A bigger market means an improving financial performance, perhaps even higher returns. Marsh’s annual analysis of the captive insurance market, now in its tenth year, discovers that it also means change
The risks of a captive insurer’s operations tend to be narrower and less diversified than those of typical multi-line insurers, but, according to Anjanette Fowler of Madison Scottsdale, this can be a double-edged sword
Stewart Feldman of Capstone Associated Services suggests it may be time to examine your LLC, PCC, series or cell planning, and consider returning to a traditional captive arrangement
The biggest challenge is orientating risk managers and benefits managers to the intricacies of each other’s business segments as self-funding and using captives for medical stop-loss continues to expand, says Phillip Giles of QBE North America
An increasing number of small and large businesses are looking at profit centre captives as a means of profiting from risk, says Brian Flinchum of Atlas Insurance Management (The Bahamas Financial Services Board)
Understanding the pitfalls is the first step in avoiding them, according to Matt Hayner and Paul Lefurgey of Madison Scottsdale
Tom Stokes of JLT Insurance Management Limited revisits the Rent-A-Center case and asks what it means for captive insurance companies