The document discusses conservation defense insurance, which provides land trusts coverage for legal costs associated with defending land conservation easements or fee lands. It is important because most land trusts do not have adequate funds set aside for litigation expenses, which are growing risks as population increases. Conservation defense insurance insulates land trusts from draining endowments to pay legal fees, gives financial certainty, and demonstrates commitment to permanence required by the IRS and land trust standards. It works through a "captive" insurance model where land trusts pay annual premiums of $60 per property into a fund managed by a committee to pay legal claims up to $500,000. The program provides coverage for litigation defense, enforcement of rights, and appeals.
The document outlines strategies for captive insurance for high net-worth clients, including an overview of captive insurance structures and domiciles. It discusses pure captives, group captives, rent-a-captives and protected cell captives. Key considerations for captive insurance include tax strategies under IRS revenue rulings and using captives for estate planning.
The document discusses various alternative risk financing strategies such as captive insurance, outlining key factors to consider when selecting a strategy, how captives are formed and structured, regulatory requirements for different captive types, and the multi-step process for establishing a captive insurance company.
Captive Insurance Group - A Risk Management Strategycaptiveinsurance
We provide our clients with unique risk management tools & support designed to help them control their costs with private insurance companies.
With extensive experience, our team of dedicated professionals can help deliver the stability and predictability you need in order to lower costs and drive profits.
With creative concepts and an intuitive grasp on our clients’ goals, we design policies that help you strengthen your position in the present and protect you as you head into the future.
The document discusses captives, which are special purpose insurance companies that insure the risks of their owners. It provides an overview of what captives are, their history and growth, types of captives, benefits of using a captive compared to commercial insurance, considerations for utilizing a captive such as ownership structure and domicile selection, and functions related to managing a captive.
This document provides recommendations to Foothills Land Trust (FLT) on establishing policies and procedures for stewardship, enforcement, and legal defense costs related to conservation easements. It recommends that FLT: 1) maintain healthy landowner relations, clearly document easement details, and establish a violation policy to reduce risks; 2) use a stewardship calculator to determine annual monitoring and relationship building costs; and 3) consider a communal legal defense approach through resources like a learning center and insurance to help address potential violations or challenges. Implementing best practices for stewardship, documentation, and policies can help reduce risks over time.
The document summarizes the benefits of establishing a Captive Insurance Company (CIC). It notes that a CIC allows businesses to lower insurance costs, expand coverage, ensure continuity of coverage, retain underwriting income, increase asset liquidity, control investment decisions, and enjoy significant tax benefits. Specifically, premiums paid to a CIC are tax deductible, underwriting income up to $1.2M is excluded from tax, and earnings can grow tax-deferred and may eventually be taxed at lower capital gains rates upon distribution. Overall, a CIC can improve cash flow, profits, and risk management for small businesses.
Captives are insurance companies owned by their insureds that provide tailored coverage and help stabilize insurance costs. Forming a captive can reduce operating costs through eliminating normal insurer overhead and realizing investment income. The key advantages are reduced costs, investment income, broader coverage, pricing stability, and increased control over the risk management process. However, captives also require capitalization and ongoing administrative costs to operate successfully.
The document outlines strategies for captive insurance for high net-worth clients, including an overview of captive insurance structures and domiciles. It discusses pure captives, group captives, rent-a-captives and protected cell captives. Key considerations for captive insurance include tax strategies under IRS revenue rulings and using captives for estate planning.
The document discusses various alternative risk financing strategies such as captive insurance, outlining key factors to consider when selecting a strategy, how captives are formed and structured, regulatory requirements for different captive types, and the multi-step process for establishing a captive insurance company.
Captive Insurance Group - A Risk Management Strategycaptiveinsurance
We provide our clients with unique risk management tools & support designed to help them control their costs with private insurance companies.
With extensive experience, our team of dedicated professionals can help deliver the stability and predictability you need in order to lower costs and drive profits.
With creative concepts and an intuitive grasp on our clients’ goals, we design policies that help you strengthen your position in the present and protect you as you head into the future.
The document discusses captives, which are special purpose insurance companies that insure the risks of their owners. It provides an overview of what captives are, their history and growth, types of captives, benefits of using a captive compared to commercial insurance, considerations for utilizing a captive such as ownership structure and domicile selection, and functions related to managing a captive.
