A session from the captive track at the recent RISKWORLD discussed how parent companies can optimize the performance of their captives.

A session from the recent RISKWORLD on how parent companies can optimize the performance of their captives.

WTW report highlights strategic advantages of captive solutions amid expected rise in corporate insolvencies and stricter underwriting standards.

Captives are becoming more common for a multitude of reasons.

This year 6 brokers were selected as Captives Power Brokers. An additional three were named as finalists.

Vermont’s captive insurance sector achieves significant growth, marking one of its best years since 1981.

Board meetings enable company officials to glean information and help grow their business. Vermont captive board meetings make the captive the centerpiece of the action.

Reputational risk remains one of the most fearsome risks that board members and their institutions can face. Captives may be a solid way of managing those risks.

Much has been written about companies that form captives. What about the ones that decide the alternative risk management structure isn’t for them?

Vermont’s annual update to captive insurance law streamlines regulations, aligns statute with evolving captive market requirements

For companies facing expensive and hard-to-insure property perils, captives offer flexibility and price stability.

Captives require the cooperation of a number of different individuals in order to succeed.

A new networking and professional development group is funneling young people into the captive industry. Let’s take a look at their first year.

Employee-owned manufacturer Carris Reels found a place to form its captive in its home state of Vermont — making it a rare gem for the domicile.

This year 6 brokers were selected as Captives Power Brokers. An additional 4 were named as finalists.

As president of primary casualty, American and global risk management insurance at AXA XL, Chris Kopser focuses much of his effort on group captives.

Switching his major to risk management and insurance at the University of Georgia turned out to be the right move for Patrick Miller.

In conversation with Risk & Insurance editor-in-chief Dan Reynolds, the eMaxx group CEO discussed the firm’s business model, the impact of technological innovations and the state of talent in the captive insurance industry.

“We are seeing more captives looking to take on that excess layer, because the rates are just going through the roof on the traditional side.”

“We can come up with creative ways for people to retain some risk up front, and then get rid of that tail so they don’t have liabilities for that long of a period.”