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Clark disputes Avrahami verdict
15 December 2017
Reporter Ned Holmes

Celia Clark, the lawyer who formed the Avrahamis’ micro captive Feedback, has weighed in on the court's decision to deny the Avrahamis’ motion for reconsideration.

NAIC elects 2018 officers
06 December 2017
Reporter Barney Dixon

Appointments include Julie Mix McPeak, Eric Cioppa, Raymond Farmer and Gordon Ito

Avrahami motion for reconsiderations denied
20 November 2017
Reporter Becky Butcher

Judge Mark Holmes has denied the Avrahamis’ motion for reconsideration concluding that at least one policy was so “ill-drafted” that it was both a claims-made and an occurrence policy

Experts react to Avrahami
23 August 2017
Reporter Becky Butcher

The US Tax Court’s decision to back the Internal Revenue Service in its dispute with Benyamin and Orna Avrahami over their micro captive should encourage those involved in similar arrangements to revisit them

Disappointing outcome for micro captives in Avrahami
22 August 2017
Reporter Becky Butcher

The US Tax Court has backed the Internal Revenue Service’s decision to deny Benyamin and Orna Avrahami access to the Internal Revenue Code Section 831(b) election for certain financial years

Financial institution dominance of captive market paves way for smaller banks
04 August 2017
Reporter Becky Butcher

Financial institutions’ continued of dominance of the captive insurance market could pave the way for smaller banks to enter the market, according to industry experts

Notice 2016-66 missing from Treasury list
20 July 2017
Reporter Becky Butcher

Notice 2016-66 is a notable absence from the US Treasury’s Donald Trump-ordered review of tax regulations, despite the Self-Insurance Institute of America (SIIA) asking for its inclusion

US agrees to sign US-EU covered agreement
18 July 2017
Reporter Becky Butcher

The US Department of the Treasury and the Office of the US Trade Representative have revealed their intent to sign the bilateral agreement between the US and EU regarding insurance and reinsurance

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