Captive Newsletter

Vermont Captive Insurance Lawyers

Access the current and prior editions of Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer's Captive Newsletter (formerly the "P&P Captive Newsletter"):

May 2009

New Medicare Reporting Requirements
Updates to Captive Laws Approved by the Legislature
Molly Lambert’s Legacy

April 2009

Reinsurer Creditworthiness
New Medicare Reporting Requirements
Mortgage Guaranty Captives-What a Difference a Year Makes
NAIC Update
News from the Vermont Sate House: Legislation in The Midst of Economic Uncertainty

July 2008

HUD Joins Investigation of MI Reinsurance
VCIA Critical Issues Forum
Enduring Lessons for a Soft Market
PPEC Expands its Insurance Practice
What to Look for in Claims Administration
News From the Vermont State House: Legislature Adjourns

March 2008

David Provost to Succeed Len Crouse
Mortgage Reinsurance Update
Proposed IRS Regulation Withdrawn: Where to From Here?
Gary Barnes Becomes "Of Counsel" to Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer
Ask the Experts: Evidence-Based Risk Assessment for Medical Malpractice Captives
NAIC Update
Congress Extends TRIA
News From the Vermont State House: Legislature Half-Way to Adjournment
Montana Domiciled RRG Gets Preliminary Injunction Against Non-Chartering State

December 2007

IRS Proposes New Rules for Captives
Regulatory Transitions
The Use of a Risk Purchasing Group for Excess Coverage
Rusty Young Becomes a Director
Title Reinsurers Settle With HUD
NAIC Update
Securities Issues for Group Captives
News From the Vermont State House: Second Half of Biennium Approaches

August 2007

Special Purpose Financial Captives
Judge Grants Wells Fargo's Motion to Strike
LRRA Expansion
NAIC Action on Risk Retention Group Matters
Ask the Experts: A New Feature - Financial Reporting Issues
News From the Vermont State House: Legislative Update
Analysts Find Real Benefit in MI Captives
Record Retention Requirements for Captives

March 2007

Vermont to Consider Captive Securitization Legislation

(Access a draft of the proposed legislation)

New Class Actions Challenge Mortgage Guaranty Captives
TRIA Update
News From the Vermont State House: A New Legislature Is Underway
Bifurcation of Insurance Contracts
Employee Benefits: Chapter Two
A Change at the Top

September 2006

Vermont's Captive Insurance Industry Turns 25
Medical Malpractice Claims Data Reporting Laws Applied to Risk Retention Groups
May Risk Retention Groups Provide Employment Practices Liability Insurance?
"Shareholder Rights" Initiative Rebuffed
News From the Vermont State House: Election Season Heats Up
Vermont Sponsored Captive Insurers: The Alternative, Alternative Market
Introducing Our Immigration Law Practice
Milliman Opens Vermont Branch Office

April 2006

Barry Port Remembered
News from the Vermont State House: Captive Legislation Nears Passage
MI Regulatory Update
Update on NAIC Actions in Response to GAO Report
Sarbanes-Oxley: The NAIC's Proposed Approach
Firm's Captive Team to Further Expand

December 2005

A Salute to Donald Breakstone
News from the Vermont State House: Modest Captive Amendments to be Proposed in 2006
Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2005
A New Look

October 2005

GAO Releases Risk Retention Group Report
Primmer & Piper to Merge
Vermont Meeting Requirements

August 2005

The Company We Keep
News from the Vermont State House: Partisan Politics Mar Adjournment
Treasury Report on the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
Federal SMART Initiative Gaining Momentum
IRS Revenue Rulings
Sarbanes-Oxley and the Model Audit Rule -- Integration Inches Forward
HIPAA -- Clarified Guidance & Accompanying Security Rule
Change of Control Provisions
Nevada RRG Legislation
So . . . What Happened To Cara?

April 2005

Title Reinsurance Investigations Miss The Mark
News from the Vermont State House: Modest Captive Legislation Moving Forward
Tort Reform Update: The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
Title Reinsurance
Vermont Update
Annual Shareholder Financial Statements

December 2004

The Spitzer Investigation
News from the Vermont State House: Mandate or Stalemate?
Coming Ashore
Mortgage Guaranty Reinsurance: Capital Requirements
State Modernization and Regulatory Transparency Act (SMART)
TRIA Update

July 2004

Revision to "Small" Insurance Company Tax Law
TRIA Update
Vermont Excludes Captive Insurance Companies From Its New Unitary Tax System
Congress Reviews State Tort Reform
News from the Vermont State House: Following Adjournment, It's Campaign Season

March 2004

Special Feature
Another Banner Year For Vermont Captives
Sarbanes-Oxley: Practical Advice For Captives
News from the Vermont State House: Any Concerns With Unitary Combined Reporting?
TRIA Update
Primmer & Piper Continues To Expand

November 2003

Threats To Risk Retention Groups?
Changes in the Landscape: Insuring Employee Benefits Through Captives
Should Group Captives Purchase D&O Liability Insurance?
Securities Issues for Group Captives
Are Arbitration Clauses in Vermont Insurance Contracts Enforceable?
News from the Vermont State House: A Quiet Year Ahead for Captives?

July 2003

Captive Boards and Evolving Governance Standards
TRIA Update: Treasury Releases Final Rule
Direct Placement of Insurance by Captives
Harnessing HIPAA: Understanding the Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act and its Application to Captive Insurers
News from the Vermont State House: Revised Captive Statutes Become Law
BISHCA Gets It

May 2003 -- Special Edition

Governor Douglas Increases Commitment to Captives

April 2003

Taking Stock
News from the Vermont State House: Vermont Captive Statutes to be Updated; Changes to Vermont Tax Structure under Consideration
Gary Barnes, P.A. Joins Primmer & Piper
IRS Revenue Rulings Clarify Tax Treatment of Captives
Georgia MI Lawsuits Resolved
TRIA Follow-Up: Status of Treasury Guidelines

December 2002 -- Special Bulletin

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 -- Update

December 2002 -- Special Edition

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002

November 2002

News from the Vermont State House: 2002 Election Results
Congress Passes Terrorism Insurance Bill
A Record Year for Vermont Captives
Sarbanes-Oxley: Increased Oversight of Captive Operations?
IRS to Challenge "PORC" Arrangements
Further Developments In RESPA Class Action Suits
USA PATRIOT Act
Primmer & Piper Expands

July 2002

Farewell to Lisa Ventriss
Progress on Expansion of Liability Risk Retention Act
The Role of a Captive Board Member Post-Enron, Worldcom, Etc.
RRG Fee Issues: Building on the Michigan Momentum
News from the Vermont Statehouse: Legislature Adjourns after Lengthy Session
Updates