Utah

• 831(b) Captives: ‘Small’ Option Is Increasingly Big Idea for Midsize Cos.

  By Dave Lenckus  |  May 3, 2012

  Despite their recent growth among midsize companies, these “small”-size risk vehicles aren’t for everyone—and may attract unwanted attention from the IRS

• Increasing Number of Captives Opt to Domicile on U.S. Soil

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 3, 2012

  Grounding no longer sounds so bad: Driven by financial incentives, new captives are choosing to stay closer to home.

• Hires and Promotions at Colorado Casualty, Admiral Insurance, and More - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  April 18, 2012

  Russell Program Managers Expands PoolPro, The Main Street America Group Introduces Oklahoma Main Line BOP, Florida State Receives RMI Program Donation, Assurex Global Awards TMG PAR Excellence Award

• Austin Mutual to Become Main Street America Affiliate

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 9, 2012

  The Main Street America Group looks to increase its georgraphic footprint by entering into an agreement to make Austin Mutual an affiliate.

• Crews Focus on Containment Lines Around Colorado Fire

  By Associated Press  |  March 28, 2012

  Bolstered by reinforcements, fire crews were focusing Wednesday on building containment lines around the 7-square-mile wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in the mountains southwest of Denver and may have claimed two lives.

• Sterling Stars

  By Emma Lehmann  |  March 28, 2012

  Celebrating 80 years of service, three generations have guided Sterling & Sterling

• Wildfire Risk at the Granular Level

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 29, 2012

  Why Pitney Bowes' recently launched national wildfire risk software makes sense, tackles growing issues.

• Utah Leaps Ahead With 69 New Captives in 2011

  February 16, 2012

  Organizations from a number of states representing various industries formed 69 captive insurance companies in Utah in 2011. Of the state’s new formations, all were pure captives with one sponsored captive. Most were “micro-captives” formed for a variety of coverages including Supply Chain, Cyber Liability, Legal Defense and Large Deductible....

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  Utah Leaps Ahead with 69 New Captives in 2011

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 14, 2012

  Organizations from a number of states representing various industries formed 69 captive insurance companies in Utah in 2011, according to the state’s captive insurance director.

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  Regulatory Change Update: That Familiar Feeling

  By Kathy Donovan  |  February 9, 2012

  The year has already brought about the introduction of numerous legislative bills addressing familiar insurance topics.