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The All-Time Bestselling
Captive Insurance Primer 
 Adkisson's Captive Insurance Companies
Available now from:
Amazon and Barnes & Noble 

 

CAPTIVE ISSUES

Benefits

Wealth Transfer

Concepts

Types of Captives

      Rent-A-Captives
      & Segregated

     
Portfolio Companies 

Taxation

     Captives Taxation Overview
          1989 - Humana
          1990 - Gulf Oil
          1992 - Harpers
          1992 - Amerco
          1992 - Sears
          1993 - Ocean Drilling
          1995 - Malone & Hyde
          1997 - Kidde Industries
          2001 - UPS
     State Taxation of Captives
          Dow Chemical

Formation & Licensing

Policies & Risks

     Workers Compensation
     Captives 

Domiciles

 
Stupid Captive Tricks
Captive Scams
 

SITE INFORMATION

Contact Information

Free Newsletter & Updates

About the Captive Book

Warnings & Legal Information

 

ABOUT JAY ADKISSON

Background & Appearances

Asset Protection Book

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Phone: 949.200.7753

jay [at] risad.com

Serving Clients Nationwide

 
 
 

The Asset Protection Bestseller by Jay Adkisson and Chris Riser
Asset Protection Book

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© 2008 by Riser Adkisson LLP. All rights reserved. No portion of these materials may be reproduced in whole or in any part without the express written permission of Adkisson Publishing Inc. Legal issues should be faxed to 877-698-0678.

 

Site Information
Jay regularly consults with new clients nationwide on captive insurance structuring and creation. He can be contacted at the following:

Phone at 949.200.7753
E-Mail: jay [at] risad.com
URL:
http://www.captiveinsurancecompanies.com

Jay is also a regular speaker on captive insurance topics, in addition to general business, estate and asset protection planning topics, to both public and private groups. More about Jay at
http://www.jayadkisson.com

Free Newsletter and Updates

Updates regarding captive insurance and alternative risk management techniques are included in the free newsletter Adkisson and Riser's Developments in Asset Protection and Wealth Preservation available at http://www.adkissonpublishing.com/subscribe.php

About the Book

Editorial Reviews

A captive insurance company is, in a nutshell, an insurance company formed by a business owner to insure the risks of the operating business. The operating business pays premiums to the captive, and the captive insures the risks of the operating business. A captive is much more than an exotic form of self-insurance: It is the creation of a new insurance company that has the potential to grow from being a mere captive into a full-blown insurance company seeking to profit from underwriting the risks of others.

Adkisson's Captive Insurance Companies provides a basic introduction to captives and their benefits, including: utilize your own experience ratings; recapture underwriting profits; underwrite exposed risks and deductibles; access the reinsurance markets; and transfer wealth between generations. This book also provides a unique look at the wealth transfer, accumulation and preservation advantages of captives, as well as an overview of the types of captives, taxation of captives, and captive domiciles.

About the Author

Jay Adkisson is an attorney experienced with the structuring and formation of captive insurance companies. He has twice been an expert witness to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, and is a co-author of "Asset Protection: Concepts and Strategies".

Product Details

Paperback: 370 pages
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (December 14, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0595422373
ISBN-13: 978-0595422371
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.20 pounds

Reviews

[Four Stars] An excellent starting point, March 9, 2007
Reviewer: Randall K. Edwards (Salt Lake City, Utah USA)
Jay Adkisson's book on captive insurance companies is a good starting point for anyone who wants an overview of an often overlooked or misunderstood subject. The book is a little heavy on statutes and some case law, but otherwise gives an excellent introduction to the benefits and risks of establishing and maintaining these structures.

[Five Stars] Very Helpful, January 22, 2007
Reviewer: Construction "Risk Manager" (Portland, OR USA)
I'm in the process of determining whether a captive makes sense for my company. Mr. Adkisson's guide is very imformative. He is a little weak in his pure insurance knowledge but the concepts are more creative and thorough than others I have researched.

