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Alabama
2006
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15-30 days
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Commissioner discretion based on type / nature / volume of business; Single-Parent, $250,000; Association, $500,000; Industrial, $500,000; Cell, $250,000; Reciprocal, $1,000,000
Commissioner discretion based on type / nature / volume of business
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; Reinsurance; Reciprocal
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-86.79113
32.806671
us-onshore
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Anguilla
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$705,175,654
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3-4 weeks
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1.9:1
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies;
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-63.068615
18.220554
us-offshore
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Arizona
2002
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$11,960,000,000
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30-45 days
No routine exams except for Captive RRGs (generally every five years)
Varies
Single-Parent, $250,0000; Group, $500,000; Association, $500,000; Agency, $500,000; Protected Cell, $500,000
Varies based on risk profile
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups
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-111.093735
34.048927
us-onshore
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Arkansas
2001
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$397,454,000
$1,037,000,000
30 - 60 days
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Association, $400,000; Industrial Insured, $200,000; Single-Parent, $100,000; Special Purpose, $300,000; Sponsored, $250,000; Producer Reinsurance, $300,000
Single-Parent and Industrial Insured not subject to any restrictions on allowable investments; Single-Parent, $150,000; Association (Stock), $350,000; Mutual insurer, $750,000; Industrial Insured, $300,000 (Stock), $500,000 (Mutual); Special Purpose, $300,000; Sponsored, $250,000; Producer Reinsurance, $300,000
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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-92.289597
34.746483
us-onshore
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Australia
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3 months
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Single-Parent
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133.775136
-25.274398
international
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Bahamas
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30 - 60 days
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General Insurance Business, B$100,000; Long-Term Insurance Business: B$200,000
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Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies
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-77.39628
25.03428
us-offshore
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Bailiwick of Guernsey
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5
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4 - 6 Weeks
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General Business, €100,000; Long Term Business, €250,000
Risk-based solvency regime tailored to Captives
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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-2.58949
49.448196
international
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Barbados
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3 weeks
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Class 1 (related risks), $125,000
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Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups
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-59.543198
13.193887
us-offshore
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Bermuda
1978
16
$28,271,000,000
$144,744,000,000
2-4 weeks
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Single-Parent (Class 1), $120,000; Group/SPC (Class 2, with <20% Third-Party business), $250,000; SPC/Group/Association/Agency (Class 3, with 20% to 50% Third-Party business), $1,000,000
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Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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-64.75737
32.321384
us-offshore
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British Columbia
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90 days or less
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Single-Parent/Association/Sophisticated, CAD300,000
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Single-Parent; Association
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-127.647621
53.726669
international
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British Virgin Islands
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3-6 weeks
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Property & Casualty Insurers, $100,000; Life & Health Insurers, $200,000
Property and Casualty Insurers (<$500,000 in new written premiums), $100,000; Property and Casualty Insurers ($500,000-$5,000,000 in new written premiums), 20% of NWP; Property and Casualty (>$5,000,000), $1,000,000 + 10% of the difference between NWP and $5,000,000); Life and Health Insurers, $250,000
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Special Purpose
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-64.639968
18.420695
us-offshore
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Cayman Islands
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$14,100,000,000
$48,600,000,000
6 weeks or less
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Class B(i) (At least 95% related business premium), $100,000; Class B(ii) (Over 50% related business premium), $150,000; Class B(iii) (50% or less related business premium), $200,000
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Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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-81.2546
19.3133
us-offshore
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Colorado
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90 days
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Single-Parent, $500,000 (may require additional)
Captive Return Premium Exemption (Section 10-6-128(1) C.R.S.) and Captive Receipt of Assets Exemption (Section 10-6-128(2)(e) C.R.S.)
Single-Parent; Group; Risk Retention Groups
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-105.782067
39.550051
us-onshore
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Connecticut
2012
10
$801,141,643
$3,248,835,378
1-4 weeks
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Commissioner authority to reduced capital amounts based on Captive risk profile; Single-Parent/Special Purpose Financial, $250,000; Sponsored/Sponsored (Licensed as Special Purpose Financial Vehicle), $225,000; Association/Industrial Insured, $500,000; Risk Retention Group, $1,000,000;
Commissioner authority based on Captive risk profile
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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-73.087749
41.603221
us-onshore
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Curaçao
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60 days or less
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Single-Parent; Group; Risk Retention Groups
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-68.990021
12.16957
