CIC Services has seen an increasing number of technology companies replacing or supplementing commercial insurance with captive insurance, according to Randy Sadler, principal at CIC Services
The Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) faced tough questions at the oral arguments in front of the Supreme Court Justices in its case against CIC Services over Notice 2016-66.
An increasing number of construction companies have explored the option of a captive insurance company during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to CIC Services, a captive consulting firm
The IRS' statement "is a combination of past talking points that are meant to scare business owners utilising captives into exiting their captive structures, regardless of whether they are doing the right thing or not”, says Ryan Work of SIIA
The IRS has urged the US Supreme Court to affirm the Sixth Circuit's rejection of CIC Services challenge to agency reporting requirements, stating that the lower court correctly found the suit is barred by the Anti-Injunction Act
Offshore micro captive insurance products were listed as a potential “abusive tax scheme” in a study by the US Government Accountability Office
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
William Rogers, a chartered financial consultant, has joined CIC Services as principal
The use of AI platforms such as ChatGPT is exponentially on the rise and there is potential for the captive industry to use the platform. However, the risks shouldn’t be taken lightly
Shoshanna Simmons of CIC Services explains the increased complexities in the excess and surplus insurance markets
ESG investing can set businesses apart in showing their solidarity in improving the world around them. This is good, but businesses need to understand the risks and have plans in place to mitigate them, says Randy Sadler, principal at CIC Services
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
Emerging talent Noah Miller talks to Frances Jones about his experience working at CIC Services and his future aspirations working in the captive industry
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
Sean King of CIC Services discusses the firm’s upcoming case against the IRS in the Supreme Court, what a win would mean for the industry, and the support they are receiving from the captive insurance industry throughout this legal process
With the US Government’s longest ever shutdown still fresh in the minds of many Americans, could captives offer a solution to cover an estimated loss of more than $10 million per hour?