Captives

Multinationals Turn to Captive Insurance as Trade Credit Market Tightens

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

Travelers’ Execs Discuss 2025 Captives Trends

The 2025 Captives Power Brokers

Vermont Adds 41 New Captives in 2024

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

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Here’s Why Captive Leader Anne Marie Towle Is Finding Satisfaction at a Smaller Firm

Captive leader Anne Marie Towle sat down to discuss her new role at Hylant, her effective leadership role and the goals for her career at the captive practice.

These 3 Risks Provide the Blueprint for Innovation in Captives

Cannabis, cyber and workers’ compensation are among the areas where alternative risk transfer is needed.

Here’s How Companies Are Using Captives to Offset Insurance Price Increases

With ‘traditional’ insurance pulling back in some lines, insureds are using captives to fill in the gaps.

VCIA 2019: Regulatory Sandboxes, Cyber Risk Impact and More at This Year’s Can’t-Miss Captive Event

Almost 100 companies will be showcasing their latest product and service developments to around 1,100 captive and risk managers, service providers and other industry professionals at the VCIA 2019 event.

What Is A Group Captive and Is It the Right Approach for My Company?

A group captive in some cases gives owners more control over decision making than traditional insurance arrangements. 

Why 20% of Health Care Organizations Are Using Captives for Cyber Risk Coverage

Health care organizations are leading the way when it comes to using captives to insure cyber risk.

Captive Owners Ready to Make a Move Find a Sweet Spot in Vermont

A business-friendly environment attracts captives looking to redomicile.

Here’s How Vermont Regulators Faced Down an Onerous Federal Tax Law

Vermont regulators came up with a creative way to save crucial dollars based on ceded risk.

How A Health Care Captive Director Drives Better Patient Outcomes

Experience with advocacy at a young age shaped Heather McClure’s passion to drive optimal outcomes and protect both patients and physicians.

Captive With a Twist: Reinsuring Surety Bonds for Greater Risk Control

One client saved $1.5 million by using captives as a reinsurance layer. Numerous industries could use this application.

6 People on the Move

Chevron’s Kevin Jones joins an energy-focused captive insurance board in Texas, and EPIC picks up two West Coast executives, among other moves.

Mt. Gox Investors Lost Millions in Bitcoin. Captive Insurance May Mitigate Future Losses

Captive insurers may be best suited to handle the risks that come with blockchain and bitcoin.

5 Key Takeaways from the VCIA Conference

How to insure innovative industries was on this year’s Vermont Captive insurance conference agenda.

Your 6-Step Plan to Captive Optimization

Captives should adapt to their parent companies’ changing risk profiles. Following this plan helps risk managers identify and execute necessary changes.

Captives Show Promise in Addressing Supply Chain Risk

Captives can serve as a primary-layer risk-transfer mechanism. They can also allow organizations to access reinsurance to cover difficult-to-insure losses.

Vermont: A Domicile For Captive Innovation

Cyber, trucking and terror risk in property are finding alternative risk homes.

Captives and Liability

The flexibility of captives is well-suited to serve the rapidly changing risks health care organizations face.

A Perfect Landing

The U.S. Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association creates a captive in Vermont.

The Cannabis Captive

Captive insurance for cannabis could be a viable option.

New Ways to Use Surplus

There is a move toward captives’ strategic use of surplus to fund risk management-based projects, analytics, consulting and more.