Certain insurers are shying away from the legal marijuana industry, leaving a gap that could be filled by captives. Michael Schroeder of Roundstone Management examines the issues surrounding this controversial topic
It was Wayne Gretzky who said a good hockey player plays where the puck is, but a great player plays where the puck is going to be. The same applies to cyber risk, says Frederick Turner of Active Captive Management
Vanuatu is a friendly jurisdiction willing and ready to do business, according to Kevin Lindsay, chairman of the Vanuatu captive insurance association
Angling to find the right domicile? Try Missouri, says Maria Sheffield, who is the captive programme manager at the state’s insurance department
Belen Navarro and Ross Connell of AIG discuss why insureds might consider utilising a captive insurance programme to address cyber risk
Cyber risk, the tax treatment of 831(b) captives, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the Risk Retention Act were the hottest topics at this year’s Vermont Captive Insurance Association Annual Conference
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