international
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Delaware
1984, rewritten in 2005
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$4,307,000,000
$47,798,000,000
60 days or less
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Must be maintained in as cash, irrevocable letter of credit, or any assets as approved by the Commissioner who has discretion to prescribe additional capitalization; Single-Parent, $250,000; Agency, $250,000; Association, $250,000; Branch, $250,000; Special Purpose, $250,000; Industrial Insured, $500,000; Sponsored, $500,000; RRG, $1,000,000;
Maintained in as cash, irrevocable letter of credit, or any assets as approved by the Commissioner who has discretion to prescribe additional surplus
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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-75.52767
38.910832
us-onshore
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Denmark
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180 days
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Long-Term (Direct), €3,200,000; Other (Direct): €2,200,000; Reinsurance Captive: €1,000,000; Reinsurance company: €3,000,000
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Single-Parent
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9.501785
56.26392
international
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District of Columbia
2000, rewritten in 2004
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20 days or less
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$100,000 for all companies
Single-Parent, $150,000; Association (Stock), $300,000; Agency/Rental/(Mutual) Captive, $500,000; Protected Cell/RRGs, 3:1; Higher for other Captives
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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-77.03637
38.89511
us-onshore
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Dubai
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$71,000,000
$550,000,000
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Class 1 (Single-Parent), $150,000; Class 2 (20% unrelated), $250,000; Class 3 (Group), $1,000,000; PCC, $50,000 per Cell
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Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Special Purpose
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5
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55.296249
25.276987
international
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Egypt
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4 weeks
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Risk Retention Groups
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30.802498
26.820553
international
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Federated States of Micronesia
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30 days
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Single-Parent (with or without third party risk), $100,000; Multiple Corporate (modified PCC), $1,000,000 Core and $100,000 Cell
1.3 to 1
Single-Parent; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies
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150.550812
7.425554
international
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Florida
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Single-Parent, $250,000; Industrial, $500,000
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-81.760254
27.994402
us-onshore
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France
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1.888334
46.603354
international
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Georgia
1989, updated in 2019
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$7,100,000,000
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30 days or less
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Single-Parent, $250,000; Association, $500,000; Agency, $250,000; Industrial Insured, $500,000; and Risk Retention Group, $500,000
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Single-Parent; Association; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups
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-82.900075
32.165622
us-onshore
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Germany
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Non-Life insurers, €2,500,000 (except third-party liability, credit and deposit risks); Non-Life insurers, €3,700,000 (if third-party liability, credit and deposit risks); Life insurers, €3,700,000; Captive Reinsurers, €1,200,000; Life and Non-Life insurance business, €6,200,000 (EU Solvency II Directive)
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Single-Parent
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10.451526
51.165691
international
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Gibraltar
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2-3 months
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Solvency II in Financial Services Act 2019 and the Financial Services (Insurance Cos.) Regulations 2020; General Business (by class of business), £2,500,000 or £3,700,000; Long-Term Business, £3,700,000
Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Solvency II Directive)
Single-Parent; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Special Purpose
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-5.353585
36.140751
international
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Guam
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30-45 days
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Single-Parent, $50,000; Group, $100,000; Industrial Insured (Stock), $150,000; Protected Cell, $150,000
Single-Parent, $100,000; Group (Stock), $150,000; Industrial Insured/Group (Mutual insurer)/Protected Cells, $200,000
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies
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144.793731
13.444304
international
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Hawaii
1987
14
$17,410,794,567
$34,500,000,000
30 days or less
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Single Owner (Reinsurance only), $100,000; Single Owners (Direct & Reinsurance), $250,000; Multi-Owner (Association or Risk Retention), $500,000; Sponsored, $500,000
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Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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-155.582782
19.896766
us-onshore
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Hong Kong
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HK$1,754,000,000
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HK$2,000,000
Greatest of HK$2,000,000 OR 5% of the net premium income OR 5% of the net claims outstanding
Single-Parent
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4
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114.169361
22.319303
international
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Illinois
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$5,900,000
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Varies
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Single-Parent; Association
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-89.398528
40.633125
us-onshore
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Ireland
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€1,800,000,000
€7,900,000,000
6 months
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Set by Solvency II directive based on the outcome of the Solvency II Own Risk and Solvency Assessment
Set by Solvency II directive based on the outcome of the Solvency II Own Risk and Solvency Assessment
