Although plans continue to move forward, the board highlights that it will continue to monitor and assess the safety of an in-person event
The Western Region Captive Insurance Conference is moving forward with plans for a multi-state in-person conference scheduled for 14 to 16 June 2021, in Salt Lake City, Utah
The appeal challenges the US tax court’s rulings in the Reserve Mechanical captive insurance case
The US Senator for Colorado Cory Gardner has called for the Internal Revenue Service, to suspend its review of tax benefits claimed by micro captives until resolution of the current litigation in the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Nearly two dozen national and state organisations in the US have filed a joint amicus brief before the US Supreme Court in the case of CIC Services LLC v. Internal Revenue Services
SIIA has written a letter in response to Executive Order 13924, asking for the treasury and office of management and budget to direct the IRS to more appropriately define captive guidance while more efficiently and cost-effectively collecting the app
The IRS “made no friends” in the industry or congress by sending letters taxpayers seeking information about their participation in micro-captive insurance transactions after the US declared a national emergency, according to Sean King of CIC Service
The Arizona Captive Insurance Association has issued a letter to Arizona’s congressional delegation in response to the Internal Revenue Service’s letter sent to micro-captive insurance company owners
In the first of two articles on captive legislation in US states, Diana Bui talks to regulators from Vermont, Utah and North Carolina about their strategies to stay competitive and adapt to industry changes
Ahead of this year’s Western Region Captive Insurance Conference, event chair Renea Louie talks to Rebecca Delaney on what to expect from the 2022 conference, hot topics on the agenda, and the current landscape of the captive industry in Western Region domiciles
Ben Whitehouse of Butler Snow and Kevin Walters of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance discuss regulatory updates and the importance of having a symbiotic relationship between the regulator and captive companies
Delegates gathered in St Louis, Missouri, for the 8th annual Western Region Captive Insurance Conference, which brought together industry leaders to help develop a ‘culture of innovation’
Travis Wegkamp provides CIT with an overview of Utah’s progress in the captive market, highlighting key regulatory changes and his future aspirations
Regulators of Arizona, Missouri and Utah give an update on the health of the Western Region captive domiciles
Michael Low and Alan Fine preview the Western Region Captive Insurance Conference, break down what the schedule has to offer, and discuss what delegates can expect
Ross Elliott of the Utah Captive Insurance Association discusses what attendees can expect from this year’s Western Region Captive Insurance Conference
Ten years after the inception of its captive insurance law, North Carolina is flourishing, having hit a significant milestone in licences, and having become the third largest domicile in the US. Ned Holmes examines what the Old North State is doing right
Sam Komo of the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance, Alan Fine of Armanino, and John Talley of TAL Consulting discuss current market conditions for the captive industry in the state of Missouri, as well as the regulatory environment and emerging risks
Known as the Grand Canyon State, Arizona has seen slow but steady growth within its captive industry
Travis Wegkamp of Utah Insurance Department explains that the state is seeing larger companies move to the state with more robust risk management programmes, higher premium volume, and a long-term outlook for the use of their captive
