Captive Insurance Companies Association Fall Seminar Goes to Washington, DC, October 4

How Companies can Utilize their Captives for Employee Benefits

MINNEAPOLIS, MN—The Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) 2010 Fall Seminar will take place October 4 at the ASAE Conference Center in Washington, DC. This event will focus on how companies can utilize their captives for employee benefits.

“This compact, but comprehensive, one-day educational and networking event offers an efficient and effective way for captive owners and managers, risk retention professionals and employee benefit administrators to stay connected and informed. We’ve created a well-balanced format of expert presentations that is ideal for brainstorming and exchanging ideas” said Dennis P. Harwick, CICA president.

The program features seven sessions:
What is the Benefits Buzz All About? — with Karin Landry, Managing Partner, Spring Consulting Group;

*A View from the DOL—with Nancy Gerrie, Attorney at Law, McDermott, Will & Emery, LLP, on the typical DOL decisions and process than an employer needs to address when it comes to turning to captive for funding employee benefits;

*US vs. Non-US Benefits— this session takes a look at benefits around the globe;

Pure Captives—with Michael Lubben, Vice President, Risk Management, Ryder System Inc., Mark Walker, Manager of Sales-Northeast Region, Minnesota Life Insurance Co. and Joseph Poplaski, Sr. VP and Chief Actuary-Group Market, Liberty Mutual, -reviewing the structure of a traditional captive and discuss funding employee benefits in a captive, specifically life and disability;

*Group Captives—covering funding healthcare in group captives, including a review of group captive structure, key factors to consider and what may change in the coming year;

*RRGs/Cell/Other Structures—Dominic Palmieri, HM Life Insurance Company, on the basic structure of RRGs and cell captives, the benefits and issues, and funding healthcare benefits in this type of captive;

*Post Retirement Medical Funding— with Karin Landry, Managing Partner, Spring Consulting Group, covering how using investment products through a captive insurance company can address the options for funding retiree medical benefits and offsetting the liability they hold;

*Additional speakers to be added. Review the complete program at www.CICAworld.com.

Registration for CICA’s Fall Seminar is $50 for members, $195 for non-members and $50 for domicile regulators. The program includes breakfast, a networking luncheon and exhibitors. Exhibitor opportunities are still available. Register online at www.CICAworld.com or call CICA at 952-928-4655.

About CICA
CICA is the only domicile-neutral captive insurance association. Founded in 1972 by risk managers for their collective benefit, CICA works to provide the foremost education, networking and leadership for captive and risk retention group professionals. Through CICA's personal network focused on the common issues that concern captives and risk retention groups, members are constantly exploring new ways to broaden the use of their captives to increase flexibility in program design, stabilize long-term program costs and increase access to both domestic (U.S.) and offshore reinsurance capacity. See CICAworld.com for additional details.

Captive Insurance Companies Association
4248 Park Glen Road, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Phone: 952-928-4655
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