Sponsors

Diamond

• Quest Management Services Limited

  Quest is one of the leading captive management and rent-a-captive companies in Bermuda, with over 80 clients. It has been forming and managing single parent, group and association captives since 1979. Our clients include major corporations from Europe, the United States, and the Pacific Rim. Our staff includes qualified accountants and insurance professionals. In addition to Bermuda, Quest has captive management capabilities in Cayman Islands, Nordic countries and most U.S. domiciles, notably Vermont, South Carolina, Arizona, Washington D.C., Delaware, Nevada, Tennessee and Utah.

  

• Willis Towers Watson

  Willis Towers Watson is proud to be a Founding Partner of the Business Insurance Diversity and Inclusion Institute. Our company is committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment enriched by our people, our clients and the communities in which we work. Why? Because the greatest ideas and discoveries have come from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds and experiences.
  
  At Willis Towers Watson, our distinct, connected perspective across talent, assets and ideas unlocks potential for our clients – and our employees. We look at our business and talent strategies collectively, not separately, because our success is directly linked to attracting, engaging, developing and retaining the best talent. Our approach to diversity and inclusion focuses on enriching our marketplace, our workforce and our workplace in a variety of ways. This starts with our values and global priorities, and flows through to our approach to serving our clients, driving our growth and creating a supportive environment for everyone at our company.
  
  But we can do more – both in our company and our industry. Our clients and their organizations represent a rich fabric of cultures, beliefs, abilities, languages and ethnicities – so it only makes sense that ours should too. We cannot effectively relate to and understand our clients and other key stakeholders if our thoughts, perspectives and experiences do not reflect theirs.
  
  The Business Insurance Diversity and Inclusion Institute offers a distinct opportunity to differentiate our market sector. I look forward to uniting efforts with my commercial insurance and broking industry peers. By championing diversity and inclusion together, we can keep our sector competitive and relevant, and create an environment that provides opportunities for all individuals.

  

Gold

• Bahamas Financial Services Board

  The Bahamas Financial Services Board which was launched in April 1998, represents an innovative commitment by the financial services industry and the Government of The Bahamas to promote a greater awareness of The Bahamas' strengths as an international financial centre.

  

• Bermuda Business Development Agency

  Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA) encourages direct investment and helps companies start up, re-locate or expand their business in Bermuda. An independent, public-private unit, we connect you to industry professionals, regulatory officials, and key contacts in the Bermuda government to assist domicile decisions and company incorporations. Visit bda.bm.

  

Silver

• Delaware Department of Insurance

  In Delaware, the captive regulators are dedicated exclusively to our captive insurance clients' needs, and work under the direction of our Captive Bureau leadership, directed by Steve Kinion. There are 34 people working on Delaware’s Captive team.  Of this total 15 are financial analysts.  Under Delaware’s regulatory organization, the financial analyst is the first-line regulator who communicates with the captive owner or manager.  As a result, all inquiries, business plan changes, dividend requests, and other related matters are first addressed by the analyst.  The experience level of these analysts is unmatched.  
  Call us today to speak with a team member.
  302-577-5280

  

• International Management Services Ltd.

  International Management Services ”IMS”, has been a pioneer in the world of Offshore Financial Services since 1974.  Licensed to provide; captive insurance services, independent directors, fund administration, company management and trustee services. Our team of respected professionals ensure that we can deliver the strong governance, competence and responsive personal service our clients require.

  

• Macquarie Investment Management

  Macquarie Investment Management is a trusted advisor and partner to insurance clients worldwide.  Our dedicated investment and client service personnel build custom investment strategies that has led insurance, institutional, and individual clients to entrust us to actively manage US$249 billion in assets as of June 30, 2018.  Macquarie Investment Management is a division of Macquarie Asset Management, a global asset manager with US$386 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2018.

  

• Marsh

  Marsh Captive Solutions offers industry-leading experience in captive program design and management that spans 50 years, with offices in all major captive domiciles. We have over 400 professionals dedicated to captive management and risk financing activities for more than 1,250 captives. By combining deep captive expertise with powerful analytics, we can help your organization to use a captive insurance company to manage risk on your own terms.

