The destination is Arizona for two annual captiveconferences--the Captive Insurance Companies Association in March,and the Arizona Captive Insurance Association in May.

CICA's 2007 Annual International Conference is scheduled forMarch 11-13 in Tucson, Ariz., at the Westin LaPaloma. Sessionsinclude:

o The Future of Captives.

o Demystifying Reinsurance Pricing.

o Healthcare Captives.

Speaking at the opening general session will be Helen Thomas,once one of the top reporters covering the White House. Otherspeakers include:

o Ernst Csiszar, former president of the Property CasualtyInsurers Association of America, and once South Carolina'sinsurance commissioner.

o Mark W. Hinkley, executive vice president, marketing andcommunications, at OdysseyRe.

o Mark Jablonowski, an analyst at Conning Research &Consulting.

o D. Hugh Rosenbaum, a longtime captive expert and formerprincipal at Tillinghast.

For more info about the conference, visit www.cicaworld.com.

The AzCIA conference--with a theme of "Take Control of Your OwnDestiny"--will take place on May 15-17 in Phoenix, at the ArizonaBiltmore Resort & Spa. The keynoter will be captive expertAndrew Barile.

Over 200 attendees are expected--half from Arizona and half fromother areas of the United States. The conference includeseducational sessions and opportunities for networking, such as aprivate captive owners' roundtable luncheon.

For more information, e-mail the AzCIA Office at [email protected] call 800-423-4134.