Single-Parent
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-8.24389
53.41291
international
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Isle of Man
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£1,000,000,000
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Approximately 8 - 12 weeks
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Revised risk-based methodology; Restricted, £50,000 + 10% of net written premium up to £2,000,000 + 5% net written premium after £2,000,000; Reinsurance, £100,000; General, Greater of £150,000 or 15% of net written premium
Revised risk-based methodology; Restricted, £50,000; Reinsurance, £100,000; General, £150,000;
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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-4.548056
54.236107
international
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Jersey
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6 weeks
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£100,000 or at discretion of regulator
Property/Casualty, 17.5% of net premiums; Life, 2.5% of long-term business fund
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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-2.13125
49.214439
international
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Kansas
1988
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90 days or less
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Single-Parent, $100,000; Industrial (Stock), $200,000
Single-Parent, $150,000; Industrial (Stock) $300,000; Industrial (Mutual) $500,000
Single-Parent; Association; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose Financial
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-98.484246
39.011902
us-onshore
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Kentucky
2000, updated in 2005
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$129,000,000
$77,300,000
3 months
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Single-Parent, $250,000; Consortium/Association, $500,000; Industrial Insured, $500,000; Sponsored, $500,000; Agency, $500,000; Special Purpose, $250,000
3:1
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose
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-84.27002
37.839333
us-onshore
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Labuan
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$624,600,000
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30 days
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A paid-up capital of a Labuan company unimpaired by losses for the following:; Single-Parent/Group/Association/Multiple, RM 300,000; Rent-A-Captive/Cell, RM 500,000
General, The greater of surplus of assets over liabilities equal to or more than the working funds OR 20% of the net premium income for the preceding year; Life, The greater of surplus of assets over liabilities equal to or more than the working funds OR 3% of latest actuarial valuation of the liabilities
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Special Purpose
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115.2305
5.28311
international
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Liechtenstein
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3 months
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Premium $146,316,000
$13,600,000 by Solvency II requirements
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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9.555373
47.166
international
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Louisiana
2008
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$424,164,915
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Single-Parent: $500,000; Association: $1,000,000
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-91.962333
30.984298
us-onshore
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Luxembourg
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3-6 months
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Reinsurance Captives, €1,200,000; Commercial Reinsurer, €3,600,000
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Single-Parent; Group
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6.129583
49.815273
international
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Maine
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Single-Parent, $200,000; Industrial Insured, $500,000; Association, $750,000; Risk Retention Group, $1,000,000; Sponsored Cell, $750,000
None
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups
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-69.445469
45.253783
us-onshore
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Malta
1997, updated in 2009
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10 weeks
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Solvency margin set in accordance with European Union directives
Solvency II requirements
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies
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14.375416
35.937496
international
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Mauritius
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2 weeks
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Single-Parent, MUR 3,000,000 (US $86,750); Class 1, MUR 5,000,000(US $144,600); Class 2 & 3, MUR 10,000,000 (US $290,000)
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Single-Parent; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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57.552152
-20.348404
international
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Michigan
2008
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$3,020,174,788
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30 days
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Single-Parent, $150,000; Single-Parent (Non-Profit), $250,000; Association/Group (Stock), $400,000; Association/Group (Mutual), $750,000; Industrial, $300,000; Homogenous Cells, $500,000 ($150,000 if <10); SPFV, $250,000
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Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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-85.602364
44.314844
us-onshore
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Missouri
2007
4
$8,600,000,000
$16,300,000,000
30 days or less
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Single-Parent, $250,000; Industrial Insured, $500,000; Association, $500,000; Branch, $250,000; Special Purpose Life Reinsurance, $250,000; Sponsored, $500,000
Discretion of regulator
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Special Purpose Financial
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-91.831833
37.964253
us-onshore
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Montana
2001
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$508,760,000
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2-4 weeks
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Single-Parent, $250,000; Association/Industrial Insured, $500,000; Single-Parent Reinsurance, $125,000; Protected Cell (Homogenous), $500,000 ($150,000 if <10); Special Purpose (Commissioner’s discretion)
Series Captives only, 4:1 premiums to surplus
Single-Parent; Association; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose
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-110.362566
46.879682
us-onshore
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Nebraska
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30-45 days
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Single-Parent; Special Purpose Financial
