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The Captive Alternative:
“Controlling your Destiny”
“DOING BUSINESS BOLDLY”
SINCE 1999
Scop
Group
Captives
(PC & EB)
Single
Captives
Rental
Captives
831b
Captives
Consulting
AGENCY
PARTNER FOOTPRINT
(HEADQUARTERS)
Hogs in the United States
Hogs in the United States
6 hogs per 1 person
Value of production
exceeding $6.5 Billion
Over 60% of operations
have over 1,000 head
1 to 99 head
100 to 499 head
500 to 999 head
1,000+ head
Scope
Group
Captives
(PC & EB)
Single
Parent
Captives
Rental
Captives
831b
Captives
Consulting
ICS GROUP CAPTIVES
WHAT IS A GROUP CAPTIVE?
A group of companies that come together to form their
own insurance company.
Captive
Insurance
Company
Company
Company
Company
Company
Company
Company
Company
Company
Company
Company
NUMBER OF CAPTIVES WORLDWIDE
Source: Captive Insurance Company directory
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
LINES OF COVERAGE
Workers’
Compensation
General
Liability
Automobile
Automobile
Physical
Damage
IDEAL CANDIDATE
Captive
Owner
Premiums >
$350,000
Entrepreneurial
Spirit
Desire Control
Commitment
to Loss
Control &
Safety
Financially
Secure
Captive Structure
CAPTIVE FLOW
$
$$
Policy Issuance
Agency Partner
Shareholder/
Policyholder
Agency
Partner
Policy
Issuance
Group Captive
ClaimsLoss Control
Reinsurance
Underwriting Profit &
Investment Income
New Captive Structure
$350,000
CAPTIVE STRUCTURE
Each company has own cell with own loss funding.
COMPANY STRUCTURE
Board of
Directors
Risk Control Finance Underwriting
Executive
Committee
PREMIUM STRUCTURE
Captive Premium
Fixed Expenses
- Fronting & Reinsurance
- Claims/Loss Control
- Operating Expenses
- Captive Management
Loss Fund
- Actuary Determines
- Based on Exposures and
Claims History
BENEFITS OF CAPTIVE OWNERSHIP
• Ownership
• Partners
• Claims Process
• Loss Experience/
Funding
Control
• Best Practices
• Accountability
• Relationships with
Quality Business
Owners
Operational
Improvement • Underwriting Profit
• Investment Income
Returns
Loss Examples
CAPTIVE GOALS
Fund for expected losses
Reinsurance catastrophic or unexpected
shock losses
Each company pays for own losses
Minimize risk sharing
Sample Company
Loss Fund $450,000
Fixed Cost $300,000
Total Premium $750,000
Loss
Fund
$450,000
Fixed
$300,000
LOSS EXAMPLE 1
Severity
Fund
30%
Frequency
Fund
70%
$350,000
$100,001
$100,000
$0
$135,000
$315,000
Total Loss Fund
$450,000
$ per claim
LOSS EXAMPLE 1
$240,000 Total Claims
$240,000 in
Frequency
Claims
(claims <
$100,000)
*Regardless of when the claim occurred during the policy period,
largest loss is accounted for first.
Severity
Fund
Frequency
Fund
$350,000
$100,001
$100,000
$0
$135,000
$315,000
Results: $75,000 FF
SF
Remaining
Balance (240,000)
$75,000
Year 1
$ per claim
$240,000 of Total Claims less than $100,000
$135,000
$210,000
LOSS EXAMPLE 1
RETURNING THE PROFITS
Year 5Year 4Year 3Year 2
$210,000
+
Investment
Income
Year 1
DISTRIBUTIONS
BEGIN
SAMPLE COMPANY YEAR 2
Loss Fund $450,000
Fixed Cost $300,000
Total Premium $750,000
Loss
Fund
$450,000
Fixed
$300,000
LOSS EXAMPLE 2
Severity
Fund
30%
Frequency
Fund
70%
$350,000
$100,001
$100,000
$0
$135,000
$315,000
Total Loss Fund
$450,000
$ per claim
LOSS EXAMPLE 2
$2,250,000 Total Claims
$150,000
Large Loss
$2,000,000
Large Loss
$100,000
in
Frequency
Claims
*Regardless of when the claim occurred during the policy period,
largest loss is accounted for first.
