Certain micro-captive transactions are back to being reportable. On January 14, 2025, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published final regulations (the “Regulations”) ...

Louisiana’s Department of Insurance has promulgated Regulation 139—Captive Insurance Companies, establishing detailed rules for captive insurance companies and risk retention groups domiciled in the ...

Capitalization requirements, high operating costs and fear of regulatory scrutiny have discouraged small and midsize businesses from establishing captive insurers in the past, but the environment is ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Choosing between onshore and offshore captive domiciles comes down to key factors such as regulatory environments, tax implications and operational ease, two experts said. The captive ...

Eight years after issuing the ill-fated Notice 2016-66, the U.S. Treasury has released its final regulations relating to so-called "microcaptive transactions". These regulations designate certain ...

Our previous article covered the steps to set up a captive insurance program. Once your captive is established, the real work begins. Effective management and optimization are essential to ensure that ...

In today's insurance landscape, marked by rising premiums, unpredictable coverage exclusions, and the tightening grip of commercial insurers, businesses are increasingly seeking smarter, more stable ...

This article is part of a sponsored series by AgentSync. From rental cars to groceries to Netflix subscriptions, it seems nothing is safe from price increases these days – including insurance. There’s ...

The UK’s consultation on a new captive insurance framework marks a significant and welcome step in offering a complete range of risk transfer tools here in the UK. The consultation, launched this ...

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