This document provides recommendations to Foothills Land Trust (FLT) on establishing policies and procedures for stewardship, enforcement, and legal defense costs related to conservation easements. It recommends that FLT: 1) maintain healthy landowner relations, clearly document easement details, and establish a violation policy to reduce risks; 2) use a stewardship calculator to determine annual monitoring and relationship building costs; and 3) consider a communal legal defense approach through resources like a learning center and insurance to help address potential violations or challenges. Implementing best practices for stewardship, documentation, and policies can help reduce risks over time.
The document summarizes the benefits of establishing a Captive Insurance Company (CIC). It notes that a CIC allows businesses to lower insurance costs, expand coverage, ensure continuity of coverage, retain underwriting income, increase asset liquidity, control investment decisions, and enjoy significant tax benefits. Specifically, premiums paid to a CIC are tax deductible, underwriting income up to $1.2M is excluded from tax, and earnings can grow tax-deferred and may eventually be taxed at lower capital gains rates upon distribution. Overall, a CIC can improve cash flow, profits, and risk management for small businesses.
Captives are insurance companies owned by their insureds that provide tailored coverage and help stabilize insurance costs. Forming a captive can reduce operating costs through eliminating normal insurer overhead and realizing investment income. The key advantages are reduced costs, investment income, broader coverage, pricing stability, and increased control over the risk management process. However, captives also require capitalization and ongoing administrative costs to operate successfully.
This document discusses captive insurance companies, which are insurance companies formed by businesses to insure their own risks or the risks of affiliated businesses. Captive insurance companies allow businesses to insure risks that are not covered by traditional commercial insurance, retain underwriting profits, take advantage of tax incentives, and provide asset protection and estate planning benefits. The document outlines how captive insurance companies work, the types of businesses that may benefit from them, requirements for legitimate captive insurance companies, and examples of policies that could be issued by captive insurers for different types of businesses.
The document discusses how risk management information systems (RMIS) can help captive insurance companies overcome data challenges. It explains that captives face increasing regulatory requirements, financial reporting needs, and strategic goals that require efficient handling of large and diverse data. An RMIS can automate operations like underwriting, claims management, finance, and reporting. Selecting an RMIS requires considering the captive's unique needs, operations, and information flows. The system should integrate internal and external systems and be flexible enough to change with business needs.
This document provides information about group captive insurance programs. A group captive is a reinsurance company owned by policyholders that allows them to manage risk and control insurance costs. Key benefits include transparency of costs, reduced premiums over time, and the ability to build equity from unused premiums. The structure involves paying annual premiums to cover operating costs and claims through "A" and "B" funds. Unused premiums can be returned as dividends or kept as equity. The Owen-Dunn agency specializes in alternative risk programs like captives, with over a decade of experience placing over 100 clients.
The use of EU onshore Protected Cells as a capital efficient, cost-effective, flexible and secure alternative to owning a standalone insurer or captive. Presentation by Ian-Edward Stafrace to the UK IRM Global Risk Management Professional Development Forum 2011
USI Retail Wholesale Distribution ProgramLeedsunited40
This document provides information on the specialty retail, wholesale, and distribution insurance and employee benefits program offered by USI. The program offers comprehensive commercial insurance including property and liability coverage as well as employee benefits. USI has over 50,000 clients and is the largest privately held brokerage in the US specializing in these industries. They have local offices nationwide and deep expertise in risks facing specialty retail and distribution businesses.
Features of a Captive Insurance Strategy CBIZ, Inc.
A captive insurance company allows businesses to minimize risk mitigation costs by recapturing underwriting profits usually earned by commercial insurers. It provides broader coverage than commercial insurance, including risks that are hard to insure. Using a captive insurance strategy can reduce insurance costs by 30-40% by allowing businesses to deduct premiums paid and retain investment income. Captives provide flexibility in coverage options and claims control processes.
In this risk retention piece, we provide updates to how the final rule under Dodd-Frank applies to CLOs. We cover the permissible forms of risk retention and financing options for the risk retention obligation among other things.