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-99.901813
41.492537
us-onshore
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Nevada
1999
7
$380,000,000
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30 days or less (if not RRG)
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Single-Parent, $200,000; Association/Sponsored, $500,000; Agency, $600,000; Rent-a-Captive, $800,000; RRG, $1,000,000 (preferred minimum)
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Single-Parent; Association; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; MicroCaptives set up using 831(b) regulations
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-116.419389
38.80261
us-onshore
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Nevis
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10-14 days
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Single owner, $10,000; Multiple Owners (2-4), $20,000; Multiple Owners (5+), $50,000
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Single-Parent; Association; Group
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-62.5833
17.15
us-offshore
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New Jersey
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30 days
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Single-Parent, $250,000; Association, $750,000; Industrial, $500,000; Sponsored, $500,000
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Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies
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-74.405661
40.058324
us-onshore
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New York
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$250,000.00
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Single-Parent; Risk Retention Groups
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-74.005974
40.712776
us-onshore
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New Zealand
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20 weeks
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Only permits NZ based Captive insurers with insurance business in NZ.
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Single-Parent
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174.885971
-40.900557
international
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North Carolina
2013
49
$1,600,000,000
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2-4 weeks
RRGs examined by NCDOI no less than every 5 years; Other Captive insurers: Not subject to an NCDOI examination schedule (NCDOI uses annual audit reports completed by independent CPAs). Non-RRG Captive insurers, NCDOI's examines when issues can not be resolved through other means.
Travel expenses of examiners
Single-Parent, $250,000; Association/Group, $500,000; RRG, $1,000,000; Cell, $250,000; SPFV, $250,000
Automobile Liability Writers, NCDOI maximum limit of 2:1 premiums to surplus; Other Insurers, Requirement varies depending on business plan
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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-79.0193
35.759573
us-onshore
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Norway
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Single-Parent
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8.468946
60.472024
international
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Ohio
2014
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$3,556,000,000
$6,200,000,000
30 days
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Single-Parent, $250,000; Protected Cell, $500,000
Based on business model
Single-Parent; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Special Purpose Financial
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8
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
-82.907123
40.417287
us-onshore
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Oklahoma
Unavailable
Unavailable
$403,240,000
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Under 30 days
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Unavailable
Single-Parent, $250,000; Association, $750,000; Industrial Insured, $500,000; Sponsored, $500,000; RRG, $1,000,000; Special Purpose & Branch, $250,000 (or determined by the Insurance Commissioner)
Unavailable
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
60
34
1
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8
2
-97.092877
35.007752
us-onshore
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Oregon
2012
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$1,082,000,000
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Single-Parent, $250,000; Association, $750,000; Captive Reinsurer, $300,000,000
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Single-Parent; Association
14
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Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
-120.554201
43.804133
us-onshore
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Panama
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Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
90 days
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Unavailable
General Terms, $150,000; Long-Term risks or both, $250,000
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Association; Group
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Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
-80.782127
8.537981
international
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Puerto Rico
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Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
20 days
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Unavailable
Class 1 Single-Parent, $500,000; Class 2 Association, $500,000; Class 3 Protected Cell companies, $500,000 Preferred (No statutory requirement)
Single-Parent (Class 1), 5:1 or amount adjustable by surplus premium relationship to exposure; Association (Class 2), 5:1 or 3:1 regarding third party risk; Protected Cell company (Class 3), 3:1
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
-66.590149
18.220833
us-offshore
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Rhode Island
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Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
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Single-Parent, $100,000; Association, $400,000; Industrial, $200,000
R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-43
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups
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Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
-71.477429
41.580095
us-onshore
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Singapore
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3
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6 to 8 weeks
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SG$400,000 (US $285,000)
Offshore General and Life Business, Assets must not be less than liabilities; Onshore General Business, Surplus of assets over liabilities equal to the highest of SG$400,000 OR 20% previous year's net premiums OR 20% previous year's claims liabilities
Single-Parent
87
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Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
103.819836
1.352083
international
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South Carolina
2000
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$3,500,000,000
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30 days or less
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Single-Parent, $250,000; Industrial Insured, $500,000 (Stock); Mutual Surplus, $500,000; Association, $500,000 (Stock); Mutual surplus, $750,000; Sponsored, $250,000
