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The CFO Curriculum Lesson P.1 · CFOs · 14 min read 🔒
The Risk Manager Curriculum Lesson P.2 · Risk Managers · 13 min read 🔒
Legal & Compliance Curriculum Lesson P.3 · Legal · Compliance · 13 min read 🔒
The Board Member & Director Curriculum Lesson P.4 · Board Members, Independent Directors · 15 min read 🔒
The Captive Manager Curriculum Lesson P.5 · Captive Managers · 8 min read 🔒

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What is a Captive Insurance Company?Types of Captive Structures The Economic Case for Captives The Captive Decision Framework Group Captive Membership — Evaluation & Governance The Feasibility Study — Scope, Process & Decision Criteria Domicile Application & Licensing Initial Capitalisation & Programme Launch Building Your Service Provider Team Premium Setting & Capital Requirements SSAP 62R and Accounting Treatment Risk Transfer Analysis & ERD Frameworks Collateral Structures: LOCs, Trusts & Offsets Reinsurance for Captives — Quota Share, XOL & Stop-Loss Investment Management for Captive Assets Capital Repatriation & Dividend Policy Domicile Selection & the Regulatory Landscape Audit Readiness: What Examiners Look For Defending Your Structure Under Challenge IRS Scrutiny: Risk Transfer Standards & Listed Transactions Tax Treatment — 831(a) vs 831(b), Deductibility & Offshore Considerations International Tax — BEPS, Pillar 2 & Transfer Pricing Working with Fronting Carriers Captive Governance & Board Structure Decision Tools for Operating Teams Building an Internal Captive Capability The Captive Claims Lifecycle Loss Reserving — Case Reserves, IBNR & Actuarial Methods Claims Strategy & Litigation Management Using Claims Data to Improve Programme Performance Workers' Compensation in a Captive Cyber Risk in a Captive Medical Stop-Loss Captives Professional Liability in a Captive The Annual Programme Review — A Structured Approach Identifying Structural Weaknesses Restructuring Options and Approaches Communicating Programme Changes to Stakeholders The Insurance Market Cycle and Captive Strategy When to Consider Exiting a Captive Programme Run-Off — Managing the Long Tail Dissolution and Voluntary Liquidation Portfolio Transfers, Loss Portfolio Transfers & Captive Sales Captives in M&A Transactions Audit-Readiness Binder (Deeper Dive)Fronting Carrier Negotiation Pack (Deeper Dive)Claims Escalation Protocol and Authority Matrix (Deeper Dive)Reserve Review for Non-Actuaries (Deeper Dive)Annual Programme Review Template (Deeper Dive)Structural Weakness Diagnostic (Deeper Dive)Captive Feasibility Study Template (Deeper Dive)Captive Management Agreement — Key Provisions (Deeper Dive)831(b) Micro-Captive Decision Framework (Deeper Dive)Captive Investment Policy Statement Template (Deeper Dive)Captive Board Charter & Governance Framework (Deeper Dive)Run-Off & Exit Planning Guide (Deeper Dive)Captive Insurance Glossary (Reference)The CFO Curriculum The Risk Manager Curriculum Legal & Compliance Curriculum The Board Member & Director Curriculum Risk Retention Groups & the LRRA Enterprise Risk Management & the Captive Rating-Agency Capital as a Method: AM Best's BCRM & BCAR Employee Benefits in a Captive Reinsurance Contract Provisions & Dispute Mechanics Non-Traditional & Revenue-Generating Lines Insuring AI & Agentic Risk Valuing the Captive Solvency Regimes & Captive Capital (Deeper Dive)Why Captive Insurance Rules Are Changing — and Why It's Safe to Act Choosing Your Entry Vehicle — Cells, Rent-a-Captives & Sponsored Facilities Property & Catastrophe Risk in a Captive TCOR Structuring Decision Tree (Interactive Tool)Rating Plan Chooser (Interactive Tool)Commercial Auto & Fleet Risk in a Captive General Liability in a Captive The Captive Manager Curriculum The RBC Rules Changed. What Should Insurers and Captives Do Now?Circular Risk: When Insurance Capital Becomes Its Own Collateral Schedule F and the Fronting Collateral Formula (Deeper Dive)The Broker and Captive Consultant: Roles, Compensation and Conflicts (Deeper Dive)Captive Insurance vs Self-Insurance: What Is the Difference?What Is a Fronting Arrangement in Captive Insurance?How Much Capital Does a Captive Insurance Company Need?Collateral 101: LOCs vs Trusts — and What's Actually Negotiable