  

• Maxis GBN

  Co-founded by MetLife and AXA, MAXIS Global Benefits Network is a network of nearly 140 insurance companies in 115 markets combining local expertise with global insight. Together, we help multinational employers deliver the employee benefits they need to care for their people and meet their strategic goals. In February 2016, MetLife and AXA further strengthened their relationship by combining all of its MAXIS GBN existing operations under a joint venture company. This transformation helps leverage the existing strength of the network and its two parent companies while further enhancing the client experience, focusing on product innovation and providing data analytics. For more information, please visit maxis-gbn.com

  

• Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

  Morris, Manning & Martin (MMM) is an AmLaw 200 law firm with national and international reach. MMM is dedicated to the constant pursuit of its clients’ success. To provide clients with optimal value, we combine market-leading legal services with a total understanding of clients’ needs to maximize effectiveness, efficiency and opportunity.
  
  MMM enjoys national prominence for its insurance, litigation, technology, real estate, corporate, healthcare, energy & infrastructure, capital markets, environmental, tax and intellectual property practices. The firm has offices in Atlanta, Raleigh-Durham, Savannah, Beijing and Washington, D.C.

  

• Parenteau Analytics

  Parenteau Analytics is a truly independent, unbiased registered investment advisory to insurance companies. Unaffiliated with any brokerage or banking institution, Parenteau provides complete detailed analysis and support to insurance company decision makers, using “best in class” quantitative software and modelling. Services are available on a retainer or “one-off”/”project” basis. Claude Parenteau, President of Parenteau Analytics was formerly the Chairman of the Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA), as well as a bank trust company Portfolio Manager, a securities broker, and board trustee in private academia and a municipal fund. Sub-specialties include “Faith Based”/”Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”)/”Impact Investment”/”Socially Responsible Investing (“SRI”) services. For clients managing public risk pools, Parenteau is a Licensed Municipal Standards Rulemaking Board (“MSRB”) Registered Investment Advisor. Offering customized, segregated account management to clients as small as $1MM USD.

  

• Rives & Associates, LLP

  With more than 50 years of combined experience in the Insurance Accounting field, our teams of Certified Public Accountants understand captive insurance, the impact on the insured company, and how to properly establish and monitor performance. Our teams of experts go beyond the basics to ensure compliance, while maximizing benefits.

  Our team have both onshore and off-shore experience with several captive managers, and draw on that experience to make a cost effective, efficient approach tailored to the needs of captive managers, boards of directors, and sponsoring companies.

  Rives & Associates, LLP is an accounting firm that thrives on being different. Clients who have previous experience with other accounting firms quickly find that working with Rives & Associates, LLP is a different experience altogether. We act as a partner in our client’s enterprises, not as a vendor. We think this is the best and most effective way to structure a relationship. 

  

• Sirius Global Solutions

  Sirius Global Solutions (SGS) provides exit strategies to captives, risk retention groups and self-insurers seeking to mitigate or eliminate exposure to legacy liabilities and release trapped capital.  Formed in 2000, SGS is one of the pioneers of the property/casualty runoff market and continues to focus on the worldwide acquisition of runoff insurance and reinsurance companies as well as providing other reinsurance and insurance legacy solutions including loss portfolio transfers and novations.

  

Domicile Exhibitor

• District of Columbia Department of Insurance

  District of Columbia Captive Domicile
  Located in one of the major U.S cities, Washington, DC is a leading domicile for captives. DC offers a state-of-the-art captive insurance law, including the most progressive protected cell provisions, an experienced staff dedicated to the regulation of captives, and an efficient regulatory process. The District of Columbia domicile is the ideal choice for alternative risk transfer entities. Contact Dana G. Sheppard, Associate Commissioner of the Risk Finance Bureau on (202) 442-7820 or by e-mail at dana.sheppard@dc.gov to learn more about captives in the Nation’s Capital.

  

• INVEST BARBADOS

  Barbados has established itself as one of the leading international business domiciles in the world and its international insurance industry has been at the forefront of this development. As one of the largest global domiciles of captive insurance, it is listed among the top ten in the world by Business Insurance News.  A well-regulated, pro-business environment, excellent infrastructure, modern legislation and an expanding network of tax treaties, are among the key reasons why Barbados continues to attract significant international insurance business to its shores.
  
