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GENERAL DISCUSSION AND NEWS
Discussion of news and general issues relating to captive insurance companies and alternative risk transfer and management issues. Most new posts will go here unless clearly bound for another category.
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Last post by frieda
Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:05 pm
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Calendar of Upcoming Events
A listing of upcoming events involving captive insurance companies and alternative risk management, including association meetings, educational forums, etc. Please send us your meeting information to add to our list!
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Last post by Jay Adkisson
Sun May 24, 2009 7:18 am
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Formation and Licensing
Discussion of issues relating to the insurance license application, the issuance of the license, capitalization, etc.
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Last post by ezd
Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:29 am
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Cell Captives and Rent-A-Captives
Discussion of segregated cell captives and similar arrangements that are primarily designed for businesses that are too small to economically justify a captive.
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Last post by tcook23
Fri Mar 26, 2010 11:49 am
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Group Captives and Association Captives
Discussion of large group captives and captives serving associations.
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Last post by Jay
Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:51 am
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Risk Retention Groups
Discussion of insurance companies formed under the Federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986.
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Risks and Policies
Discussion of the insurance risks for businesses and the policies that can be developed to cover those risks
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Last post by Northcoastjim
Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:37 am
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Workers Compensation
Discussion of workers compensation insurance, including fronting arrangements and reinsurance.
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Healthcare and Benefits
Discussion of moving employee healthcare insurance and other employee benefits into a captive or similar arrangement.
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Last post by philgiles
Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:41 pm
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Medical Malpractice
Discussion of the use of captive and other alternative risk transfer strategies for medical malpractice liability. Includes discussion of tax scams sold to physicians involving medical malpractice premiums paid to offshore insurance companies.
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Reinsurance Contracts and Treaties
Discussion of the types of reinsurance contracts and treaties, how they are structured, and various terminology and provisions.
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Last post by Jay
Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:56 pm
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Reinsurance Providers
Discussion of the availability of reinsurance, reinsurance companies, current terms and rates, etc.
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Risk Pools
Discussion of risk pools, including reinsurance risk pools and multiple-insured self-insurance risk pooling arrangements.
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Last post by Jay
Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:51 am
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Tax Issues Generally
Discussion of tax issues relating to captives and other alternative risk transfer and management issues other than those listed in one of the forums below.
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Last post by Jay
Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:07 am
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Federal Risk Shifting and Insurance Contracts
Discussion of the federal tax law requirements for "insurance" as they relate to the shifting of risks and what constitutes a valid insurance contract as opposed to an economic hedge.
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Last post by Jay
Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:46 pm
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Federal Risk Distribution
Discussion of the federal tax law requirements of risk distribution, including what does and does not qualify for the 12+ affiliate safe harbor, and attribution issues.
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Last post by frieda
Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:56 am
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Federal Excise Taxes on Insurance
Discussion of the federal excise taxes on insurance premiums paid, including premiums paid to offshore captive insurance companies
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Last post by Jay
Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:18 am
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831(b) Election
Discussion of the 831(b) election for insurance companies whose annual net premium income does not exceed $1.2 million per year.
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Last post by Jay
Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:36 am
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501(c)(15) Exempt Insurance Companies
Discussion of insurance companies qualifying for exempt treatment under IRC section 501(c)(15) for gross receipts not exceeding $600,000 per year of which at least half those receipts are premium income.
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Last post by Jay
Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:36 am
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State Income Tax and Independently Procured Tax Issues
Discussion of state income tax issues for alternative risk management transactions and captives, including whether out-of-state captives are subject to state income tax and whether a state may assess a premium tax or independently procured tax to premiums paid to captives.
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Last post by Jay
Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:30 am
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Foreign Captives and Tax Treaties
Discussion of the unique reporting requirements for U.S.-owned foreign captives, and the tax treaties between the United States and foreign countries as such treaties may impact captive insurance arrangements. Includes discussion of the 953(d) election.
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Last post by Jay
Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:18 am
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Tax Reporting and Audits
Discussion of the tax reporting of U.S.-owned captive insurance companies, both domestic and foreign, and audit procedures and experiences.
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Last post by Jay
Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:54 am
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Captive Investments
Discussion of appropriate vs. inappropriate investments for captive insurance companies, permitted asset rules, and regulatory preferences.
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Loanbacks
Discussion of the practice of having the captive loan money back to an insured or the parent company and the effect of loanbacks on the tax treatment of the captive arrangement.
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Accountants and Auditors
Listing of accountants and auditors who provide bookkeeping services and/or have been admitted by an insurance commissioner to perform audits of captive insurance companies.
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Actuaries
Listing of actuaries who provide actuarial services to captive insurance companies.
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Attorneys
Listing of attorneys and law firms that provide services to captive insurance companies and similar alternative risk transfer arrangements.
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Last post by Jay
Sun Nov 30, 2008 1:09 pm
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Managers
Listing of captive insurance managers who have been admitted in one or more jurisdictions to administrate captives.
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Last post by philgiles
Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:44 pm
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Other Service Providers and Consultants
Listing of service providers to captives not otherwise listed above and consultants to captive insurance companies and alternative risk transfer structures.
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