Employee Benefit Captives
Artex offers employee benefit captives that enable businesses to reduce costs and gain more control over their plans.
The decision to form a captive or cell captive (a ‘captive') should be preceded by a feasibility study, which is an examination of the advantage, disadvantages and costs related to an organization's specific circumstances. The primary function of a feasibility study is to compare the costs and benefits of operating a captive against the costs and benefits of other alternatives for funding specific exposures.
Artex is a pioneer in the space of feasibility studies. Our combined use of art and science aids in finding outcomes and solutions others may miss or overlook to achieve better, and more sustainable, risk financing solutions. By conducting a feasibility study, you can establish clear goals and a way forward, including:
Change is constant and affects the continued success and health of a captive. Artex offers in-depth analysis of current captives to uncover gaps and inefficacies and then offers guidance for improvement. We find that mature captive insurance companies benefit from fresh ideas and fresh eyes on operations and returns. Our analysis is designed to offer detailed and actionable recommendations. We take into consideration:
The successful implementation, operation and evolution of an alternative risk transfer program requires robust actuarial analysis and risk modelling.
Whether you're considering a captive or a self-insurance fund, seeking advice about an existing vehicle or expanding your current program, we can bring depth and breadth of actuarial expertise at each stage in the life cycle of your initiative: planning, development, operational and windup.
We advise on all types and forms of alternative risk transfer vehicles:
Know when to reassess.
As a solutions company, our job isn't finished once the captive has been established. In fact, we help our clients continuously monitor their program, making sure it is responsive and adapts to their needs. The captive must evolve as insurance needs and the business environment change.
As a captive owner, you know how much time, effort and analysis it took to form the captive, but once it is implemented and operational, how often do you revisit those issues and questions that were analyzed so thoroughly at the beginning? Is the captive aligned with the operational and strategic goals of its owner? Has the owner's philosophy changed since the captive was formed, and has the captive adapted? Has the captive been operating as expected?
While these questions may have been addressed, it is often done in a reactionary state and not particularly formalized. In today's world of increased scrutiny and corporate governance, it becomes clear that alignment of the captive within the corporate strategic plan and governance structure should not be ignored.
During a captive health check with Artex, our experts will review:
Some of these topics are obvious items to consider when reviewing a captive, but often they are shelved due to daily corporate deadlines — especially with shrinking budgets and tight head counts. Our approach is to engage in a conversation and openly discuss your program, which hopefully will energize your captive to ensure it meets your goals.
Our actuarial and risk advisory solutions are designed to uncover and provide better, more targeted approaches to help you control risk now and into the future. Our experts helps you find gaps and opportunities and ultimately solutions for better risk management. These solutions include:
Your insurance program's liabilities are significant to your operations and can be uncertain. To help you define an accurate assessment, we have proven methodologies including loss reserving, loss reserve specialist and experience studies.
Whether you are contemplating acquisitions, divestiture or the addition of new coverage, you can leverage our expertise and services, including risk transfer pricing and risk transfer reviews.
Our risk analysis services help you achieve greater levels of confidence and transparency in your insurance program. Our services include enterprise risk management, model review and regulatory risk review.
Maintaining the optimal balance between solvency and capital can be complex, particularly as global regulatory requirements continue to advance at an increasing pace. Our well-established practices can give you clarity on achieving the right mix. These services include capital adequacy reviews; Solvency II; technical provisions; and prospective solvency assessments.
Artex offers employee benefit captives that enable businesses to reduce costs and gain more control over their plans.
Artex has long been at the forefront of providing a diverse range of captive solutions, including group captives.
Artex manages in excess of 500 single-parent captives with premium sizes ranging from $300,000 to over $100 million.