Typically 3:1, not greater than 5:1. Depends on the nature, scale, and complexity of the insured risks.
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
221
73
1
48
29
13
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33.836082
us-onshore
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South Dakota
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30 days or less
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Trust Captive, $100,000; All other Captive types, $250,000
Trust Captive, $100,000; All Other Captive types, $250,000
Single-Parent; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
-99.901813
43.969515
us-onshore
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St. Lucia
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Unavailable
Unavailable
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60 days
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Class A(1), Greater of $100,000 and 10% of net retained annual premium; Class A(2): Greater of $150,000 and 20% of the first $5,000,000 of net retained annual premium + 10% of any net retained annual premium in excess of $5,000,000; Class B, $150,000; Class C(1), Sum of the margin required for Classes A(1) and B; Class C(2), Sum of the margin required for Classes A(2) and B
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Single-Parent; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies
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Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
-60.978893
13.909444
us-offshore
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Sweden
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Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
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18.643501
60.128161
international
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Switzerland
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Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
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Single-Parent; Group
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Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
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8.227512
46.818188
international
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Tennessee
1978, rewritten in 2011
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$2,410,000,000
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5 years, reduced if unaudited.
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Single-Parent, $250,000; PCC, $100,000; Association/Industrial Insured, $500,000; RRGs, $1,000,000
No statutory guidance
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
165
97
2
9
555
57
-86.580447
35.517491
us-onshore
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Texas
2013
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$11,800,000,000
$34,400,000,000
60-120 days
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Unavailable
$250,000
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Single-Parent
79
77
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Unavailable
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-99.901813
31.968599
us-onshore
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Turks & Caicos Islands
1989
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Unavailable
Unavailable
4 weeks
Unavailable
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$100,000 + Adjustment for company size/business line
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Single-Parent; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; MicroCaptives set up using 831(b) regulations
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Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
-71.797928
21.694025
us-offshore
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U.S. Virgin Islands
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Unavailable
Unavailable
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45 days
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Single-Parent, $75,000; Industrial Insured (Stock), $100,000; Industrial Insured (Mutual), $100,000; Association International (Stock), $125,000; Association International (Insurer), $125,000
Single-Parent, $100,000; Industrial Insured (Stock), $125,000; Industrial Insured (Mutual), $125,000; Association International (Stock), $125,000; Association International (insurer), $250,000
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose; Special Purpose Financial
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Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
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-64.896335
18.335765
us-offshore
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Utah
2003
38
$3,000,000,000
$7,073,725,450
1-2 weeks (initial review). Certificate of Public Good issued while process is completed.
5 years; All may qualify for audit-in-lieu of examination.
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Single-Parent, $250,000; Industrial Insured, $700,000; Association, $750,000; Sponsored, $500,000 with $200,000 from Sponsor/Core
Traditional insurance guidance recommended as a best practice
Single-Parent; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; MicroCaptives set up using 831(b) regulations
439
361
2
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57
11
-111.093731
39.32098
us-onshore
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Vanuatu
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2 weeks to 3 months
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General insurance classes, $100,000; Life and Long-Term insurance classes, $250,000
Ratio of premium to capital, 3/4 to 1.
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies
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Unavailable
166.959158
-15.376706
international
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Vermont
1981
38
$31,000,000,000
$231,000,000,000
30 days or less (45 for SPFI)
5 years or more frequently as needed
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Single-Parent, $250,000; Sponsored, $100,000; Association/Industrial Insured, $500,000; RRG, $1,000,000; SPFI, $5,000,000
No firm rules. Starts with 3:1 with explanation if different leverage is appropriate.
Single-Parent; Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose
659
405
15
85
534
62
-72.577841
44.558803
us-onshore
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Virginia
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90 - 120 days
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Stock companies, $1,000,000
Non-Stock companies $4,000,000
Single-Parent; Association
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Unavailable
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-78.656894
37.431573
us-onshore
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West Virginia
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60 days
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Single-Parent, $100,000/$150,000; Association, $350,000/$350,000; Association (Mutual), $0/$600,000; Industrial Insured, $250,000/$250,000; Industrial Insured (Mutual), $0/$400,000
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Association; Group; Protected Cell/Segregated Portfolio companies; Risk Retention Groups; Special Purpose
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38.597626
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Insurance exists to make accidents affordable. Without insurance, any doomsday scenario could destroy a business.

