Captives

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

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.

Strategic Boards Should Have a Look at Captives for Managing Personal Reputation Risk

Is a Captive Right for You? Maybe Not

Vermont Updates Captive Insurance Law, Seeks to Streamline Regulatory Practices

Why Vermont Captives Are a Natural Fit for Weathering Property Insurance Storms

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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.

Captives: Writ Larger

The University of California’s Courtney Claflin is putting on a clinic in captive management.

Closing Gaps in the Gig Economy

Captives are creating more flexible and cost-effective options for the rapidly evolving shared economy sector.

Corporations Get Creative With Cells

Cell captives are innovating, and some risk managers use them to drive business relationships.