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Captive Domicile Comparison - Offshore
Number of captives
Cells
Allows cell captives
Anguilla
Bahamas
Cayman Islands
Nevis
379
16
65
Yes (SAC's)
761
247
Yes (SPs)
Yes (SFs)
Yes (PCs)
Capital + surplus requirements
Foreign / Exempt (Class B)
Single
Group
Association
General
Unrestricted
$10,000
$25,000
$100,000
$100,000
$200,000
Class B i (General)
Class B ii (General)
Class B iii (Generasl)
General (most single parent & PC captives)
Long-term
Both general and long-term
Class A -- single owner
Class B -- 2 to 4 owners
Class C -- 5 or more owners
Allied (one fronting insurer)
General
Long-term
Long-term & no other category >$500k
Reinsurance
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
$200,000 to $400,000
$300,000 to $600,000
$10,000
$20,000
$50,000
$10,000
$185,000
$100,000
$200,000
$185,000
of the FSC)
$75,000
Letters of credit acceptable
Yes (If to fulfill the minimum capital
requirements, must be in favour Yes (but not for minimum
of the FSC)
capital and surplus)
Solvency/leverage/capacity
20% first $5 mil NRAP
10% > $5 mil NRAP
If long-term, minimum capital +
surplus
If long-term and other, above ratios
appied to both long-term and other
5 to 1 NP; 3 to 1 NP
preferred
Yes
Yes (but not for
minimum capital and
surplus)
Specific calculation template
issued by CIMA
20% first $5 mil NRP
$1mill + 10% > $5 mil
NRP
Long-term business,
minimum cap + sur
Captive Domicile Comparison - Offshore
Anguilla
Investments allowed/restrictions
Bahamas
Cash, LOCs, and all
Discounting applies to invested
traditional investment
assets other than cash, LOCs, and grade bonds and stocks
other than
are
government securities of 10% to allowed; see Guidelines
30%; see
on the Issuance
Guidance Notes of Allowable Assets of Insurance Licences
Cayman Islands
Nevis
Cash and all traditional
investments allowed;
restriction on stocks; no
derivatives withour prior
approval
Cash and all traditional
investments allowed;
restrictions on stocks,
real
estate, mortgage loans,
other
Fees
Application fee
Class A
Class B
PCC
PC
License fee (initial and annual renewals)
Class A
Class B -- General or Unrestricted
Class B -- Single, group, or association
PCC
PC
Class B i (unrestricted and restricted)
$100
$500
$500
$500
$350
$2,500
$2,000
$1,500
$1,500
$350 ( $3,500 maximum)
$3,500
$2,500
Class B ii (unrestricted and restricted)
Class B iii (unrestricted and restricted)
SP
$11,585.37
$12,804.88
$304.88
Based on Minimum
Authorised Capital US$50,000
Registry Fees
Application Fee (Non SAC company)
Application Fee (SAC company)
Annual Fee (Non SAC Company)
Annual Fee (SAC Company)
Annual Fee (Capital > $50,000)
Annual SA Fee
$10,365.85
$250
$250
$200
$200
$700
$1,000
$1,500
$500
$1,500
$732
$1,341
$854
$3,293
$500
US$365.85 per cell to max of
US$1,829.27
Application and initial license fees
Captives
$1,880
Allied
General
Long-term
$880
$4,000
$4,000
Reinsurance
License renewal fees
Captives
Allied
General
Long-term
Reinsurance
Premium taxes
$1,880
$1,000
$500
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
None
None
None
None
Captive Domicile Comparison - Offshore
Other taxes (including income taxes)
Reporting requirements
Local office
Anguilla
Bahamas
Cayman Islands
Nevis
None
None
None
None
Annual audited financial statements
within 6 months of year end
Annual audited financial
statements within 4
months of year end
Annual audited financial
statements; within 6 months
of the year end
Annual audited financial
statements within 6
months of the year end
Resident registered agent
Resident registered
agent
Resident registered agent
Resident registered
agent
Annual meetings
Financial Services Commission
http://www.fsc.org.ai/
Registry www.commercialregistry.ai
Chief insurance regulator
Laws, rules, and regulations
Ministry of Finance,
Regulation &
Ministry of Finance,
Cayman Islands Monetary Supervision Department,
Registrar of Insurance
Authority,
Registrar of International
Companies
Insurance Supervision
Insurance
http://www.bahamas.gov.
Division
http://www.nevisfscr.com
bs/
http://www.cimoney.com.ky/
/
Insurance Act, 2006;
External Insurance Act,
2009
Insurance Law 2010 (as
amended);
International Insurance
Ordinance, 2004 (as
amended)
Insurance Regulations, 2008;
External Insurance
Regulations, 2010
Insurance (Forms)
Regulations, 2003
International Insurance
Regulations, 2004
International Business Companies
Act, 2006
International Business
Companies
(Amendment) Act 2011
Insurance (Applications and
Fees) Regulations 2012 (as
amended)
Protected Cell Companies Act,
2004;
Segregated Accounts
Companies
(Amendment) Act 2011
Companies Law 2012 (as
amended)
Protected Cell Companies
Regulations, 2010
Reserve and underwriting
requirements
Customary loss reserving
Business Corporation
Ordinance, 1984 (as
amended)
Monetary Authority Law
(2013 Revision)
Customary loss
reserving
Customary loss reserving
Customary loss
reserving; specified
percentages of net