  Visit with the representatives from Invest Barbados to hear of the unique benefits and opportunities available in Barbados.

  

• North Carolina Department of Insurance

  North Carolina is a leading captive insurer domicile with a bright future that is committed to the development and growth of its captive industry.  North Carolina welcomes captive insurer owners and service providers to become a part of the state's outstanding captive insurance program. With its modern North Carolina Captive Insurance Act and dedicated team of captive insurance professionals, North Carolina provides a great home for captive insurers. Visit with the North Carolina Department of Insurance exhibit booth to find out more about the low regulatory formation and operational costs for North Carolina captive insurers; the state’s reasonable and appropriate regulatory approach; and the experienced, knowledgeable captive insurance regulatory team, which is committed to providing outstanding customer service.

  

• South Carolina Department of Insurance

  South Carolina has long been one of the nation’s premier captive domiciles. In partnership with the captive business community, our Captive Division continues to set the standard for excellence among America’s captive domiciles. South Carolina offers a business-savvy regulatory environment with world-class captive know-how.

  

• State of Vermont

  For over 36 years, Vermont has been the leading onshore captive insurance domicile. Vermont has knowledgeable and approachable state regulators and world-class professional services. Vermont is home to 48 of the Fortune 100 and over one hundred hospital captives. Find out why Vermont has earned the “Gold Standard’ reputation.

  

• Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance

  Tennessee ranks among the most attractive domiciles for captive insurance companies and continues to improve the regulatory environment.  Tennessee’s knowledgeable team of regulators and Nashville’s geographic location, make it an attractive destination to start up captives, as well as captives redomesticating from foreign and alien domiciles. 

  

• Utah Insurance Department

  Utah is recognized as an innovative state, fostering and supporting innovative solutions. If you are looking for an onshore domicile to form a captive insurance company, a Utah domiciled captive is the choice for you, where Risk Management, Cost Control, and Regulation connect.

  

Media

• Captive Insurance Times

  Captive Insurance Times is the primary source of global captive news and analysis. 
  The free-to-access website and fortnightly publication cover the full-spectrum of news and analysis as they apply to captive insurance, including alternative risk transfer, tax, law, reinsurance and investments. They feature interviews with industry executives and break the latest news as it happens.
  URL: www.captiveinsurancetimes.com

  

• Captive.com (IRMI)

  Captive.com is a website providing the latest news and trends, informative articles and videos, and a jobs board for the captive insurance community. Download the free report, Captive Insurance Trends when you visit. Also available are online captive insurance courses that qualify for insurance CE and accountant CPE credit in most states.
  URL: www.Captive.com

  

Exhibitor

• Atlas Insurance Agency

  Atlas Insurance Management is a leader in the formation and management of captive insurance companies for diverse clientele in major U.S. and offshore domiciles. Atlas creates custom captive insurance models for the efficient financing of risk and matches innovative techniques to the client’s strategic business objectives and appetite for risk.

  

• AXA XL

  AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, provides insurance and risk management products and services for mid-sized companies through to large multinationals, and reinsurance solutions to insurance companies globally. We partner with those who move the world forward. To learn more, visit www.axaxl.com

  

• Butterfield Group

  Butterfield is a full-service bank and wealth manager headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, providing services to clients from Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey, where our principal banking operations are located, and The Bahamas, Switzerland, Singapore and the United Kingdom, where we offer specialised financial services. Banking services comprise deposit, cash management and lending solutions for individual, business and institutional clients. Wealth management services are composed of trust, private banking, asset management and custody. In Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and Guernsey, we offer both banking and wealth management. In The Bahamas, Singapore and Switzerland, we offer select wealth management services. In the UK, we offer residential property lending. In Jersey, we offer select banking and wealth management services. Butterfield is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: NTB) and the Bermuda Stock Exchange (symbol: NTB.BH).

  

• CHSI Technologies

  CHSI Technologies is the developer of the CHSI Connections Management System, an innovative software solution for captive and risk retention group administrators.  It is a comprehensive package that contains client relationship management, underwriting, policy administration, premium billing, claims management, reporting and portals for policy holders and brokers.  

