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CICA settles conference cancellation insurance claim
05 August 2020
Minneapolis Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

The Captive Insurance Companies Association has settled its event cancellation insurance claim with Tokio Marine HCC for the CICA 2020 conference, which was cancelled due to COVID-19

Captive organisations form coalition to file brief for IRS Supreme Court case
23 July 2020
Washington DC Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

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

IRS petitions court to enforce a summons against Delaware DOI for captive docs
24 June 2020
Delaware Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

The Internal Revenue Service has petitioned the US District Court for the District of Delaware against the Delaware Department of Insurance to enforce a summons for documents related to its micro captive investigation

SIIA calls for review of IRS’ ‘activities’ in response to Executive Order for regulatory relief
16 June 2020
Washington DC Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

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

IRS ‘made no friends’ sending letter how and when it did, says Sean King
03 June 2020
Washington DC Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

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

Arizona joins captive associations in addressing IRS letter
04 May 2020
Arizona Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

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

R&Q enters loss portfolio transfer with Repwest Insurance
24 April 2020
Phoenix Reporter Becky Bellamy

Randall & Quilter has entered into a loss portfolio transfer reinsurance contract and transfer agreement with Repwest Insurance Company

Reserve files opening brief with tenth circuit court of appeals
02 March 2020
Houston Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

Feldman Law Firm and Foley Gardere have filed the opening brief with the tenth circuit court of appeals on behalf of Reserve Mechanical Corp, a client of Capstone

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Top of the range

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

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The battle goes on

As the IRS’ battle against micro-captives continues, industry experts discuss the latest settlement offer made by the IRS and what its next move could be

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District of Columbia

Nancy Gray of Aon discusses the expansion of Aon’s White Rock Group into the District of Columbia

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A soft decision with hard ramifications?

Microsoft’s decision to settle with the State of Washington Insurance Commissioner could have interesting implications for the US captive market

Interviews
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Rae Brown
Arizona Captive Insurance Association

Arizona Captive Insurance Association president Rae Brown says the state’s captive service providers are not only seeing an increase in captive formations but also inquiries to determine the use of captives as a strategic tool in risk management programmes

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Regulators of Arizona
Missouri and Utah

Regulators of Arizona, Missouri and Utah give an update on the health of the Western Region captive domiciles

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Michael Low and
Alan Fine

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

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David Deary
Flegle Deary Simon

Following the class action lawsuit brought against Arthur J Gallagher & Co and Artex in December, we talk to the attorney for the plaintiffs, David Deary

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Missouri

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

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Arizona

Known as the Grand Canyon State, Arizona has seen slow but steady growth within its captive industry

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Arizona

Michael Low explains why Arizona’s captive friendly, forward-thinking mindset makes it a great place to domicile a captive

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Hawaii

After a quarter of a century in the business, one of the oldest captive jurisdictions in the US is setting its sights on the Asian market. CIT investigates

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