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Knowledge is power. That’s why we’re always looking to educate business owners on the best practice when it comes to Captive Management. But we also want to give you the resources you need to guide you through the risk management process. In the CIC Services Knowledge Center, you can:
- Read about CIC in the news
- Learn about industry standards
- Stay up-to-date on upcoming events
Explore these resources and equip yourself for the future!
IRS Loses Another Case With Bearing On The Captive Insurance Industry – The RVI Guaranty Case
Last week, the IRS lost what is at least its third major insurance case in two years in U.S. Tax Court. The case is titled R.V.I. GUARANTY CO., LTD. & SUBSIDIARIES, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent, and it comes on the heels of two major losses in captive insurance cases in 2014, Rent-A-Center […]
Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcc Of CIC Services, LLC To Speak On CICA Roundtable On Small CICs
The Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA), the largest domicile neutral captive association in the world is hosting an educational webinar on small captive insurance companies. The webinar is scheduled for October 6, 2015 at 1 PM ET (12 PM CT) and will employ a round-table format with four captive experts, including Sean King, JD, CPA, […]
Are Taxes Weakening Your Business?
A better question might be, “Did you just weaken your business by sending a large check to the IRS?” And, if you answered, “yes” to that question, would you instead like to strengthen your business by sending far smaller checks to the IRS? If you can affirmatively say, “yes” to the following statement, “I want […]
Shackles For Savings – Cell Captives – Part 2
As noted in last week’s Captivating Thinking, cell captive insurance companies have burgeoned in the last few years. There are numerous varieties of cell structures including series cells, protected cells, incorporated cells and other varieties of cell captive. What is a Cell Captive? While cell captives take different forms, in essence they involve a group […]
Cell Captives: Oversold and Misunderstood?
Much of the growth of the captive insurance industry is being driven by micro-captives, the type that serve small and mid-market businesses. And, some of that growth has resulted from increased use of “cell” captive structures—protected cell captives, incorporated cell captives, series cell captives and other varieties of cells. What is a cell captive?
Captivating Thinking
Knowledge is power. That’s why we’re always looking to educate business owners on the best practice when it comes to Captive Management. But we also want to give you the resources you need to guide you through the risk management process. In the CIC Services Knowledge Center, you can:
- Read about CIC in the news
- Learn about industry standards
- Stay up-to-date on upcoming events
Explore these resources and equip yourself for the future!
IRS Loses Another Case With Bearing On The Captive Insurance Industry – The RVI Guaranty Case
Last week, the IRS lost what is at least its third major insurance case in two years in U.S. Tax Court. The case is titled R.V.I. GUARANTY CO., LTD. & SUBSIDIARIES, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent, and it comes on the heels of two major losses in captive insurance cases in 2014, Rent-A-Center […]
Sean King, JD, CPA, MAcc Of CIC Services, LLC To Speak On CICA Roundtable On Small CICs
The Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA), the largest domicile neutral captive association in the world is hosting an educational webinar on small captive insurance companies. The webinar is scheduled for October 6, 2015 at 1 PM ET (12 PM CT) and will employ a round-table format with four captive experts, including Sean King, JD, CPA, […]
Are Taxes Weakening Your Business?
A better question might be, “Did you just weaken your business by sending a large check to the IRS?” And, if you answered, “yes” to that question, would you instead like to strengthen your business by sending far smaller checks to the IRS? If you can affirmatively say, “yes” to the following statement, “I want […]
Shackles For Savings – Cell Captives – Part 2
As noted in last week’s Captivating Thinking, cell captive insurance companies have burgeoned in the last few years. There are numerous varieties of cell structures including series cells, protected cells, incorporated cells and other varieties of cell captive. What is a Cell Captive? While cell captives take different forms, in essence they involve a group […]
Cell Captives: Oversold and Misunderstood?
Much of the growth of the captive insurance industry is being driven by micro-captives, the type that serve small and mid-market businesses. And, some of that growth has resulted from increased use of “cell” captive structures—protected cell captives, incorporated cell captives, series cell captives and other varieties of cells. What is a cell captive?
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