Hawaii law firm Goodsill Anderson Quinn and Stifel has launched its new captive insurance team, which includes the addition of four new captive insurance attorneys.
Gerald Yoshida, Paul Shimomoto, Asako Shimazu and Arik Look joined the firm on 1 October 2018.
The captive team will provide a range of services, including captive formations, conversions, mergers, liquidations, redomestications, coverage matters, policy drafting, and reinsurance trusts.
Additionally, they will assist corporate transactions, corporate governance, best practice issues, and other general insurance regulatory matters to ensure that clients’ captives comply with the applicable law and regulations.
A captive industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience, Yoshida, who joins as partner, was instrumental in licensing the first captive in Hawaii.
Also joining as partner, Shimoto has been representing clients in the captive and insurance regulatory space since 2000.
Asako joins the firm as counsel and is a member of the the State Bar of California, Hawai?i State Bar Association and American Bar Association.
Arik holds multiple advanced degrees, including Master of Accounting from University of Hawai?i Shidler College of Business, Master of Business Administration from Chaminade University of Honolulu and Juris Doctor from University of Hawai?i William S. Richardson School of Law, and joins the firm as associate.