While commercial auto and workers’ compensation dominate captive discussions, warranty programmes offer a streamlined, cost-effective alternative with simpler claims processes and stronger risk distribution profiles, argues Hale Stewart, Of Counsel, Dickinson Wright.
Jack Meskunas, Executive Director — investments at Oppenheimer & Co., reflects on 30 years in captive insurance asset management, from his early days at Lehman Brothers to navigating a rate environment in flux.
The captive insurance market in 2025 saw an evolution that significantly outpaced initial industry projections, moving captives from niche instruments to strategic enablers of corporate and regional resilience.
Charlene Tilbanie, Vice President at Global Captive Management, Ltd. (GCM), advocates that the traditional trust model is inadequate for modern healthcare risk. She makes the case that a captive is essential for achieving the financial transparency, superior control, and strategic resilience needed to navigate risks like ‘nuclear verdicts’ and ‘emerging exposures’.
The US tax court’s approach to risk distribution is rooted in a flawed reliance on the Law of Large Numbers, argue F. Hale Stewart, JD, LL.M., attorney with Higginbotham Insurance, and Sol Feinberg, FCAS, MAAA, consulting actuary at SIGMA Actuarial Consulting Group
USA Risk Group’s Giles Hobday, account manager, and Scott Stollmeyer, vice president, explore the key factors businesses must weigh when considering forming a captive, from minimum capital to risk management and regulatory compliance
In the dynamic world of captive insurance, the need for exceptional talent is higher than ever as the industry becomes increasingly complex. FairShare Insurance Company President Kirk Watkins explores how a more diverse workforce can lead to better business outcomes, and why “fishing in every pond for talent” is crucial for future growths
Joe McDonald, executive vice president and director of captive consulting at Captives.Insure, looks at operational complacency and how a ‘set it and forget it’ course kills captives