[Five Stars] Great Intro to Captives, December 18, 2006
Reviewer: Shark Diver "K" (Cayman Islands)
As an advisor, I've had clients repeatedly ask me about captive insurance companies but I didn't know much more about them and simply referred them to people like Jay who dealt with them. They always seemed like a "black box" planning technique where the secrets of how they worked were hidden from the unitiated. With this book, Jay opens that box and gives a great explanation of what captive insurance companies are, how they work, what it takes to get them licensed, how they are taxed, what policies they can issue, where they can be formed, and a bunch of other stuff that helps advisors like me understand the basic concept. I think this would be a great book to give as a gift to clients who were interested in captives as it explains their benefits -- and limitations -- quite clearly.

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Warnings and Legal Information

The information given in this website does not constitute legal or accounting advice or opinion, and should not be relied upon for any planning purposes. It is provided solely and exclusively for general, non-specific educational purposes. Planning of this nature is necessarily very circumstance-specific and therefore it would be dangerous to apply the very general rules described herein to any singular fact-pattern. Prudence demands that you consult with an experienced professional licensed in your state before attempting any of the planning techniques described herein.

Additionally, the information given in this website is not any substitute for the services of a licensed attorney in your state. You should consult with your local attorney regarding your suitability for the techniques stated herein under your local laws. We do not offer legal services in any state relating to captives, but only non-legal consulting and related services.

NOTICE: We do not provide any tax related services, nor do we provide any tax advice, tax opinions, counseling on tax matters, tax strategies, tax products, tax shelters, or anything else of a tax-related nature. If you desire such planning you should contact a licensed tax attorney in your state. TAX EVASION IS A SERIOUS CRIME! Always seek a second opinion in regard to your tax planning: If someone tells you not to consult with the IRS or a licensed tax attorney or CPA prior to implementing any planning, there is something seriously wrong and you should think twice about such planning.

This website does not give tax advice of any nature. Any mention within this website of any possible tax effects or consequences of any transaction are purely incidental to our descriptions of asset protection techniques or strategies, and are not meant to (and should not) induce you to utilize the techniques or strategies based upon any real or perceived tax benefits. You may not rely on this website under IRS Circular 230.

This website does not promote or sell any tax strategies, products or ideas. Any mention in this website of possible tax effects or consequences of any asset protection techniques or strategies are not meant to induce you to take advantage of those asset protection techniques or strategies because of any real or perceived tax advantages.

We are not your counsel and you will not rely upon anything in this website for any advice, counsel or suggestions as to the proposed or actual tax treatment of any transaction. Likewise, we do not make any guarantees or assurances in connection with any product, transaction or strategy discussed herein.

Prudence demands that you retain independent professional tax counsel to objectively advise you on any tax consequences of any product, transaction or strategy discussed herein. Prudence also demands that you retain appropriately qualified and independent tax professionals to advise you of your tax compliance and reporting requirements.

NO SPAM POLICY: We do not engage in mass mailings or send spam. Occasionally, scam artists and competitors will send spam with our e-mail return address (a/k/a "Joe Job") in an attempt to spark complaints and retaliation. To the contrary, we wholeheartedly support the Spamhaus project.

 

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Since its release in late 2006, Jay Adkisson's book on captive insurance companies has become the all-time captive insurance bestseller, providing a basic introduction to captives and related structures and how they are properly utilized within the context of the client's overall business and estate planning.

Available now from:

Amazon and Barnes & Noble

We assist prospective captive owners and their advisors in evaluating, designing, and implementing captive solutions. We also review existing captive structures and suggest ways that they can be used more efficiently. In addition to Mr. Adkisson's firms, we also have relationships with experienced and reputable insurance managers, actuaries, underwriters, and accountants who specialize in captive insurance arrangements.

You may contact Jay Adkisson for a telephone conference or for a speaking engagement by calling his scheduling assistant at 949.200.7753 or by e-mailing him directly to jay [at] risad.com (We serve clients nationwide).

 

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GENERAL DISCUSSION AND NEWS
Discussion of news and general issues relating to captive insurance companies and alternative risk transfer and management issues. Most new posts will go here unless clearly bound for another category.
Calendar of Upcoming Events
A listing of upcoming events involving captive insurance companies and alternative risk management, including association meetings, educational forums, etc. Please send us your meeting information to add to our list!
 
Formation and Licensing
Discussion of issues relating to the insurance license application, the issuance of the license, capitalization, etc.
Cell Captives and Rent-A-Captives
Discussion of segregated cell captives and similar arrangements that are primarily designed for businesses that are too small to economically justify a captive.
Group Captives and Association Captives
Discussion of large group captives and captives serving associations.
Risk Retention Groups
Discussion of insurance companies formed under the Federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986.
 
