In a looming insurance rate crisis, captives offer a potential source of affordable insurance for motor carriers who often face the prospect of paying In a looming insurance rate crisis, captives ...
The role of captive insurance companies has undergone a remarkable metamorphosis in the ever-evolving landscape of modern business. Captive insurance has transcended traditional risk mitigation to ...
The IRS continues its war on captive insurance through its annual announcement that microcaptive insurance companies remain on the Dirty Dozen list. Yet, the IRS declines to adhere to a coherent ...
Group captive insurance programs can be an attractive alternative to conventional commercial insurance. They can withstand the cyclical nature of the traditional insurance marketplace, while offering ...
As you look at options for insurance, the thought of captives may sound intimidating. But captives are simply defined as insurance companies owned by the insured. As you look at options for insurance, ...
As regulators scrutinize life insurers' use of “captive” entities — subsidiaries that reinsure blocks of existing business — advisers may need to rethink the way they evaluate the carriers they work ...
Faced with an increasingly challenging insurance marketplace and unpredictability of where a company’s next large loss may come from, some companies are seeking alternatives other than traditional ...
The nation’s capital has become a leader in the “captive insurance” industry, giving companies more control over their insurance programs and helping them save money. It was in 2001 that the District ...
Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Janet Berry-Johnson is a CPA with 10 years of experience in public accounting and writes ...