So, it’s not surprising that the first concern when considering a captive is often:

“What happens if there is a loss that the captive can’t afford?”

The answer is Reinsurance.

What Is Reinsurance?

Simply put, reinsurance is insurance for your insurance. Yes, you read that right. Even the safety net needs its own safety net.

Whether you operate a captive or pay a premium for traditional insurance, reinsurance is likely part of the equation.

With traditional insurance, the process takes place behind the scenes. The insurance company takes a portion of your premium and sends it to a reinsurer to offload the commensurate amount of risk. In fact, insurers often split up the risk across several reinsurance providers, each one responsible for any loss in excess of the lower limits written by other reinsurers. This system significantly increases the amount of coverage a primary insurer can provide, also known as capacity, while ensuring that even the biggest losses are recoverable.

Reinsurance & Captives

In a captive, the only difference when it comes to reinsurance is that you have to find a dance partner on your own, and negotiate with them directly. The process is complex, and depending on the circumstances, it can be challenging to find favorable terms. A lot depends on the type and amount of coverage you need, your risk history, and the rate you're willing to pay.

The good news is that Captive Managers can effectively offload the burden. A strong captive manager has established relationships with many reinsurance providers, knows how to shop the market, and has the experience to close the deal.

For more insights on captive management, check out Our Services.

Types of Reinsurance

There are typically three types of reinsurance coverage for captives.

1) Excess of Loss (Xs or XoL): The policy pays for the portion of any given loss that exceed a specified amount, called the Attachment Point (AP).

  • Example: Consider a policy with an Attachment Point of $400K and a limit of $2M. The captive covers the first $400K of any single loss, and the reinsurance policy covers the rest, up to $2M. Anything beyond $2M would fall back to the captive.
  • XoL coverage is often paired with Aggregate Reinsurance (see below) to protect a captive against a series of smaller losses that may fall below the XoL attachment point individually, yet still represent a significant cumulative loss.

2) Aggregate (Agg) Reinsurance: Provides coverage after the aggregate total of all losses exceeds a predetermined threshold, at which point all subsequent losses are covered by the policy. Aggregate reinsurance does not often apply to the very first loss on a policy, even if the amount of that loss exceeds the Aggregate Attachment Point. Once there have been multiple claims, the Agg policy is in effect.

  • Example: The illustration below considers an XoL + Agg policy, with an XoL Attachment Point of $400K and an Aggregate Attachment Point of $600K.
    • If the business experienced 3 losses of $200K, the total loss is $600K. But, no single claim exceeded the $400K XoL AP, so XoL responsibility is $0.
    • However, the 3 claims have now satisfied the Aggregate AP ($600K). Any future claim is now covered by the Aggregate policy, even if XoL policy is not triggered.
  • Sticking with the same scenario, let’s add a $1M loss. Since the Aggregate Attachment point is met, it pays the first $400K until the XoL kicks in to cover the remaining $600K.
  • The captive's total loss is limited to $600K, despite $1.6M in actual losses.