InKnowVision September 2013 Captive Insurance PowerpointInKnowVision
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the benefits of Captive Insurance companies
- Differentiate which clients would be ideal for a Captive
- List the necessary steps to form a Captive
- Define and address Captive tax issues
- Apply all of the processes to form a successful Captive Insurance company
The document provides an overview of captive insurance. It defines a captive as a special purpose insurance company formed by its owners to insure their own risks. Captives allow companies to self-insure risks in a tax-advantaged manner while improving risk management. The document outlines various types of captives and discusses their cash flow, tax, and performance measurement implications.
Active Capital Reinsurance Ltd commenced operations in 2007, mainly providing credit-related reinsurance solutions to financial institutions in Latin America, and it has a general insurance and reinsurance license issued in Barbados.
The document provides an introduction to captive insurance, outlining who should form a captive based on risk profile and financial resources, the types of companies that typically benefit from captives, and the benefits such as custom policies, tax advantages, and negotiating leverage. It also describes the key steps to forming a captive including performing a feasibility study, applying to the jurisdiction, and requirements around capital and surplus as well as ongoing requirements like using a domicile manager.
ESOPs 101 (Series: Cross-Training for Business Lawyers 2020) Financial Poise
Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are plans regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and designed to allow employees to invest in the stock of their employer. The shareholder participants/employees as well as the sponsoring company generally receive tax benefits through the use of the plan. And while they are generally touted as designed to promote employees’ interest and efforts in maximizing the value of the company for the benefit of both employer and employees, ESOPs are often used as a method of corporate finance by the sponsoring company.
To listen to this webinar on-demand, go to: https://www.financialpoise.com/financial-poise-webinars/esops-101-2020/
FiNsure 360 Insurance For Start Up Investment Advisors/Financial Institutionsldag32
A guide to both required and elective lines of insurance and risk management products for start-up Investment Advisors, Hedge & Private Equity Funds
This document provides information on the Specialty Manufacturers Program from USI, a commercial insurance and employee benefits brokerage firm. The program offers specialized insurance solutions for manufacturers, including coverage for property & stock throughput, product liability, recalls, and various other commercial policies. It also includes employee benefit solutions. USI positions itself as an expert advisor for manufacturers, with deep industry expertise to develop tailored insurance programs.
This document discusses asset protection strategies and frequently asked questions about protecting assets from lawsuits. It explains that anyone can be sued so planning is important. Asset protection involves legally shielding assets using exemptions like homestead protections or entities like limited partnerships and offshore trusts. The best solution is a customized plan considering individual circumstances, developed with legal and financial advisors, as planning should occur before any lawsuits are filed.
Quatre Managed Legacy Funds Solution – Quatre Guernsey Limited Nicholas Newman
London-based financial services company Quatre Ltd, has just launched a new solution known as the QUATRE MANAGED LEGACY FUNDS SOLUTION.
It is designed to fund the decommissioning of oil and gas fields and rehabilitation of other extractive industrial locations including mines. Quatre Limited was founded in 2013 to provide oil and gas licensees and other extractive industries with sustainable decommissioning management solutions to optimise their long-term financial planning.
Quatre’s Exit Strategy Management Solution (ESMS) evaluates Clients’ portfolio-specific exposure to the cost decommissioning of onshore and offshore wells and the reclamation of offshore and onshore facilities. Quatre has successfully applied this solution to other environmentally sensitive sectors, including mining and landfill regeneration.
Current estimates for global decommissioning costs run in excess 200 Billion dollars over the next 50 years, representing an unprecedented capital spend on an activity where operator’s and service providers’ experience is still relatively immature.
The Quatre team includes expertise across the fields of financial services, insurance brokerage, investment management, legal, taxation, trust management, E&P Operations and environmental liabilities.
MRC provides consulting services to help companies manage complex liabilities like mass tort claims that can involve long-tail exposures. Their services include researching historical insurance policies, analyzing coverage, creating models to allocate losses to policies, and assisting with negotiations to obtain insurance recoveries. MRC also helps companies manage large volumes of claims data and track reimbursement from insurers.
The document summarizes an interview with Stewart Feldman about the benefits of forming a captive insurance company. Key points include:
- Captives allow business owners to insure risks not covered by traditional insurance and control rising costs.
- Mid-sized businesses with over $1 million in profits annually are good candidates for captives.
- Benefits include tax deductions, control over coverage, and potential profits from underwriting.
- Captives can be owned solely by a business or jointly and allow owners to choose specific risks to insure.
