Tennessee Captive Insurance Association Annual Conference: Full Schedule

12:00pm CST

Board Meeting

Monday December 13, 2021 12:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Classical Room (Renaissance - Hotel Level 4) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

Board Meeting

1:00pm CST

Captives 101 - Lifecycle of a Captive - Sponsored by Hylant Global Captive Solutions

We will learn more about Captive Insurance during this session. We will discuss the life-cycle of a captive: Captive Basics, Pre-Feasibility, Feasibility Analysis Process, Implementation Process, Management & Continued Operations and Captive Run-off & Dissolution.

Learning Objective:
Walk away with a basic understanding of what a captive is, the benefits of utilizing a captive to support your business needs and what it takes to set one up and manage the ongoing operations.

Speakers

Dawn Dinardo

Director Captive Management Operations, Hylant Global Captive Solutions

Dawn has nearly 15 years of experience in the industry and currently serves as TCIA's Conference Chair. She also participates in active roles with SCCIA, CICA Amplify WomenConference Sub-committee, and VCIA.

Stuart Goss

Vice President, First Horizon Advisors

Stuart Goss is the Vice President of First Horizon Advisors, providing more than 15 years experience in Asset Management. Stuart is a Certified Financial Planner and is active with ICCIE, TCIA, and NCCIA.

Diana Hardy

Audit Partner, RH CPAs PLLC

Diana serves as an audit partner for RH CPAs. Diana manages services to 400+ risk bearing entities, both on and off-shore, and serves Board membership on the NCCIA, Greensboro Rotary Club and Triad Goodwill. Diana was ranked on the 2018 “30 Under 30” list for IASA a national... Read More →

Daniel Linton

Senior Consulting Actuary, Pinnacle Actuarial Resources

Daniel has more than 15 years of experience in pricing and reserving, with significant experience working with single parent captives and group captives. Daniel has partnered on engagements for captives domiciled from Hawaii to the Cayman Islands. He has provided guidance to determine... Read More →

Andrew Rennick

Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Andrew's practice areas include Captive Insurance and Corporate Governance. Andrew is a member of the Delaware and Pennsylvania Bar Associations and serves as an International Center for Captive Insurance Education (ICCIE) Instructor. Andrew is the Director and member of the Regulatory... Read More →

Jonathan Habart

Director Captive Insurance, Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance

Jonathan Habart serves at the Director of Tennessee's Captive Section at the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance. Jonathan has been acting director since Aug. 3 and was assistant director for 10 months prior to that. Jonathan brings over 5 years of experience in his tenure... Read More →

Monday December 13, 2021 1:00pm - 4:00pm CST
Midtown 1 Room (Renaissance - Meeting Space Level 2) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

Captives 101

5:00pm CST

Opening Night Reception - Sponsored by First Horizon

Monday December 13, 2021 5:00pm - 6:30pm CST
Bridge Lounge (Renaissance - Hotel Level 3) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

Ancillary Event

7:30am CST

Networking Breakfast

Tuesday December 14, 2021 7:30am - 8:30am CST
Grand Ballroom 3 Foyer (Renaissance - Lobby Level) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

Networking Meal

8:30am CST

Welcome Remarks

Speakers

Kevin Doherty

Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC

Kevin Doherty practices in the area of insurance regulation and captive insurance. He serves as President of the Tennessee Captive Insurance Association, Inc., and he helped to rewrite the captive insurance law in Tennessee in 2011. Since that time, Tennessee has formed more than... Read More →

Tuesday December 14, 2021 8:30am - 8:45am CST
Grand Ballroom 3 (Renaissance - Lobby Level) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

General Session

8:45am CST

Captive Taxation Update

This session will provide an update on court cases and general taxation issues affecting captive insurance companies, as well as a discussion of recent developments in federal and state captive taxation.

Learning Objectives:
1. Educate attendees about recent federal captive taxation case law and regulatory developments.
2. Educate attendees about recent state captive taxation case law and regulatory developments.
3. Impact of potential tax changes proposed by Biden

Speakers

Alan Fine

Partner, Armanino LLP

Alan has more than 28 years of tax experience and has worked closely with insurance companies for 26 years. He specializes in the taxation of insurance companies and is responsible for serving insurers writing fidelity, personal and commercial lines; medical and life insurance; and... Read More →

Ben Glenn

Shareholder, Bauknight, Pietras & Stormer, P.A.