  

• Comerica Bank

  As one of the few banks with a dedicated captive team, Comerica Bank can help find the best financial solutions for your captive. Our award-winning captive insurance team has been operating for 25+ years in all major domiciles. To learn more, visit Comerica.com/captive. Member FDIC.

  

• Ernst & Young LLP (EY)

  EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.
  EY’s US Captive Insurance Services team provides clients with a holistic approach to captive insurance planning, evaluates various risk financing structures, and develops feasible and efficient arrangements designed to improve cash flow, enhance risk management and reduce overall economic costs while increasing insurance coverage options. As part of EY’s Global Captive Network, the team is uniquely positioned to efficiently and effectively address domestic, cross-border and foreign insurance risk matters and advise on planning opportunities.

  

• Fortegra

  Fortegra ® is the marketing name of Fortegra Financial Corporation (a Tiptree Inc. company). Fortegra® and its subsidiaries comprise a single-source insurance services provider that offers a range of consumer protection options including warranty solutions, credit insurance, and specialty underwriting programs. Delivering multifaceted coverage with an unmatched service experience for domestic and international partners and their customers, Fortegra solves immediate, everyday needs, empowering consumers to worry less and Experience More.

  

• Gallagher Bassett

  Gallagher Bassett is the premier provider of global claims services, dedicated to exceptional customer service and demonstrably superior outcomes. GB helps people, teams and businesses overcome adversity and loss through the guiding expertise of over 5,000 claims professionals, all committed to going beyond expectations in the continuous pursuit of a better way.

  

• Granite Management Ltd.

  Granite Management Limited is an independent captive insurance management company. In addition to providing full captive management services, we uniquely specialize in the reinsurance and/or financing of IEB programs designed to reduce employee benefits’ costs for client companies without changing established terms and conditions. Our team of experts has an in-depth knowledge of captive insurance needs for operational risks, underwriting performance, sound business development, and employee benefit financing requirements.

  

• Performa

  Founded in 1992, Performa is an employee-owned investment manager that focuses exclusively on managing assets for captive insurance companies and has $4.45 billion in captive assets under management and advisement (as of 9/30/2018).  Performa provides customized investment solutions to captives with various ownership structures and collateral needs across a wide range of industries and stages of the captive life cycle.   While our captive clients have unique cash flow requirements, business objectives and operate in different industries, they all benefit from Performa’s extensive knowledge of the captive insurance industry and emphasis on capital preservation, income generation and liquidity.

  

• SIGMA ACTUARIAL

  SIGMA Actuarial Consulting Group, Inc. is an independent property and casualty actuarial firm. Our consulting services include all analyses necessary to insure proper financial reporting and program funding. We have experience in developing both traditional and alternative insurance programs for entities of all sizes and types.

   

  SIGMA’s Strategic Risk Analysis (SRA) for captives includes a pro-forma forecast of a captive’s financial statements using a range of loss, premium and operating cost variables. The SRA is a sensitivity analysis showing a captive’s viability under various stress scenarios.

  

• The Bryn Mawr Trust Company of Delaware

  The Bryn Mawr Trust Company of Delaware is a full-service independent trust company catering to the trust, cash management and financial service needs of captive managers operating entities in all domiciles.  Customized services designed for captive insurance entities and the underlying operating businesses can include investment management, entity management, statutory trustee, custodian and reinsurance trustee services.  In addition, through our affiliated companies, traditional retail and commercial banking services are offered.  Our trust and banking personnel have a comprehensive understanding of the self-insurance market and keen awareness for time-sensitive transactions.  We have a long and proud history for flawless execution and high touch service delivery across all domiciles.

  

• WELLS FARGO BANK

  Wells Fargo is a leading global financial services institution with $1.9 trillion in assets focused on helping clients meet their goals by offering the market’s most comprehensive suite of trust services. We leverage the resources and controls of Wells Fargo to deliver the industry’s best service to  our collateral service clients. By working closely with insurance providers for nearly a decade, Wells Fargo has solidified the collateral trust concept as a primary collateral tool. We offer all available collateral options, and our dedicated collateral trust team remains focused on educating the markets on all of the available options.

  wellsfargo.com/collateral-trust

  

For information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact: Susan Stilwill | (312) 636-7222