Presentation discussing the importance of reserves, how they should be used, ways to predict risk, and strategies for enhancing - Tate Tryon CPAs - Nonprofit CPA Firm
This document provides an overview of evaluating vendor risks at service organizations. It discusses assessing, managing, and controlling risks posed by third party vendors. The document outlines various assessment mechanisms for evaluating internal controls at service organizations, such as SAS 70, Shared Assessments, and ISAE 3402 reports. It also discusses how user organizations can obtain assurance about service organization controls through third party assurance engagements.
This document discusses captive insurance companies, which are insurance companies formed by businesses to insure their own risks or the risks of affiliated businesses. Captive insurance companies allow businesses to insure risks that are not covered by traditional commercial insurance, retain underwriting profits, take advantage of tax incentives, and provide asset protection and estate planning benefits. The document outlines how captive insurance companies work, the types of businesses that may benefit from them, requirements for legitimate captive insurance companies, and examples of policies that could be issued by captive insurers for different types of businesses.
The document discusses how risk management information systems (RMIS) can help captive insurance companies overcome data challenges. It explains that captives face increasing regulatory requirements, financial reporting needs, and strategic goals that require efficient handling of large and diverse data. An RMIS can automate operations like underwriting, claims management, finance, and reporting. Selecting an RMIS requires considering the captive's unique needs, operations, and information flows. The system should integrate internal and external systems and be flexible enough to change with business needs.
This document provides information about group captive insurance programs. A group captive is a reinsurance company owned by policyholders that allows them to manage risk and control insurance costs. Key benefits include transparency of costs, reduced premiums over time, and the ability to build equity from unused premiums. The structure involves paying annual premiums to cover operating costs and claims through "A" and "B" funds. Unused premiums can be returned as dividends or kept as equity. The Owen-Dunn agency specializes in alternative risk programs like captives, with over a decade of experience placing over 100 clients.
The use of EU onshore Protected Cells as a capital efficient, cost-effective, flexible and secure alternative to owning a standalone insurer or captive. Presentation by Ian-Edward Stafrace to the UK IRM Global Risk Management Professional Development Forum 2011
USI Retail Wholesale Distribution ProgramLeedsunited40
This document provides information on the specialty retail, wholesale, and distribution insurance and employee benefits program offered by USI. The program offers comprehensive commercial insurance including property and liability coverage as well as employee benefits. USI has over 50,000 clients and is the largest privately held brokerage in the US specializing in these industries. They have local offices nationwide and deep expertise in risks facing specialty retail and distribution businesses.
Features of a Captive Insurance Strategy CBIZ, Inc.
A captive insurance company allows businesses to minimize risk mitigation costs by recapturing underwriting profits usually earned by commercial insurers. It provides broader coverage than commercial insurance, including risks that are hard to insure. Using a captive insurance strategy can reduce insurance costs by 30-40% by allowing businesses to deduct premiums paid and retain investment income. Captives provide flexibility in coverage options and claims control processes.
In this risk retention piece, we provide updates to how the final rule under Dodd-Frank applies to CLOs. We cover the permissible forms of risk retention and financing options for the risk retention obligation among other things.
InKnowVision September 2013 Captive Insurance PowerpointInKnowVision
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the benefits of Captive Insurance companies
- Differentiate which clients would be ideal for a Captive
- List the necessary steps to form a Captive
- Define and address Captive tax issues
- Apply all of the processes to form a successful Captive Insurance company
The document provides an overview of captive insurance. It defines a captive as a special purpose insurance company formed by its owners to insure their own risks. Captives allow companies to self-insure risks in a tax-advantaged manner while improving risk management. The document outlines various types of captives and discusses their cash flow, tax, and performance measurement implications.
Active Capital Reinsurance Ltd commenced operations in 2007, mainly providing credit-related reinsurance solutions to financial institutions in Latin America, and it has a general insurance and reinsurance license issued in Barbados.
The document provides an introduction to captive insurance, outlining who should form a captive based on risk profile and financial resources, the types of companies that typically benefit from captives, and the benefits such as custom policies, tax advantages, and negotiating leverage. It also describes the key steps to forming a captive including performing a feasibility study, applying to the jurisdiction, and requirements around capital and surplus as well as ongoing requirements like using a domicile manager.