R. Benjamin (Ben) Glenn, CPA, is partner-in-charge of all income tax preparation and is responsible for all tax filings for our captive insurance company clients. He also provides related consulting services to captive insurance companies during the formation stage with regard to... Read More →

Laurie Bizzell

Tax Senior Manager, Bennett Thrasher

Laurie Bizzell leads Bennett Thrasher’s Insurance Tax Practice. Laurie has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, providing tax consulting and compliance services to U.S. and foreign insurance companies, offshore investment companies and multinational clients... Read More →

Tony Greer

Of Counsel, Dickinson Wright PLLC

Tony Greer practices in the areas of insurance, administrative and regulatory, and tax law. Mr. Greer has advised captives, risk retention groups, traditional insurers, multiple employer welfare associations, self-insureds, and insurance producers on, formation and licensing, contractual... Read More →

Tuesday December 14, 2021 8:45am - 10:00am CST
Grand Ballroom 3 (Renaissance - Lobby Level) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

General Session

10:00am CST

Networking Break

Tuesday December 14, 2021 10:00am - 10:30am CST
Grand Ballroom 3 Foyer (Renaissance - Lobby Level) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

Networking Meal

10:30am CST

Making a List and Checking it Twice: Naughty or Nice Investment Themes Affecting the Captive Industry

A forum on current macroeconomic and financial markets trends, asset allocation, risk budgets and the little things every board should be discussing over the holidays. Eggnog for everybody!

Moderators

Stuart Goss

Vice President, First Horizon Advisors

Speakers

Carl Terzer

Principal & Founder, CapVisor

Carl Terzer is the Principal & Founder of CapVisor Associates. He has over 36 years of experience in Insurance Asset Management. Carl is an ICCIE Investments Instructor and also serves as an SEC Registered Investment Advisor.

Greg Cobb

Investment Strategist and Director of Insurance Solutions, SAGE Advisory

Greg serves as Investment Strategist and Director of Insurance Solutions at Sage. He has over 30 years of experience in managing investment portfolios for both traditional insurance companies and entities within the alternative risk transfer space.Greg began his career in 1987 as... Read More →

Tuesday December 14, 2021 10:30am - 11:45am CST
Grand Ballroom 3 (Renaissance - Lobby Level) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

General Session

11:45am CST

Luncheon & Operation Song - Sponsored by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Speakers

Jamie Stitt

Assistant Commissioner of Business and Workforce Development, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development

Jamie Stitt serves as Assistant Commissioner of Business and Workforce Development. She assists Deputy Commissioner Allen Borden in overseeing all expansions of existing companies and the recruitment of new companies to Tennessee. Additionally, she leads the FastTrack incentive team... Read More →

Artists

Operation Song

Operation Song was founded in 2012. Nashville songwriter Bob Regan had the inspiration for the program in the 2000’s while performing on Armed Forces Entertainment Tours at military bases around the world. On those tours, Bob met many servicemen and women with very compelling stories... Read More →

Tuesday December 14, 2021 11:45am - 1:15pm CST
Grand Ballroom 2 (Renaissance - Lobby Level) 611 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN, USA

Networking Meal

1:15pm CST

Breakout Session A - Controlling Your Captive

This session will review best practices for operations, financial reporting, compliance, and oversight to ensure an effective captive insurance program.

Speakers

Matt Smith

Senior Account Manager, Strategic Risk Solutions

Matt joined SRS in May 2017. He is a CPA with over eleven years of professional accounting experience. He was previously an Audit Manager in the Insurance practice of Crowe, LLP in Franklin, TN. At Crowe, he oversaw the audits of over sixty 831(b) captive insurance companies and several... Read More →

Scott Bailey

Partner, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC

With experience in both public accounting and internal audit, Scott has served small and middle–market businesses in the insurance, construction, and manufacturing industries. In addition to serving as CRI’s North Carolina audit practice leader and industry line leader of Captives... Read More →

Ben Whitehouse

Attorney, Butler Snow LLP

Benjamin Whitehouse is a Nashville-based attorney at the law firm of Butler Snow, LLP where he focuses on general insurance and captive insurance matters. He works with business owners and service providers on forming and operating captive insurance companies, traditional insurance... Read More →

Tuesday December 14, 2021 1:15pm - 2:15pm CST
Grand Ballroom 3 (Renaissance - Lobby Level) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

General Session

1:15pm CST

Breakout Session B - Developing the Next Generation of Captive Professionals

This session will be a dynamic discussion, focusing on two important initiatives in the captive industry – NextGen and Amplify Women – and how captive organizations and professionals can benefit from and support these important initiatives.

Moderators

Joshua Clark

Business Development Director, Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance

Josh currently serves as the Director of Business Development for the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance – having been appointed to the role in July 2020. Josh has a bachelor’s degree in Business – General Management from Michigan State University and began his career... Read More →

Speakers

Adam Miholic

Senior Business Consultant, Hylant Global Captive Solutions & Member CICA NextGen Task Force

Adam has nearly 11 years of experience in the industry, with participation in WRCIC, and CICA NextGen Task Force. Adam serves as a frequent panelist and contributor at conferences and with captive publications.

