Effective July 1, 2022, House Bill 5506 (the “Bill”) amends various provisions of Connecticut’s captive insurance laws. Notably, the Bill lowers the capital and surplus requirements for various types of captive insurers.
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Delaware Corporations Can Now Purchase D&O Coverage Through Captives
On February 3, 2022, Delaware Governor John Carney signed Senate Bill 203 (the “Bill”) into law, which allows corporations to purchase and maintain directors’ and officers’ (“D&O”) liability insurance through captive insurance companies.…
Locke Lord Partners Author 2020 Insurance Year in Review Article for Insurance Journal
Atlanta Partner and Co-Chair of Locke Lord’s Regulatory and Transactional Insurance Practice Brian Casey, Chicago Partner Ben Sykes and New York Partner Zachary Lerner co-authored a two-part article for Insurance Journal discussing the top insurance regulatory developments of 2020, examining a year that brought many changes to the industry.…
Connecticut Governor Looks To Amend Captive Insurance Law To Offer New Incentives For Captives
On February 5th, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont delivered a series of proposals to legislators, including an act concerning captive insurance companies that aims to expand the captive insurance industry, incentivizing captives to relocate to Connecticut.…
New Captive Insurance Rules Adopted in Texas
The Texas Department of Insurance (“TDI”) has amended its administrative rules governing Texas captive insurance companies. Specifically, TDI has revised various provisions in Volume 28, Chapter 6 of the Texas Administrative Code, primarily to comport with prior legislative changes in 2017 that impact the formation and oversight of captive insurance…
Texas Department of Insurance Proposes Amendments to Examination Rules
The Texas Department of Insurance (“TDI”) has proposed amendments to 28 Texas Administrative Code sections 7.83 and 7.84, which govern the appeal of and frequency of TDI examinations. These amendments address changes to Texas Insurance Code section 401.052 and Chapter 964 of the Texas Insurance Code resulting from prior legislation. …
Texas Regulators Propose Increased Opportunities for Domestic Captives
The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has proposed a new rule and certain amendments to existing rules intended to implement provisions of the Texas Insurance Code that apply to captive insurance companies.
The proposed rule and amendments follow 2015 and 2017 legislative amendments to the Insurance Code, which enacted certain…
Amendment to D.C. Captive Statute Introduced
Earlier this month, the Captive Insurance Agency Amendment Act of 2017 (DC LB 420) had its first reading before the District of Columbia Council. If enacted, LB 420 would increase the number of insurance products available for purchase through DC’s Captive Insurance Agency. LB 420 would also allow captive insurers…
Disclosure Deadlines Extended for Participants in and Material Advisors to Micro-Captive Transactions
On December 29, 2016, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2017-08, extending the disclosure deadlines for participants in and material advisors to certain micro-captive transactions.
Prior guidance from the Service, issued in Notice 2016-66, had identified certain micro-captive transactions as “transactions of interest” and indicated that the general disclosure requirements…
Captive Insurance Arrangements Taking Advantage of Section 831(b) Election May Be Required to Report to the IRS
The Internal Revenue Service on November 1 issued Notice 2016-66, which requires information reporting with respect to certain insurance or reinsurance transactions involving captive insurance companies that claim the benefits of an election under Section 831(b) of the Internal Revenue Code available to certain small insurance companies, often referred to…