Risks and Policies
Discussion of the insurance risks for businesses and the policies that can be developed to cover those risks
Workers Compensation
Discussion of workers compensation insurance, including fronting arrangements and reinsurance.
Healthcare and Benefits
Discussion of moving employee healthcare insurance and other employee benefits into a captive or similar arrangement.
Medical Malpractice
Discussion of the use of captive and other alternative risk transfer strategies for medical malpractice liability. Includes discussion of tax scams sold to physicians involving medical malpractice premiums paid to offshore insurance companies.
 
TAX ISSUES
Tax Issues Generally
Discussion of tax issues relating to captives and other alternative risk transfer and management issues other than those listed in one of the forums below.
Federal Risk Shifting and Insurance Contracts
Discussion of the federal tax law requirements for "insurance" as they relate to the shifting of risks and what constitutes a valid insurance contract as opposed to an economic hedge.
Federal Risk Distribution
Discussion of the federal tax law requirements of risk distribution, including what does and does not qualify for the 12+ affiliate safe harbor, and attribution issues.
Federal Excise Taxes on Insurance
Discussion of the federal excise taxes on insurance premiums paid, including premiums paid to offshore captive insurance companies
831(b) Election
Discussion of the 831(b) election for insurance companies whose annual net premium income does not exceed $1.2 million per year.
501(c)(15) Exempt Insurance Companies
Discussion of insurance companies qualifying for exempt treatment under IRC section 501(c)(15) for gross receipts not exceeding $600,000 per year of which at least half those receipts are premium income.
State Income Tax and Independently Procured Tax Issues
Discussion of state income tax issues for alternative risk management transactions and captives, including whether out-of-state captives are subject to state income tax and whether a state may assess a premium tax or independently procured tax to premiums paid to captives.
 
UTILIZATION OF THE CAPTIVE'S ASSETS
Captive Investments
Discussion of appropriate vs. inappropriate investments for captive insurance companies, permitted asset rules, and regulatory preferences.
Loanbacks
Discussion of the practice of having the captive loan money back to an insured or the parent company and the effect of loanbacks on the tax treatment of the captive arrangement.
 
DOMICILES - STATES
Arizona
Hawaii
Kentucky
Montana
Nevada
South Carolina
Utah
Vermont
Other States Not Listed
 
DOMICILES - OFFSHORE
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Other Offshore Domiciles Not Listed
 
CAPTIVE SERVICE PROVIDERS
Accountants and Auditors
Listing of accountants and auditors who provide bookkeeping services and/or have been admitted by an insurance commissioner to perform audits of captive insurance companies.
Attorneys
Listing of attorneys and law firms that provide services to captive insurance companies and similar alternative risk transfer arrangements.
Actuaries
Listing of actuaries who provide actuarial services to captive insurance companies.
Managers
Listing of captive insurance managers who have been admitted in one or more jurisdictions to administrate captives.
Other Service Providers and Consultants
Listing of service providers to captives not otherwise listed above and consultants to captive insurance companies and alternative risk transfer structures.

 

 

 

LEGACY PAGES

Benefits

Wealth Transfer

Concepts

Types of Captives

Rent-A-Captives & Segregated Portfolio Companies 

Taxation

Formation & Licensing

Policies & Risks

Workers Compensation Captives 

Domiciles

Captives Taxation Overview

Stupid Captive Tricks

501(c)(15) Exemption

831(b) Election

1563 Control Group Rules

IRM 7.25.15.1

RevRul 2001-31

RevRul 2002-89

RevRul 2002-90

RevRul 2002-91

Notice 2003-34

Notice 2003-35

RevRul 2005-40

RevRul 2008-8

1989 - Humana

1990 - Gulf Oil

1992 - Amerco

1992 - Sears, Roebuck

1993 - Ocean Drilling

1995 - Malone & Hyde

1997 - Kidde Industries

2001 - UPS

State Taxation of Captives

Dow Chemical

Arizona

Hawaii

Kentucky

Montana

South Carolina

Utah

Vermont

Bermuda

British Virgin Islands

Cayman Islands

Captive Scams

Contact Information

Free Newsletter & Updates

About the Captive Book

Warnings & Legal Information