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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Fraser Irving

Nine captives self-report to Washington OIC

Tags: Alaska Air Group, ASA Assurance, Cost CO, Microsoft, Mike Kreidler, NW Re, washington, Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner

Nine captives have self-reported to the Washington State Office of the Insurance...

Wednesday, April 03, 2019

Fraser Irving

Microsoft captive fails to recover $150m losses from Hynix fire

Tags: Captive insurance, Cypress, Hynix, Microsoft, US District Court

Cypress Insurance Company has failed in its efforts to recoup the $150m...

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Fraser Irving

Costco’s captive agrees $3.6m settlement with Washington’s Kreidler

Tags: Captive insurance, Costco, Cypress, fine, Kreidler, Microsoft, NW Re Limited, settlement, washington

CostCo’s captive insurance company NW Re Limited has agreed a $3.6m settlement...

Monday, December 17, 2018

Fraser Irving

Washington plans give captives ‘certainty’ – commissioner Kreidler

Tags: Captive insurance, Cypress, Microsoft, Mike Kreidler, Regulation, washington

Washington treats captives as “unauthorised” entities and the latest plans will ensure...

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Fraser Irving

‘Strong and unified’ response expected to Kreidler’s captive plan

Tags: Captive insurance, CICA, Dan Towle, Ian Davis, Kreidler, Microsoft, Vermont Captive Insurance Association, Washington OIC

The Washington insurance commissioner’s plan to manage captive insurers operating in the...

Thursday, September 06, 2018

Richard Cutcher

Captive Review September Edition

Tags: Captive Review September Edition, Illinois, Magazine, Microsoft, Washington State

Until Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed the new captive legislation in Illinois, this...

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Captive Review

CICA considering its next move, backs Microsoft’s legal arguments

Tags: CICA, Dan Towle, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, Jim McIntyre, Michael Domanski, Microsoft, VCIA, Washington State

The Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) is “exploring all options” in light...

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Captive Review

The Debate: Surplus Lines Broker v Fronting

Tags: Cypress Insurance Company, Fronting, Microsoft, Steve Bauman, Surplus lines, Washington State, XL Catlin

Washington’s insurance commissioner Mike Kreidler has made it known he is putting...

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Richard Cutcher

Washington state: Mike Kreidler is not “anti-captive”

Tags: Cypress Insurance Company, Microsoft, Mike Kreidler, Regulation, Washington State

Washington state’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner has said Mike Kreidler is...

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Richard Cutcher

Lid lifted on Microsoft’s legal arguments in Washington dispute

Tags: Cypress Insurance Company, Microsoft, Tax, Washington State

Lawyers representing Microsoft’s captive in its dispute with Washington state were set...

Monday, August 13, 2018

Richard Cutcher

Microsoft settles with Washington state, Commissioner fires warning shot at captives

Tags: Cypress Insurance Company, Microsoft, Washington State

Washington's Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has warned other captives insuring risk in...

Friday, August 10, 2018

Richard Cutcher

Industry increasingly concerned by Microsoft, Washington dispute

Tags: Cypress Insurance Company, Dodd-Frank, Microsoft, Regulation, Tax

America’s captive insurance industry is “increasingly less optimistic” that Microsoft and Washington...

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Richard Cutcher

Blockchain Feed: The Story so Far

Tags: Allianz, Blockchain, Blockchain Feed, EY, Guardtime, Microsoft, Møller-Maersk, MS Amlin, Standard Chartered, XL Catlin

Captive Review reviews the test cases and pilots applying blockchain to captive...

Friday, May 25, 2018

Richard Cutcher

Is Microsoft Ready to Fight?

Tags: Cypress Insurance Company, Microsoft, Regulation, Washington State

Washington State has angered the captive insurance industry by serving Microsoft’s captive...

Friday, May 25, 2018

Richard Cutcher

Captive Review June Edition

Tags: Blockchain Feed, Magazine, Microsoft

The State of Washington’s Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has certainly set the...

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Richard Cutcher

Captive associations on standby in Microsoft case

Tags: Arizona, Cypress Insurance Company, Microsoft

Captive insurance associations have expressed concern at the action being taken by...

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Richard Cutcher

Microsoft urged to fight Washington cease & desist order

Tags: Cypress Insurance Company, Microsoft, Self-procurement, Self-procurement tax, Washington State

The cease and desist order issued by Washington’s Insurance Commissioner has been...

Monday, May 14, 2018

Richard Cutcher

BREAKING: Microsoft captive ordered to Cease & Desist by Washington State

Tags: Microsoft, Regulation, Self-procurement, Surplus lines, Washington State

The Arizona captive owned by the Microsoft Corporation is facing legal action...

Features

Q&A: Big Ticket’s Ken Fraser and Rob Bartlett

Fresh from winning Insurtech Solution of the Year at the Captive Review US Awards earlier...

Growth opportunities for PCCs and PCC cells in the UK and Europe

Michael Whitfield of Atlas Insurance PCC explains how, after the disruption caused by Brexit, the...

North Carolina: A leader in cell captives

Lori Gorman of the North Carolina Department of Insurance answers Captive Review’s questions about the...

831(b) Institute: IRS campaign against micro-captives threatens large captives

The IRS is biding its time by taking on micro-captives and will eventually refocus on...

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