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Navigating the Changing Landscape of 831(b) Micro-Captives: How Recent Regulations are Reshaping Risk Strategies

As IRS scrutiny intensifies and new reporting requirements emerge, organizations utilizing micro-captive insurance companies face critical decisions about their risk management approaches. Understanding the evolving regulatory environment has become essential for captive owners seeking to maintain compliance while maximizing benefits.

Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc.

Ensuring Access: The Imperative in Preventing Medical Deserts

The adverse effects of insufficient access to medical resources and facilities present a very real concern for communities and individuals alike.

Professional Liability

6 Questions for NormanMax CEO Brad Meier

The E&S market is a strategic platform for innovation and is filling critical protection gaps with bespoke parametric solutions.

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Post-breach Learnings Lead to Cyber Risk Resilience

A deeper dive into the 2020 AC Transit data breach demonstrates how organizations facing cyberattack can come back stronger, with resilience at the fore.

Cyber

From Injury to Recovery: The Tech Transforming Workers’ Comp Care

Much has been written about how technologies can make work a safer place. These are the tech tools that are helping post injury.

Return to Work

Creative, Connected, Client-First: What Sets the 2025 Rising Stars Apart

Rising Stars

When Prayers Aren’t Enough: Why Insurers Are Turning to AI to Stop the Next Mass Shooting

Critical Risks

9 Questions for The Hartford's Shailesh Kumar

Q&As

Wall Street’s Next Crash Won’t Be Human-Induced: The Looming Threat of AI-Triggered Market Meltdowns

Artificial Intelligence

News For Jul. 4th

People on the Move

Editors' Picks

Joint Industry Forum Preview: Crawford & Company’s Rohit Verma

Swiss Re's Will Porter Discusses Promising International Program Business Opportunities

How Insurers Can Win the War For Talent

Bridge Collapses, Labor Shortages, and Rising Costs: The Insurance Battle Behind Public Projects

Innovative Wearable Technology Partnership Transforms Workplace Safety at Food Bank

The Pressing Need for Small Business Risk Management and Risk Transfer

The Institutes Introduces a New Designation to Meet Insurance Operations Challenges

When the Insurance Department Comes Knocking: How Producers Should Respond to Consumer Complaint Inquiries

Navigating the Changing Landscape of 831(b) Micro-Captives: How Recent Regulations are Reshaping Risk Strategies

Ensuring Access: The Imperative in Preventing Medical Deserts

6 Questions for NormanMax CEO Brad Meier

Post-breach Learnings Lead to Cyber Risk Resilience

From Injury to Recovery: The Tech Transforming Workers’ Comp Care

Creative, Connected, Client-First: What Sets the 2025 Rising Stars Apart

When Prayers Aren’t Enough: Why Insurers Are Turning to AI to Stop the Next Mass Shooting

9 Questions for The Hartford's Shailesh Kumar

Wall Street’s Next Crash Won’t Be Human-Induced: The Looming Threat of AI-Triggered Market Meltdowns

News For Jul. 4th

1. Captives Expand Risk Portfolios and Premium Volume in 2024

2. U.S. Cyber Insurance Market Records First-Ever Premium Decline

3. Employers Pivot From Cost Cutting to Comprehensive Employee Support as Benefits Landscape Evolves

4. U.S. Execs Show Overconfidence in Cyber Preparedness Despite Rising Threat Awareness: Survey

5. Insurance Brokerage M&A Activity Surges Past Last Year's Pace

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People on the Move

Nina Simons Appointed Global Head of MidCorp Underwriting at Allianz Commercial

Emily Nagel Appointed Vice President, Senior Director of Operations at CAC Group

Mark Kuonen Promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Lockton Dunning

Nick Serrault Named Chief Operating Officer for Lockton's U.S. Operations

Steven Goldman Appointed Global Head of Distribution at Ascot

James Ferris Named CEO of Davies' Captive Management Business

Editors' Picks

The Very Real Benefits of an In-Person Vermont Captive Board Meeting

Trucordia's Felix Morgan on Tackling Customer Pain Points in Today's Market

On the Record with John Dempsey of Insight Risk Technologies

No, Really: Insurance Could Lead the Charge in Curbing Gun Violence

Workers' Comp Forum

Predict & Prevent® Podcast Episode 18: Wearable Allies: Transforming Workplace Safety

Workplace Injuries Incur Increased Costs and Extended Recovery Periods: Travelers

Innovative Wearable Technology Partnership Transforms Workplace Safety at Food Bank

Kristine Kennedy of Healthesystems on Innovation in Workers’ Comp Communication and Technology Integration

Data-Driven Safety Solutions Emerge as Answer to Commercial Auto Insurance Crisis

Cybersecurity Tops Business Leaders' Risk Concerns in 2025 Outlook

Risk Insiders

The Evolving Carrier-Agent Relationship: Five Trends Shaping the Future of Insurance Distribution

How AI and Value-Based Care Are Reshaping Workers’ Compensation

The Cyber Talent Crunch Impacts Us All

How Insurers Can Win the War For Talent

The Pressing Need for Small Business Risk Management and Risk Transfer

Ensuring Access: The Imperative in Preventing Medical Deserts

Critical Risks

When Prayers Aren’t Enough: Why Insurers Are Turning to AI to Stop the Next Mass Shooting

Navigating the Storm: Effective Strategies for Natural Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

​Navigating Tariff Uncertainty: Essential Cargo Insurance Insights for U.S. Importers

IoT Sensors and Advanced Forecasting: The Future of Protecting Your Business from Extreme Weather

Building an Effective Defense Against Nuclear Verdicts: Key Strategies for 2025

Cheesy Toast Coverage: A Creative Insurance Solution to a Feathered Fiasco

The Insurance Industry

Crypto Insurance Gap Reveals $3.31 Trillion Market Opportunity

MGA Premiums Increase in 2024, Marking Fourth Consecutive Year of Double-Digit Growth: AM Best

Swiss Re's Will Porter Discusses Promising International Program Business Opportunities

When Prayers Aren’t Enough: Why Insurers Are Turning to AI to Stop the Next Mass Shooting

Wall Street’s Next Crash Won’t Be Human-Induced: The Looming Threat of AI-Triggered Market Meltdowns

Justice for Some? The Legal Shift That Could Hit Insurers

Claims & The Law

Insurance Faces Triple Threat From Climate and Environmental Risks

AI Gives Insurance Industry Crucial Head Start Against Claims Fraud

When Prayers Aren’t Enough: Why Insurers Are Turning to AI to Stop the Next Mass Shooting

Active Cyber Risk Management Drives 7% Decrease in Claims Frequency: Coalition

US P&C Insurance Industry Posts Best Underwriting Results in Over a Decade

Natural Catastrophe Losses Set to Reach $145 Billion in 2025, With 1-in-10 Risk of $300 Billion Peak Year

The Risk Profession

From Lifeguard to Chief Risk Officer: RIMS 2025 President Kristen Peed Shares Her Journey in Risk Management

Penn State's Jared Wise on Risk Management in Higher Education and Cyber's Impact on the Industry

Kansas State University's Elliott Young on His Journey into Higher Education Risk Management

For Risk Manager LaToya Lee, Keeping People Safe Is a Source of Fulfillment

Chevron Corporation's Kevin Jones Shares His Perspective of the Risk Management Profession

Nevada's Adria White on Her Time in Public Sector Risk Management and How Community Makes Better Risk Managers of Everyone

Sector Focus

Navigating Tariff Uncertainty: Essential Cargo Insurance Insights for U.S. Importers