ESOPs 101 (Series: Cross-Training for Business Lawyers 2020) Financial Poise
Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are plans regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and designed to allow employees to invest in the stock of their employer. The shareholder participants/employees as well as the sponsoring company generally receive tax benefits through the use of the plan. And while they are generally touted as designed to promote employees’ interest and efforts in maximizing the value of the company for the benefit of both employer and employees, ESOPs are often used as a method of corporate finance by the sponsoring company.
To listen to this webinar on-demand, go to: https://www.financialpoise.com/financial-poise-webinars/esops-101-2020/
FiNsure 360 Insurance For Start Up Investment Advisors/Financial Institutionsldag32
A guide to both required and elective lines of insurance and risk management products for start-up Investment Advisors, Hedge & Private Equity Funds
This document provides information on the Specialty Manufacturers Program from USI, a commercial insurance and employee benefits brokerage firm. The program offers specialized insurance solutions for manufacturers, including coverage for property & stock throughput, product liability, recalls, and various other commercial policies. It also includes employee benefit solutions. USI positions itself as an expert advisor for manufacturers, with deep industry expertise to develop tailored insurance programs.
This document discusses asset protection strategies and frequently asked questions about protecting assets from lawsuits. It explains that anyone can be sued so planning is important. Asset protection involves legally shielding assets using exemptions like homestead protections or entities like limited partnerships and offshore trusts. The best solution is a customized plan considering individual circumstances, developed with legal and financial advisors, as planning should occur before any lawsuits are filed.
Quatre Managed Legacy Funds Solution – Quatre Guernsey Limited Nicholas Newman
London-based financial services company Quatre Ltd, has just launched a new solution known as the QUATRE MANAGED LEGACY FUNDS SOLUTION.
It is designed to fund the decommissioning of oil and gas fields and rehabilitation of other extractive industrial locations including mines. Quatre Limited was founded in 2013 to provide oil and gas licensees and other extractive industries with sustainable decommissioning management solutions to optimise their long-term financial planning.
Quatre’s Exit Strategy Management Solution (ESMS) evaluates Clients’ portfolio-specific exposure to the cost decommissioning of onshore and offshore wells and the reclamation of offshore and onshore facilities. Quatre has successfully applied this solution to other environmentally sensitive sectors, including mining and landfill regeneration.
Current estimates for global decommissioning costs run in excess 200 Billion dollars over the next 50 years, representing an unprecedented capital spend on an activity where operator’s and service providers’ experience is still relatively immature.
The Quatre team includes expertise across the fields of financial services, insurance brokerage, investment management, legal, taxation, trust management, E&P Operations and environmental liabilities.
MRC provides consulting services to help companies manage complex liabilities like mass tort claims that can involve long-tail exposures. Their services include researching historical insurance policies, analyzing coverage, creating models to allocate losses to policies, and assisting with negotiations to obtain insurance recoveries. MRC also helps companies manage large volumes of claims data and track reimbursement from insurers.
The document summarizes an interview with Stewart Feldman about the benefits of forming a captive insurance company. Key points include:
- Captives allow business owners to insure risks not covered by traditional insurance and control rising costs.
- Mid-sized businesses with over $1 million in profits annually are good candidates for captives.
- Benefits include tax deductions, control over coverage, and potential profits from underwriting.
- Captives can be owned solely by a business or jointly and allow owners to choose specific risks to insure.
Presentation discussing the importance of reserves, how they should be used, ways to predict risk, and strategies for enhancing - Tate Tryon CPAs - Nonprofit CPA Firm
This document provides an overview of evaluating vendor risks at service organizations. It discusses assessing, managing, and controlling risks posed by third party vendors. The document outlines various assessment mechanisms for evaluating internal controls at service organizations, such as SAS 70, Shared Assessments, and ISAE 3402 reports. It also discusses how user organizations can obtain assurance about service organization controls through third party assurance engagements.
This document provides an overview of dedicated stewardship funding for land trusts. It discusses the importance of long-term stewardship for land conservation goals and credibility. Land trusts need to understand future financial obligations for monitoring conservation easements and managing land in order to fulfill promises to protect land in perpetuity. Options for funding stewardship include establishing a dedicated fund or paying costs from annual operating budgets. The document also defines key terms and recommends separate funds for routine stewardship and legal defense to prepare for unpredictable legal expenses.