Dave Wood

Martin Chair of Insurance, Middle Tennessee State University

Dave holds the Martin Chair of Insurance in the Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University. He serves on the national faculty of the National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research teaching in the Certified Risk Manager (CRM) program and as education consultant... Read More →

Claire Richardson

Captive Consultant, Hylant Global Captive Solutions

Claire interned with the Hylant Global Captive Solutions team before joining full-time in June 2021 as a Captive Consultant. She works on feasibility studies & presentations, creating executive summaries, forming domicile analyses, and client-specific data analysis to provide the... Read More →

Tuesday December 14, 2021 1:15pm - 2:15pm CST
SoBro Room (Renaissance - Meeting Space Level 1) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

General Session

2:30pm CST

Networking Break

Tuesday December 14, 2021 2:30pm - 2:45pm CST
Grand Ballroom 3 Foyer (Renaissance - Lobby Level) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

Networking Meal

2:45pm CST

Maximizing Impact with Captive Optimization

The session will provide our consulting perspective on captive optimization and how we help clients leverage their existing captive to increase savings, expand coverage, better predict claims, add stability and more. We will describe in detail our proven process and the range of factors to be considered and walk the audience through an employer case study.

Learning Objectives:
1. Understand what can drive the need for captive optimization, including a change in company risk profile or in corporate objectives.
2. Connect the current difficult environment, with a hard market, COVID-19 and increasing premiums, with your captive's state and strategy.
3. Outline a five-step process for captive optimization and call upon a case study to bring the concept to life.

Moderators

Lori Ussery

Actuarial Consultant, SIGMA Actuarial Consulting Group, Inc.

Lori has been in the actuarial profession since 2002. She has been a consultant with SIGMA since 2006. She prepares actuarial reserve analyses and loss projections for clients across a wide range of industries. She is experienced in statistically modeling the effect of varying levels... Read More →

Speakers

Andy Rhea

President, Align Risk Solutions, LLC

Andy is the President of Align Risk Solutions. Prior to the formation of Align, Andy served as General Counsel to the Captive Insurance Division for the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. He began his legal career with the Mississippi Insurance Department and in private... Read More →

Adam Zager

Senior Director of Risk Management, Dollar General

Adam Zager is Risk Management leader with over a decade of progressive Risk Management experience. Adam is currently the Senior Director of Risk Management at Dollar General Corporation and currently serves as a Director on Dollar General’s, Tennessee domiciled, Captive Board of... Read More →

Al Rhodes

President & Senior Actuary, SIGMA Actuarial Consulting Group, Inc.

Al has spent over 30 years in the actuarial profession and is President & Senior Actuary of SIGMA Actuarial Consulting Group, Inc. located in Nashville, TN. Professional designations include Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society and Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.Al... Read More →

Steve Heckle

Vice President - Risk Management, LKQ

Steve Heckle is a seasoned executive with a strong core in risk management, supplemented with leadership experience in other key business functions. He has developed successful bottom-line improving risk management functions for Fortune 500 and 1000 firms.Currently, Steve works for... Read More →

Tuesday December 14, 2021 2:45pm - 3:45pm CST
Grand Ballroom 3 (Renaissance - Lobby Level) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

General Session

3:45pm CST

COVID-19 Business Interruption

One of the greatest strengths of captive insurance companies is the ability to cover perils that are either not available or not affordable in the commercial market. One key example has been business interruption (BI) coverage associated with a variety of causes of loss, including fire, windstorm, regulatory action, contingent BI, loss of franchise, key employee, or customer, or reputational damage events. The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound effects on BI coverage. These have ranged from increased captive claims activity, scrutiny of BI coverage form pandemic exclusions in the traditional and captive insurance policy forms, and a surge in demand for BI related to communicable diseases. All of this has led to a fundamental rethinking of how BI coverage is structured, rated, and reserved in captive insurance companies. In this session we will discuss the impact that we've seen and consider prospective changes to captive BI coverages moving forward.

Learning Objectives:
1. Understand how captive BI polices were impacted by COVID-19
2. Understand how captive BI policies might change moving forward
3. Understand advantages and disadvantages of potential coverage changes

Speakers

Nick Gurgone

Consulting Actuary, Pinnacle Actuarial Resources

Nick Gurgone is a consulting actuary with Pinnacle Actuarial Resources in Bloomington, Illinois. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in actuarial science from Illinois State University. Nick has worked in the property/casualty insurance industry since 2015. Nick has experience... Read More →

Jordan Paszek

Consulting Actuary, Pinnacle Actuarial Resources

Jordan Paszek is a consulting actuary with Pinnacle Actuarial Resources. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Dominican College and a capstone certificate in actuarial science from the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Paszek has experience with actuarial studies for captives... Read More →

Tuesday December 14, 2021 3:45pm - 4:45pm CST
Grand Ballroom 3 (Renaissance - Lobby Level) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