3) Quota Share: The captive & reinsurer share risk in some proportion. E.g., A 25% / 75% Quota Share would have the Captive retain 25% of any given loss and the Reinsurer retaining the inverse at 75%.

Captives & Deductibles

Although owned by the parent company (the Insured), a captive still operates like an insurance company. That is, the Insured must write a policy and pay the captive an appropriate premium to support it. The captive then reimburses the business for claimed losses. Any surplus at the end of the policy term is considered profit for the captive and, by extension, profit for the business that owns it.

But, the policy used by a captive can still incorporate a Deductible. A deductible is the specified amount of money that the Insured must pay before the captive will pay a claim. Once the deductible is reached the Captive covers the remaining cost of the loss, until it exceeds the Attachment Point of any reinsurance policy.

For the purposes of this article and any of the included example scenarios, we will assume that there is no such deductible to consider.

Reinsurance Policy Limits

So, what happens when a loss exceeds even the reinsurance policy limits? 

When you create your captive, the team of actuaries responsible for crunching the numbers to determine your total risk exposure have exactly this type of concern in mind. They take great care to game plan even the most unlikely loss scenarios to recommend the amount needed to start your captive, the ideal reinsurance attachment points, and the coverage limits you need.

Assuming sound actuarial work and captive manager oversight, a single loss exceeding your policy limit should be extremely unlikely (otherwise the policy limits would have been set higher). 

Keep in mind that traditional insurance often operates under the exact same guidelines. Most catastrophic scenarios that would threaten your captive would similarly test the limits of your traditional insurance policy as well. To boot, insurers deny claims for any number of reason, not the least of which includes loss amount. A captive policy will be far more tailored to your specific risk experience. As a result, you gain predictability, control, and efficiency within the claims management process.

Reinsurance Premiums

Setting your attachment point is one of several ways to control reinsurance premiums and optimize your captive’s financial performance over time.

For example, based on your loss history and/or risk exposure, your business might decide it needs a bigger safety net. This means lowering your attachment point and increasing your reinsurance spend on premium to reduce your share of the risk.

Conversely, if your business has been historically good at mitigating risks, or perhaps once your captive has banked a healthy surplus, your business could choose to raise the attachment point to lower your reinsurance premium, or eliminate your need for reinsurance at all.

Understanding Reinsurance Using Example Scenarios 

Loss frequency and loss severity can impact a captive differently depending on the reinsurance policies involved. The scenarios below illustrate this relationship, and operate under the policy assumptions in the following table: 

Captive Reinsurance Scenario 1

A single loss of $300,000 with XoL and Agg policies.

Captive Reinsurance Scenario 2

A single loss of $300,000 with XoL and Quota Share policies.

Captive Reinsurance Scenario 3

A single loss of $199,999 with XoL and Agg policies.

Captive Reinsurance Scenario 4

A series of 5 losses of $80,000 each with XoL and Agg policies.


Captive Reinsurance Scenario 5

A series of 10 losses of $80,000 each with XoL and Agg policies.

Captive Reinsurance Scenario 6

A single loss of $3,000,000 with XoL and Agg policies.

Note: Although the claim is larger than the $400K Aggregate Attachment point, the Aggregate policy is not triggered because there has been only one claim.

Captive Reinsurance Scenario 7

Two losses: $3M, then $3.5M with XoL and Agg policies.

Reinsurance provides a safe framework to manage risks in a captive. By understanding the intricacies of reinsurance, companies can form a safety net to support their financial stability, even in the face of significant losses and unforeseen circumstances. The protection available through Excess of Loss, Aggregate, and Quota Share coverage provide a customizable shield to balance insurance needs with financial prudence.

Through meticulous planning, negotiation, and the expertise of captive managers, reinsurance can empower businesses to navigate their growth journeys with confidence and resilience. For more information on XN Services related to Reinsurance, visit our Services page.

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