$2,000,000 LOSS
I-35 Bridge Collapse
(this really happened in an ICS captive)
CAPTIVE ONLY RETAINS…
Now let’s look at the company who had the loss…
$350,000
$650,000
$1,000,000
$350,000
Per Occurrence
$1,000,000
LOSS EXAMPLE 2
Severity
Fund
Frequency
Fund
$350,000
$100,001
$100,000
$0
$ 135,000
$315,000
Captive Retention $350,000
FF (100,000)
$250,000
SF (135,000)
$115,000
FF (115,000)
$0
(100,000)
$215,000
(135,000)
$0
(115,000)
$100,000
Severity
Fund
Frequency
Fund
$ per claim
LOSS EXAMPLE 2
$2,250,000 Total Claims
$150,000
Large Loss
$2,000,000
Large Loss
$100,000
in
Frequency
Claims
*Regardless of when the claim occurred during the policy period,
largest loss is accounted for first.
LOSS EXAMPLE 2
Severity
Fund
$350,000
$100,001
$100,000
$0
Captive Retention $350,000
Second Large Loss $150,000
FF (100,000)
$50,000
$100,000
$ per claim
$0
(100,000)
$0
Share with other
members
Severity
Fund
Frequency Fund
Captive Structure
$0
A B C D E F G H I J
$50,000 is Shared Across All Members on Pro-rata Basis.
Member Responsibility
Shared Layer
$350,000
$100,000
K
LOSS EXAMPLE 2
$2,250,000 Total Claims
$150,000
Large Loss
$2,000,000
Large Loss
$100,000
in
Frequency
Claims
*Regardless of when the claim occurred during the policy period,
largest loss is accounted for first.
LOSS EXAMPLE 2
Can be assessed up to another 100% of Frequency Fund
Second
Frequency
Fund
($315,000)
$100,000
$0
ASSESSED $100,000 PAID OUT OVER 3 YEARS, UNLESS THE LOSS PAYS OUT
SOONER
$100,000 in Frequency Claims
MAXIMUM POTENTIAL PREMIUM
Assessment
Premium
Paid
$315,000
$315,000
$250,000
$1,015,000
Second
Frequency
Fund
Loss
Fund
(Frequency
Fund & Severity
Fund)
+
Fixed
Costs
2 (FF) + SF + FC =
Severity Fund
Frequency
Fund
Fixed Expenses
$135,000
RETURNING THE PROFITS
25%
Assessment
Payment (from
year 2)
Year 5
25%
Assessment
Payment (from
year 2)
Year 4
50%
Assessment
Payment (from
year 2)
Year 3
($100,000)
Year 2
$210,000
+
Investment
Income
Year 1
CAPTIVE CONSIDERATIONS
Capital
Contribution
Collateral
Requirement
Potential to
Share Risk
Assessment
Potential
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Year 5
Three
Year
Stacking
Collateral
Year 4
Year 3
Collateral
Year 3
Year 2
Collateral
Year 2yEAR
Year 1
Collateral
$25,000
Capitalization
Year 1
• 14 Group Captives – 350 members
• Total Annual Premium: $150,000,000
• Average Loss Ratio: 38%
• Average Return: 21%
ICS GROUP CAPTIVES
• Total Distributions: $128,000,000
• Underwriting Surplus: $171,000,000
• Total Investable Assets: $265,000,000
• Total Investment Gains: $51,000,000
ICS GROUP CAPTIVES
The Captive Alternative: Controlling Your Destiny
The Captive Alternative: Controlling Your Destiny
BENEFITS OF CAPTIVE OWNERSHIP
• Ownership
• Partners
• Claims Process
• Loss Experience/
Funding
Control
• Best Practices
• Accountability
• Relationships with
Quality Business
Owners
Operational
Improvement • Underwriting Profit
• Investment Income
Returns
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The Captive Alternative: Controlling Your Destiny

Editor's Notes

  • #5: Nearly 1/3 of the nations hogs are raised in Iowa Close to packing plants and ample grain supplies
  • #6: Over 40,000 Iowans are employed in day to day hog production Iowa Pork exports totaled $1.4 billion in 2014
  • #12: 97% of farms in the united states are family owned enterprises