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Captive INSURANCE

Captive Insurance

With a captive insurance plan, your business becomes the insurer gaining coverage for difficult-to-place risks, and taking responsibility for claim handling and loss control arrangements.


How It Works Decide which type of captive is right for your business.
  • A single-parent captive is an insurance company set up to insure the risks of its parent company and/or any subsidiaries. Typically requires at least $2 million in premium to be feasible.
  • Rent-a-captive arrangements are designed for organizations that want the benefits of a captive without the upfront costs or capital investment. Rent-a-captives keep your organization's own insurance in a captive owned by another party and don't participate in risk sharing with organizations using the same captive.
Types of Organizations That Typically Use Captives: A captive may be the right insurance solution for financially sound businesses that:
  • are looking to actively manage their total cost of risk;
  • can assume significant underwriting and investment risk;
  • are committed to the captive company for the long-term;
  • can commit capital and obtain letters of credit;
  • want to control elements of their risk-financing program...cash flow, coverages, retentions and limits; and
  • are interested in unbundled services.
Pros and Cons
  • Offers the potential to stabilize costs for organizations in volatile industries.
  • Offers potential for improved cash flow and certain tax advantages.
  • Can insure any type of risk, and offer a wide range of coverages, such as: Workers' Compensation, Commercial Auto, General Liability, Products Liability, or Professional Liability.
  • Requires letter of credit or surety bond to secure arrangement.
  • Must comply with government requirements for captives.
What The Hartford Offers
  • Licensed in all states for policy issuance.
  • Risk management services to single-parent captives.
  • Rent-a-captive arrangements.
  • Financial strength...check and compare our A.M. Best rating.
  • Flexibility...to unbundle a broad range of services, including captive management, claim management, loss control and risk management information services.
  • Proven commitment...for more than 20 years handling captive and alternative market needs.
  • Captive expertise.
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