On July 16, 2024, the Connecticut Division of Insurance coverage (the “Division”) issued a press launch asserting that Governor Ned Lamont has signed Public Act No. 24-138, “An Act Regarding Insurance coverage Market Conduct and Insurance coverage Licensing, the Insurance coverage Division’s Technical Corrections and Different Revisions to the Insurance coverage Statutes and Captive Insurance coverage”, (the “Act”) into legislation. In line with the Division, the Act furthers Connecticut’s dedication to the captive insurance coverage business, and the “new laws underscores Connecticut’s dedication to fostering a business-friendly regulatory surroundings that promotes innovation and helps the expansion of captive insurance coverage firms.”
Efficient October 1, 2024, the Act permits “[a]ny sponsored captive insurance coverage firm, together with a sponsored captive insurance coverage firm licensed as a particular goal monetary captive insurance coverage firm…upon utility…and with the [insurance] commissioner’s prior written approval, convert a number of protected cells or integrated protected cells….” Conn. Uncodified H.B. 5503 § 15(a). Protected cells of a sponsored captive insurance coverage firm can convert into a brand new captive, equivalent to a “sponsored captive…particular goal monetary captive…pure captive…threat retention group…company captive…industrial insured captive…[or] affiliation captive….” Conn. Uncodified H.B. 5503 § 15(a)(1). Furthermore, the Division states that, underneath the Act, “[b]usinesses initially insured by way of a protected cell can now type a brand new captive and convert their property, advantages, obligations, and liabilities from the protected cell into the brand new captive [and t]his conversion happens with out affecting the property, rights, advantages, obligations, and liabilities of the protected cells.”
Lastly, the Division is of the view that the Act “builds on the legislative achievements of 2022 and 2023, which included adjustments equivalent to permitting captives to simply accept and switch dangers by way of parametric contracts, lowering minimal capital necessities based mostly on threat profiles, and waiving examinations for well-governed pure captives [and t]hese efforts have positioned Connecticut as a number one domicile for captive insurance coverage, providing modern options and elevated flexibility for captives.”