Njscpa 2011 fiduciary responsibilities and riskMark Mensack
The correct answer is B. There are typically hundreds of pages of documents that would need to be reviewed to understand all the fees, compensation, and potential conflicts of interest involved in a retirement plan. Full transparency and disclosure of all relevant information is very challenging.
Presentation by Kevin M. LaCroix, Executive Vice President, RT Pro Exec., a division of RT Specialty, LLC. to the 66th Annual Fowler Seminar on Oct 12 2012 titled Private Company Directors & Officers Insurance
Regaining control of your pensions scheme conferenceBlake Morgan
Blake Lapthorn solicitors' Pensions team held a conference during November 2009 on regaining control of your pensions scheme, taking a look at some of today's challenges and tomorrow's issues.
Independent Fund Directors - Hedge Fund GovernanceBell Rock Group
This guide provides a summary of the attributes to look for when appointing directors to the board of investment funds. It also raises a number of questions to ask when deciding on board composition for a hedge fund. Hedge fund governance should be an area of focus by investors as it is important that those tasked with overseeing the activities of the fund structure are suitably qualified, experienced and add real value to the board of the investment fund.
The document provides an overview of Chapter 1 from a corporate finance textbook. It introduces key concepts like the three main financial decisions facing managers regarding investments, financing, and dividends. It also discusses the agency problem between managers and shareholders and different business organizational forms like sole proprietorships, partnerships, and companies. The goal of financial management is defined as maximizing shareholder wealth.
The document provides an overview of Chapter 1 from a corporate finance textbook. It introduces key concepts such as the three main financial decisions facing managers regarding investments, financing, and dividends. It also discusses the corporate form of business organization and explains that the goal of financial management is to maximize shareholder wealth. The chapter objectives are outlined and several models and concepts are defined, including the investment decision process, capital structure, and agency relationships between managers and shareholders.
Before taking the plunge into commercial real estate investing, one should have a clear understanding of how to select the right location, preferred type and class of property, what due diligence to do, how to secure financing, how to negotiate a deal, and how to manage the property going forward as a commercial landlord. This Financial Poise panel explains the process from looking for the investment, to contract, to closing, and beyond.
Part of the webinar series: REAL ESTATE INVESTING 101 - 2022
See more at https://www.financialpoise.com/webinars/
Strata 101 Part 5 Financial Management & Records 6 August 2012TEYS Lawyers
This document provides an overview and summary of key topics related to financial management and record keeping for body corporates in Queensland, Australia. It discusses the financial year and budgeting process, contributions and levies from owners, requirements for financial accounts, proper management and storage of documents and records, and owners' rights to inspect records. The presentation aims to educate new body corporate managers on best practices, common issues to watch out for, and their legal obligations under the relevant acts and regulations.
This document discusses fiduciary duty and climate change risks for institutional investors. It makes the following key points:
1) Institutional investors face physical, liability, and transition risks from climate change that could impact their portfolios. They need to understand and address these opportunities and risks.
2) Fiduciary duty requires putting clients' interests first, but investors currently lack information and tools to properly assess climate change risks. Disclosure and fiduciary duty must be better linked to address long-term sustainability factors.
3) Various principles and frameworks call for considering environmental and social impacts, but clarification is still needed on how fiduciaries can integrate these non-financial factors given legal interpretations of their duties. More work
This document provides an overview of evaluating risks associated with outsourcing to vendor organizations. It discusses classifying vendor risks such as operational, reputation, strategic, compliance, financial, and support risks. It also covers rights to audit vendor organizations and mechanisms for assessing internal controls at service organizations, including SAS 70, Shared Assessments, and ISAE 3402 reports which are issued by independent auditors or assessment firms. The document uses a case study of JP Morgan's outsourcing agreement with IBM to illustrate key considerations around understanding controls at an outsourced vendor.
The document provides an overview of key topics in financial management including reference books, sources of finance, financial statements, time value of money, capital budgeting, and working capital management. It also lists some popular Indian companies like Reliance Industries Limited and discusses their business operations, market share price, assets, revenue, subsidiaries, and number of outstanding shares. Finally, it covers different types of business organizations like sole proprietorships, partnerships, private limited companies and public limited companies, highlighting their key features.
