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MCat: Insurance
Cat: Alternative Risk

Risk financing strategy. Alternative risk solutions, strategies, risk transfer entities, and related information. Risk retention groups and purchasing groups.

72 Resources
About Captive Insurance [23975] ?

Find out more about captive insurance

Actuarial Projects & the Captive [24401] ?

How to use actuaries to the best advantage for achieving maximum efficiency in risk financing

Alternative Risk Transfer Articles [30076] ?

A series of articles related to ART and captive Management

Ask the Captive Expert [2485] ?

Question and answer archive

Association Captives [580] ?

Seven questions to answer before forming or deciding to join an association captive

Association Captives: Renewed Interest [15409] ?

Associations are experiencing a renewed interest in captive insurance from their memberships

Benefit Captives - Advantages [pdf] [38775] ?

Consider using a captive to cut benefit costs

Benefit Captives - Considerations [pdf] [38765] ?

Why a captive is not the most suitable funding tool for the majority of employers

Benefit Captives - Regulatory Guidance [38776] ?

Links to IRS and Department of Labor sites

Benefit Captives - Retiree Benefit Funding [pdf] [38774] ?

Employers are looking at alternative ways to fund their retirees benefits

Benefit Captives and the Mechanics of ERISA Preemption [pdf] [38764] ?

Understanding the statute

Benefits Captives - Using Captives for Employee Benefits [pdf] [38770] ?

Why use a captive for employee benefits

Captive Article Library [29214] ?

A series of articles authored by a variety of captive insurance experts

Captive Basics [12594] ?

Information on why to form a captive

Captive Basics [21178] ?

Learn about Captives and how they may help your organization

Captive Benefits [19207] ?

Briefly outlines the benefits to forming a captive

Captive Concepts [21180] ?

Ideas on how a captive may be used to solve problems & create revenues

Captive Court Cases [38772] ?

A review of IRS court cases related to captives

Captive FAQs [568] ?

Answers to four common questions about captives

Captive Fronting: Keys to Survival [pdf] [30079] ?

What must be done if fronting arrangements are to survive

Captive Readiness Tool [21179] ?

Intended to give you a quick idea of the issues that need to be addressed

Captive Structures [8110] ?

There are many different structures for a captive insurance company

Captives & Corporate Governance [pdf] [20390] ?

corporate governance issues directly impacting captives

Captives - Articles [710] ?

Index of articles that explain captives and provide tips on their formation

Captives - Articles, Case Studies & Other Resources [1503] ?

Library of articles about captives and alternative risk industry

Captives 101 [20880] ?

What Are They, and Why Do I Want One?

Captives and Collateral [31643] ?

The amount of collateral can far exceed the other costs of the captive

Captives and Corporate Governance [30149] ?

Argues that Sarbanes-Oxley is about to descend on captives

Captives and Letters of Credit [pdf] [28926] ?

Letters of credit are used for three main purposes in alternative risk or captive programs

Captives and Regulation [28697] ?

Captives are regulated in a manner different from traditional insurers

Captives and Reinsurance [28694] ?

A discussion of reinsurance and excess insurance as related to captives

Captives and Taxation in the USA [19191] ?

Tax issues with captives

Captives are Here to Stay [23952] ?

Captive insurers have become a well-established alternative to traditional commercial insurance

Captives from A to Z [12616] ?

Outlines advantages and disadvantages of captives to be considered

Captives News & Views [21172] ?

Top news stories and events related to captives

Captives News and Information Services [1504] ?

Insurance articles from live wire services, newsletters, resources, etc.

Captives Resource Library [19175] ?

A series of articles about captives

Captives: Managing Costs and Risks [pdf] [21116] ?

Captive 101 basis

Choosing The Right Captive Service Providers [19185] ?

A checklist of what you should expect from your service providers

Do Insurance Captives Enhance Shareholders’ Value? [24636] ?

Discusses the chief benefits of captives

Employee Benefits in Captives [6604] ?

What the US. Department of Labor exemption for Columbia Energy Group meant

Establishing and Operating Captives [pdf] [21117] ?

What to consider

Evaluating the Single Parent Captive Alternative [pdf] [38757] ?

Advantages and challenges

Evaluating Your Captive's Capital and Surplus Requirements [38737] ?

How much surplus is enough? How much is too much?

Exploring the Captive Option [19206] ?

Basic concepts of association pools, risk financing, risk retention groups and more

Federal Liability Risk Retention Act [2167] ?

Description of risk retention groups and purchasing groups under US federal law

Fronting Wars [24400] ?

Common Causes of Fronting Failure

Funding Property Exposures with a Captive [pdf] [38758] ?

Some of the ways captives can be used to fund property exposures

Group Captives - Competing in a Soft Market [pdf] [31693] ?

2007 briefing analyzes the competitive challenges facing group captives

Group Captives - Panel Discussion Presentation [pdf] [38769] ?

Strong Planning, Operational and Tax Strategies for Group Captives

Guarantees and Captives [19199] ?

Why aren't group captives taking on higher risks, using post-loss financing guarantees?

Insuring Property Risks in a Captive [30142] ?

A property captive can bestow significant downstream benefits

IRS Revenue Rulings - Closely Held Insurance Companies [38773] ?

IRS has issued multiple Revenue Rulings, Procedures, Notices and Bulletins addressing various issues

Moving from Self-Insurance to a Captive [1956] ?

How Much is the Potential Tax Benefit Worth?

NAIC RRG Part A Accreditation Standards [pdf] [38767] ?

NAIC Risk Retention Group E Task Force summary memo

Nine Reasons for Forming a Captive Insurance Company [19186] ?

Advantages to forming a captive insurance company

Role of the Domicile Manager [24399] ?

Who Are These Firms, and What Role Should They Play?

RRG/PG Basics [21198] ?

Risk retention group and purchasing group basics

Single Parent Captive [324] ?

Analysis process for determining whether to form or join a single parent captive

Sources of Captial for Risk Retention Groups [19198] ?

Factors that determine the level of capital for RRGs

The Basics of Fronting [21112] ?

There are several business reasons for this type of fronting arrangement

The Captive Manager Choice [19197] ?

When evaluating captive managers, use the following criteria

The Choice is Yours [19196] ?

Written for agents who are considering involvement in the Alternative Market

Using Captives and Risk Retention Groups Together [24667] ?

Following is a discussion of one of the more creative structures proposed

Virtual Captive - Case Study [pdf] [38771] ?

A case study presentation of how Government Entities Mutual (GEM) developed a virtual infrastructure within sixty days

What is a Captive Program? [19187] ?

A fronted program offers four major advantages

What is a Captive? [19188] ?

Definition of a captive

Why Form a Captive [23976] ?

Explanation of what a captive is, why to form one, etc

Why You Should Start a Captive in a Soft Market [30130] ?

Underwriters are accommodating and responsive - making hay while the sun shines

Workers Comp: Hybrid Risk Financing Option [23971] ?

Combining large deductible plan with captive insurer


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