Captive insurance

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Captive insurance is a method of self-insurance. A captive insurance company is, in simple terms, an insurer or reinsurer owned by the ultimate policyholder (or reinsurance policyholder) whose risk it assumes. The captive is a regulated (re)insurance company in its jurisdiction and can assume risks

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