Captive Review Conference USA 2026

The captive insurance sector is at a pivotal juncture. Captives are no longer just specialist risk retention tools. They are now central to enterprise risk strategies, helping organizations manage volatility, protect balance sheets and meet ongoing insurance challenges.

Growth continues in scale and sophistication. Marsh reported captive gross written premium reached around $77 billion in 2024, with captives retaining more risk and covering a wider range of exposures. New formations and increased retentions are driving expansion, including in cyber, D&O, trade credit and supply chain risks.

This comes amid a demanding backdrop. Global insured catastrophe losses are forecast at $107 billion in 2025, with liability pressures, coverage exclusions and pricing volatility testing traditional solutions. Captives are increasingly essential for filling coverage gaps and stabilizing long-term risk costs.

The 2026 Captive Review Conference USA brings together senior captive owners, risk managers, regulators, brokers, reinsurers and advisers to explore how captives are evolving in structure, governance and purpose. The agenda covers case studies, regulatory updates, capital strategy, emerging risks and innovation in captive management.

This forum offers informed discussion among peers shaping the industry’s future. Attendees will gain actionable insights, strengthen relationships and leave ready to position their captive programs for 2026 and beyond.

Join the conversation and reserve your place today.

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Main topics

This agenda tackles the hot-button issues that every captive owner needs to know

• Strategic captive structures and formation best practices: Exploring when and how to form and evolve captive vehicles, and choosing among single-parent captives, group captives, cells and other structures to optimize risk finance and capital deployment.

• Risk financing and alternative risk transfer solutions: Deep dives on innovative risk financing approaches including parametric solutions, reinsurance partnerships, fronting options and managing volatility in property/casualty exposures.

• Regulatory, tax, and compliance trends: Updates on US and global regulatory developments affecting captives, tax interactions and how to build compliant captive programs in a shifting policy landscape.

• Employee benefits and emerging lines of business:  How captives are increasingly used for global employee benefits, specialty lines and profit-center strategies beyond traditional risk retention.

• Innovation, technology and market dynamics:  Sessions on using analytics, AI and digital tools in captive management, as well as navigating hard market conditions, diversification and strategic responses to changing risk and capital environments.