing run-off business with a new proposed law but California is challenging risk retention group reinsurance with a new renewal form, according to captive management firm JLT Towner...

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NAIC wants Dodd-Frank clarifications
12 March 2014
Washington DC Reporter Mark Dugdale

The US Senate Banking Committee must consider amendments to the US Dodd-Frank Act so that policyholders are not put at risk, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...

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Captive tax increase under consideration in NY
11 March 2014
New York Reporter Mark Dugdale

A proposed tax reform in New York could result in a significant tax increase for captives, according to Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP...

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South Dakota makes captive changes
10 March 2014
Pierre Reporter Mark Dugdale

A new bill revising aspects of South Dakota’s captive insurance legislation has been signed into law. South Dakota governor Dennis Daugaard signed HB 1051, an act to revise certain provisions regarding the regulation of captives, into law...

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