General Session

6:00pm CST

Songwriter's Night & Dinner - Sponsored by Pinnacle

Tuesday December 14, 2021 6:00pm - 9:00pm CST
Ole Red Nashville 300 Broadway Nashville, TN 37201

Ancillary Event

7:30am CST

Networking Breakfast

Wednesday December 15, 2021 7:30am - 8:30am CST
Grand Ballroom 3 Foyer (Renaissance - Lobby Level) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

Networking Meal

8:30am CST

Hybrid Captives: Opportunities and Challenges

Hybrid captives that provide coverage for traditional insurance coverage (workers compensation, auto, property, general liability, etc.), medical stop loss, and/or enterprise risk coverages can provide tremendous advantages for many captive owners. This session will examine the development and operation of a hybrid captive from the perspective of both a captive manager and an actuary. Case study examples will be presented.

Learning Objectives:
1. Demonstrate the advantages of hybrid captives that provide a diverse variety of insurance coverages.
2. Present pricing approaches used for hybrid captives as well as pro forma financial results.
3. Discuss challenges presented by hybrid captives and potential solutions.

Speakers

Robert J. Walling III

Principal & Consulting Actuary, Pinnacle Actuarial Resources

Rob Walling is a principal and consulting actuary with Pinnacle Actuarial Resources and has been in the insurance industry since 1989 and in consulting since 1997. He is primarily focused on product development, ratemaking and loss reserving studies for captive insurance companies... Read More →

Nate Reznicek

Head of US Distribution, I-Re

Nate serves as the Head of US Distribution for International-Re (“I-RE”), a specialist insurance and reinsurance underwriter. Unaffiliated with any individual captive manger or brokerage firm, I-Re provides turn-key fronting, reinsurance, claims and program administration from... Read More →

Wednesday December 15, 2021 8:30am - 9:30am CST
Grand Ballroom 3 (Renaissance - Lobby Level) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

General Session

9:30am CST

Networking Break

Speakers

Toby Compton

Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance

With over twenty years of experience in public affairs and public administration, Toby Compton has worked on a variety of state and local issues in both the private and public sectors. Currently, Toby serves in Governor Bill Lee’s administration as Deputy Commissioner at the Department... Read More →

Wednesday December 15, 2021 9:30am - 10:00am CST
Grand Ballroom 3 Foyer (Renaissance - Lobby Level) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

Networking Meal

10:00am CST

Cell Session

This session will focus on the utilization, legal processes, and options over cell captives. A case study will be presented focusing on a Tennessee domiciled cell captive detailing what the captive has been able to accomplish, which includes re-domestication, conversion, and porting between various sponsors.

Learning Objective:
Participants of this session should walk away with a better understanding of the utilization of cell captives and how they can help insure various business risk.

Moderators

Kevin Doherty

Member, Dickinson Wright PLLC

Speakers

Hartley Hartman

Captive Business Development Manager, Risk Partners

Hartley is a Captive Business Development Manager with Risk Partners. He is responsible for developing and implementing the captive strategy of Risk Partners and supporting the overall objective of enhancing knowledge of and utilization of captives.Prior to joining Risk Partners... Read More →

Mike Meehan

Principal, Milliman

Mike is a Principal with Milliman, Inc. and has over 25 years of experience working with captive insurance companies and other alternative risk financing programs. Mike is an active participant in the captive industry and is a frequent speaker and author on captives and alternative... Read More →

Wednesday December 15, 2021 10:00am - 11:00am CST
Grand Ballroom 3 (Renaissance - Lobby Level) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

General Session

11:00am CST

The IRS and Microcaptives: An In Depth Look at the Audit Process/ Navigating the Captive Tax Landscape

This session will review the current status of IRS audits of captives, and explain the process, the timing, and give advice to captive owners regarding how to respond and handle these audits.

Speakers

Emily Burdick

Associate Attorney, Dickinson Wright PLLC

Ms. Burdick is an Associate Attorney at Dickinson Wright PLLC, in its Detroit, Michigan office. Prior to joining Dickinson Wright, she worked as a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner at a Detroit, Michigan litigation consulting firm. Since joining Dickinson... Read More →

Jim Mauro

Tax Attorney, Dickinson Wright PLLC

Mr. Mauro is a Member of Dickinson Wright PLLC, in its Lansing, Michigan office. Prior to joining Dickinson Wright, he represented the Internal Revenue Service, from 1988 to 1996, in a dual role as a Special Assistant United States Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice and... Read More →

Wednesday December 15, 2021 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Grand Ballroom 3 (Renaissance - Lobby Level) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

General Session

12:00pm CST

Lunch with the Regulators

Wednesday December 15, 2021 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST
Grand Ballroom 3 (Renaissance - Lobby Level) 611 Commerce St Nashville, TN 37203

Networking Meal