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Womble Bond Dickinson

Micro-Captive Reportable Transaction Deadline Effectively Extended

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On Friday, April 11, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2025-24 (the “Notice”), which waives applicable penalties under the Internal Revenue Code to participants in, and material advisors to, reportable...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Captive Insurer Update: Contingent Business Interruption Claims, Reinsurance, and the Southern California Wildfires

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Captive insurers can offer enhanced control over coverage, claims, and premiums; however, they also face specific challenges when dealing with large-scale coverage events that have highly uncertain scopes, particularly when...more

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Captive Insurance in Bermuda

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Bermuda is the world’s leading domicile for captive insurance companies, with over 600 active captive licences on its register generating over US$24 billion in gross written premium. Having formed the first modern captive in...more

Kerr Russell

Is Group Captive Insurance Right For Your Client?

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A group captive or other captive structure has several benefits for many companies. In this Q&A, Kerr Russell attorney Eric Lark discusses what factors to consider when deciding whether Captive Insurance is right for your...more

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The Case for Captives in the Aviation Industry Is Stronger Than Ever

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In Rising insurance premium rates, limited capacity with commercial insurance carriers and a looming global recession made 2022 extremely challenging for aviation insurance buyers. In this environment, the aviation industry...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Captive Insurers: New Alberta Legislation Offers Additional Risk Management Option

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Risk management is an important part of governance planning for every business. Often, risk management means transferring risk to a third-party through the purchase of insurance. Recently, the Alberta Legislature created a...more

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Captive Insurance Companies for the Transportation Industry: A Quick Q&A with Those in the Know

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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 captives often bounce...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Takeaways from the Tax Court's First Micro-Captive Insurance Ruling

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• The U.S. Tax Court recently ruled in Avrahami v. Commissioner, the first litigated Tax Court case involving an 831(b) captive insurance company. • The Tax Court held that two of the key factors that define "insurance"...more

Carlton Fields

The Prospect for a Legislative Fix in the Case of Certain Promoters Using Micro Captives Deemed Abusive by the IRS

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Despite a considerable reduction in budget and personnel, the Internal Revenue Service announced earlier this year that it would devote considerable time and effort to crack down on what it views as widespread abusive...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Recent Developments on Variable Annuity Captive Reinsurance and Hedging Risk Evaluation; and Impacts on VA Issuers

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In the midst of the broader discussion within the insurance regulatory community regarding the financial risks potentially posed by captive reinsurers, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has recently...more

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