Lenox Advisors provides comprehensive corporate benefits services and financial planning solutions to help employers and individuals achieve financial security and success. Their partnership with NFP Benefits allows them to offer an expansive portfolio of benefits products and services, technology resources, and personalized attention. Key offerings include group medical, dental and vision plans, life and disability insurance, retirement plans, and compliance guidance.
Dodd-Frank Compliance and Technology Summer Meeting 2013Jeffrey C.Y. Li
The document discusses Dodd-Frank compliance requirements and challenges for financial institutions. It outlines four levels of compliance that a company called CPS II can provide, including archiving communications, capturing trade data, securely storing records, and reporting to agencies. It also discusses the compliance discovery, planning, and processing services CPS II offers. The document emphasizes that Dodd-Frank compliance requires appropriate technology, and penalties for non-compliance are severe. It advises financial institutions to learn requirements, identify deadlines, budget for solutions, and prepare to work with technology providers.
Protecting Fiduciaries: ERISA Insurance, Bonding, and MoreCarol Buckmann
This document discusses protecting fiduciaries through insurance, bonding, and other means. It notes that over 6,700 ERISA lawsuits were filed in 2017, with settlements totaling $927.8 million. It also discusses the Department of Labor's recovery of over $1.1 billion for employee benefit plans in 2017 through enforcement actions and complaints. The document provides an overview of fiduciary liability insurance, fidelity bonding requirements under ERISA, and considerations for cyber insurance to protect participant data and plan assets from cyber threats.
Ethical Considerations in Litigation FinanceLake Whillans
This document discusses the ethical considerations of litigation finance for lawyers. It addresses the primary ethical duties of lawyers, considerations at each stage of the litigation finance process, and how litigation finance can help lawyers and clients. The stages discussed include the decision to seek funding, the investment process, investment structures, and implementation through final judgment or settlement. Key ethical issues covered include maintaining professional independence, protecting confidential client information, ensuring structures comply with laws against champerty and usury, and not allowing third party financing to interfere with independent professional judgment.
Life insurance settlements provide an investment opportunity that is uncorrelated to traditional markets. A life insurance settlement involves the sale of an existing life insurance policy to a third party. This provides policy owners with a payout that is typically 4 to 6 times the policy's cash surrender value. For investors, life insurance settlements offer safety of principal, guaranteed returns, and are not affected by market volatility like traditional assets. The life insurance contract is a non-contestable agreement guaranteed to pay out the death benefit.
This document discusses content management strategies for small land trusts. It begins by defining content and explaining why content is important for fundraising, marketing, and credibility. It then provides tips for efficiently managing content, such as articulating outreach goals, identifying target audiences and channels, scheduling content distribution, and repurposing content across multiple platforms. Specific channels discussed include websites, Facebook, Twitter, Scoop It, and newsletters. The document stresses starting small with content efforts and evaluating their impact using tools like Google Analytics and Facebook Insights.
The document summarizes various tax considerations related to conveying land through different types of transactions, including sale during life, donation during life, and donation at death. It notes that for sales during life, the seller may owe capital gains tax, while donations during life may qualify for income tax deductions or estate tax reductions depending on the type of donation. Donations at death may allow estate or inheritance tax reductions or exemptions. The document provides details on federal, state, and local tax laws governing these different scenarios.
NeighborSpace is a non-profit land trust that works to acquire land within Baltimore County's Urban Rural Demarcation Line to improve communities and the environment by conserving public open space. Most of Baltimore County's 805,000 residents live within this area, which covers only 1/3 of the county's total land and was developed before rules requiring open space set asides, so land is scarce and conservation is a high priority.
The strategic plan outlines NeighborSpace's vision to preserve green open spaces in established Baltimore County neighborhoods. The plan details 5 goals: 1) acquire more land for open spaces, 2) engage communities in stewardship of spaces, 3) expand communications and outreach, 4) diversify revenue sources, and 5) strengthen operational capacity. Major strategies include developing land acquisition, property management, and communications/fundraising plans to achieve these goals and fulfill NeighborSpace's mission.
The document discusses several urban land trusts in different cities that work to preserve, acquire, and manage urban open spaces like parks, gardens, and natural areas. It provides details on the organizations in Boston, LA, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Baltimore, including their missions, years founded, and number of staff members. Financial information is also given for the value of land holdings for each trust.
