Thomas H. Moody and Kevin P. Moriarty, attorneys in the Burlington office of Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, presented at Basic Skills in Vermont Practice and Procedure, a two-day continuing legal education (CLE) course offered by the Vermont Bar Association.
This DRM Captive Insurance Bulletin provides a summary of Holding Company Act provisions, including determining whether the RRG is part of an “insurance holding company system” or qualifies for exemption from registration, as well as basic Holding Company Act compliance obligations for RRGs.
Attorney James R. Haug Jr., a member of the Captive Insurance Group of the law firm Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC in Burlington, Vt., presented Legal Malpractice Claims: Trends and New Developments at the Winter 2012 Risk Management Symposium of MPC Insurance, Ltd., a Vermont-licensed carrier owned by nine large national and international law firms. The symposium was held February 7 in San Francisco, with participants also attending remotely from New York City, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Minneapolis.
Webinar
The enactment of the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010, which is part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, has put the spotlight on the regulation and taxation of captive insurance companies by non-domicile states. In this webinar, veteran captive insurance attorneys Kathy Davis and Kevin Moriarty examine the regulatory and tax issues related to the Act and discuss strategies that captive owners can employ to address them.
(Burlington) Attorneys James R. Haug Jr., Carol Ode, Michael S. Pieciak and Kane H. Smart have recently joined the offices of the northern New England law firm of Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC. Haug and Smart work from the firm’s Burlington office; Ode works in Montpelier; and Pieciak works from the Burlington and Brattleboro offices.
This edition of the DRM Captive Insurance Update covers a variety of recent state and federal developments affecting the captive insurance industry.
This News Flash edition of the DRM Captive Insurance Update discusses the federal Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010 and the provisions of NRRA as applicable to captive insurance companies.
This News Flash edition of the DRM Captive Insurance Update discusses proposed regulations recently published by the U.S. Department of Treasury, which will allow a qualified protected cell of a protected cell company to elect to be treated as a separate entity for federal tax purposes (the “Proposed Regulations”).
(Burlington, Vt.) Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC places in the top tier in all five practice areas ranked in Vermont in the just-released 2010 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers. In addition, 14 of the firm’s senior attorneys are recognized, based on extensive research, lawyer interviews and client evaluations conducted each year by Chambers.
The May 2010 edition of the DRM Captive Insurance Update covers a variety of recent state and federal developments affecting the captive insurance industry including developments in Vermont; DOL’s approval of Coca-Cola Plan to fund retiree medical benefits; reciprocal insurers’ deduction of annual subscriber allocations; and IRS Private Letter Rulings regarding reinsurance of fronted pools.
This News Flash edition of the DRM Captive Insurance Update outlines the requirements for a reciprocal…
The October 2009 edition of the DRM Captive Insurance Update covers a variety of recent state…
This article reviews important accounting and federal tax issues for reciprocal insurance companies, including reciprocals that qualify as risk retention groups.
The June 2009 edition of the DRM Captive Insurance Update covers a variety of recent state and federal developments affecting the captive insurance industry including:
The March 2009 edition of the DRM Captive Insurance Update covers a variety of recent state…
This News Flash edition of the DRM Captive Insurance Update outlines the key elements of new…
This issue of the DRM Captive Insurance Update covers a variety of recent state and federal developments affecting the captive insurance industry including developments in Vermont; GAO’s report on the Risk Retention Act, state interpretation of the liability Risk Retention Act, an update on the Federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), potential imposition of traditional insurers standards on RRGs, employee benefits reinsured by captives, and tax developments concerning Revenue Ruling 2008-15 and withdrawal of certain proposed regulations.
This issue of the DRM Captive Insurance Update covers a variety of recent state and federal developments affecting the captive insurance industry including developments in Vermont; the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (TRIPRA), GAO’s report on the Risk Retention Act (RRA), state interpretation of the liability Risk Retention Act, NAIC’s draft corporate governance standards, employee benefits reinsured by captives, and tax developments concerning Revenue Ruling 2008-15 and withdrawal of certain proposed regulations.
PowerPoint Presentation
Director Bruce Palmer co-presented on the topic of best practices for writing effective policies and handling claims for captives and RRGs for the Vermont Captive Insurance Association.
This News Flash edition of the DRM Captive Insurance Taxation Newsletter focuses on IRS’ much anticipated guidance with with respect to the deductibility of insurance premiums involving protected cell companies. Revenue Ruling 2008-8 and Notice 2008-19 are discussed.
