A wise man (Stephen Covey) said “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” It seems that the Captive Insurance Association (CICA) doesn’t understand small businesses and small business owners.  This myopia is not hard to understand.  Many members of CICA’s board are associated with large captives and large corporations.  The great danger is that […]

Entrepreneurial thinking and enterprises have created tremendous wealth in the United States, fueled upward mobility, expanded the middle class and provided a standard of living that would have been unimaginable to America’s founders.  This same entrepreneurial spirit gave rise to captive insurance companies as enterprising businesses looked for a better approach to manage risk.  In […]

Many mature and successful businesses have an immature approach to risk management.  For many business owners and CFOs, risk management is not an enjoyable topic.  Also, taking steps to develop a mature risk management approach sounds like code for “spend more money.”  However, the opposite is the case.  Developing and executing a more mature risk […]

The Snap-On tool company’s captive insurance program is a powerful corporate asset and the fruit of both innovative thinking and a passion to drive their business model.  The Snap-On model was built on the success of its franchisees, and Snap-On made insurance a key component of its franchise arrangements.  By doing so, it has been […]

Last week, CIC Services  we attended the 2014 Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.  CICA touts itself as the only domicile-neutral captive insurance association.  We are members of CICA and attend the conference to stay abreast of legislative and regulatory changes that impact the captive insurance industry.  The CICA conference also addresses […]