Captive insurance companies are an elusive risk management strategy that, for many, is so poorly understood it is difficult to even begin consideration. Those who happen to fall into discussions of ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Bobby L. Hickman is a longtime business and financial journalist who brings decades of ...

Captive insurers keep growing even as commercial insurance markets soften, a sign that more companies are looking at them as ...

In an environment where insurance premiums have climbed steadily for the past few quarters, businesses are confronting a fundamental question: how long can they afford to play by the old rules?

AM Best’s senior analytical staff and a panel of insurance experts will discuss the state of the U.S. captive insurance ...

The role of captive insurance companies has undergone a remarkable metamorphosis in the ever-evolving landscape of modern business. Captive insurance has transcended traditional risk mitigation to ...

The IRS continues its war on captive insurance through its annual announcement that microcaptive insurance companies remain on the Dirty Dozen list. Yet, the IRS declines to adhere to a coherent ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Investopedia / Ellen Lindner A captive agent is an insurance professional who exclusively ...

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In recent months, captives have come to the forefront of the insurance industry.As a result, there has been increased interest in what they are, the benefits that they provide, and if they are a ...

As regulators scrutinize life insurers' use of “captive” entities — subsidiaries that reinsure blocks of existing business — advisers may need to rethink the way they evaluate the carriers they work ...

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