Washington State Archives

Friday, November 08, 2024

Mark Richardson

Election round-up: Washington state votes in new insurance commissioner to succeed Kreidler

Tags: insurance commissioner, Mike Kreidler, US election, Washington State

While the election ends Mike Kreidler’s 24-year spell as Washington insurance commissioner,...

Wednesday, July 05, 2023

Mark Richardson

Utah captive fined by Washington commissioner

Tags: Captive law, Mike Kreidler, Utah, Washington OIC, Washington State

Order requires captive to obtain Washington registration to renew policies in the...

Wednesday, November 03, 2021

Ross Law

Washington State electorate votes to repeal captive tax

Tags: Mike Kriedler, Senate Bill 5315, washington, Washington IOC, Washington State

The Washington State electorate have voted to repeal a captive tax introduced...

Monday, November 01, 2021

Ross Law

Washington voters to decide on captive premium tax

Tags: Premium tax, SB 5315, Tax, Washington State

The level of captive premium tax in Washington State will be determined...

Monday, May 24, 2021

Lauren Ingram

Slippery Slope or Stable and Sustainable? The Washington State captive law

Tags: Mike Kreidler, Rich Smith, Washington OIC, Washington State

The years-long fight between captives operating in Washington State and the state’s...

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Lauren Ingram

Washington State captive bill passes, will become law

Tags: Legislation, Mike Kreidler, Premium tax, Rich Smith, Tax, Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner, Washington OIC, Washington State

The much-contested new Washington State captive bill has passed the state's legislature...

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Lauren Ingram

Washington captive bill passes Senate in unanimous vote

Tags: Mike Kreidler, Washington State

Washington State's new captive insurance bill has passed the state legislature's Senate...

Friday, February 12, 2021

Lauren Ingram

Washington State captive bill would bring in $34.2m in tax revenue

Tags: Amazon, Mike Kreidler, Starbucks, Tax, Washington State

The proposed Washington State captive bill would see the Washington State Office...

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Lauren Ingram

Washington State captive bill reveals new tax

Tags: Mike Kreidler, Tax, Washington State

Washington State has revealed the proposed amendments to its much-anticipated captive insurance...

Monday, January 13, 2020

Lauren Ingram

Proposed captive insurance legislation in Washington State revealed

Tags: ASA Insurance, Mike Kreidler, Olympic Casualty Insurance, Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner, Washington State

Proposed legislation in Washington State would require all captive insurers operating in...

Thursday, January 02, 2020

Lauren Ingram

Washington State orders captives to stop insuring risk

Tags: Alaska Air Group, ASA Insurance, Mike Kreidler, Olympic Casualty Insurance, Starbucks, Washington State

Washington State has ordered Starbucks and Alaska Air to stop insuring risk...

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, 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...

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...

Friday, August 07, 2015

Richard Cutcher

Washington State claims self-funded deductibles are insurance

Tags: Deductibles, Kreger Beeghly, Self-insurance, Steven Beeghly, Washington State

Captives owned by companies headquartered in the state of Washington could face...

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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