The document discusses open space in Baltimore County and the role of NeighborSpace in protecting small parks, gardens, and natural areas. It notes that the majority of county residents live within the Urban Rural Demarcation Line where population is dense and open space is scarce. NeighborSpace was created in 2002 to form community partnerships and receive funding from fees paid in lieu of developers providing open space. The document outlines different land transaction types that NeighborSpace utilizes such as fee simple purchases, easement purchases, and donations to preserve open space. Maps show existing and potential NeighborSpace sites across the county. Principles of linked networks of open space that balance development and environmental needs are discussed.
How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdfChart Kalyan
A Mix Chart displays historical data of numbers in a graphical or tabular form. The Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart specifically shows the results of a sequence of numbers over different periods.
A Comprehensive Guide to DeFi Development Services in 2024Intelisync
DeFi represents a paradigm shift in the financial industry. Instead of relying on traditional, centralized institutions like banks, DeFi leverages blockchain technology to create a decentralized network of financial services. This means that financial transactions can occur directly between parties, without intermediaries, using smart contracts on platforms like Ethereum.
In 2024, we are witnessing an explosion of new DeFi projects and protocols, each pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in finance.
In summary, DeFi in 2024 is not just a trend; it’s a revolution that democratizes finance, enhances security and transparency, and fosters continuous innovation. As we proceed through this presentation, we'll explore the various components and services of DeFi in detail, shedding light on how they are transforming the financial landscape.
At Intelisync, we specialize in providing comprehensive DeFi development services tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients. From smart contract development to dApp creation and security audits, we ensure that your DeFi project is built with innovation, security, and scalability in mind. Trust Intelisync to guide you through the intricate landscape of decentralized finance and unlock the full potential of blockchain technology.
Ready to take your DeFi project to the next level? Partner with Intelisync for expert DeFi development services today!
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
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Conservation defense insurance
1. Land Trust Alliance
Conservation Defense Insurance Program:
An Essential Stewardship Tool
Barbara L. Hopkins, JD, ASLA
Executive Director
NeighborSpace of Baltimore County
May 15, 2012
4. Overview
• WHAT is Conservation Defense Insurance?
• WHY is It Important and WHY Now?
• Benefits of Conservation Defense Insurance
• What is Behind the Current Push to Create a Conservation Defense
Insurance Program?
• Federal Law
• Land Trust Standards & Practices
• Risk
• Lack of appropriate insurance in the commercial market
• HOW Does It work?
• Purpose
• “Captive” Insurance Explained
• Structure
• Terms
• Feasibility
• Where Can You Get More Information?
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5. What?
• WHAT is Conservation Defense Insurance?
• A creative and cost-effective way for land trusts to ensure that land
conservation stands the test of time.
• The equitable transfer of a risk of loss (owing to legal costs associated
with a violation or legal challenge) from a land trust to an insurance
company (Terrafirma, Inc.) in exchange for payment of a premium.
“Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.” Herodotus
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6. Why?
• WHY is Conservation Defense Insurance Important? Provides
Certain Benefits ….
• Insulates your land trust from draining your endowments to pay legal fees
• Gives your land trust financial certainty about your exposure to litigation
costs
• Builds confidence with donors, lenders, regulators and legislators in your
ability to uphold conservation permanently
• Demonstrates to the IRS that land trusts are serious about their
responsibilities to defend easements in perpetuity
• Makes available professional help and prevention programs
• Controls litigation, costs and service providers
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7. Why?
• WHY is Conservation Defense Insurance Important? Addresses
Current Challenges Related to …
o Federal Law and Policy:
Land trusts must have the commitment to protect the conservation
purposes of a donation and the resources to enforce the restrictions; 1
No need to set aside funds.2
However, LTA says the IRS is:
Applying greater scrutiny to question of resources available for
monitoring, enforcement & defense;
Considering a requirement that these be documented on 990.
“Out of the 1,667 land trusts in the country, only 19 (1 percent) have a separate legal defense fund
of $70,000 or more, and fewer than 320 land trusts (19 percent) have any other monitoring,
stewardship or defense-related endowments sufficient to support a trial.” 3
126 CFR Section 1.170A-14(c)
2 Ibid.
3 Land Trust Alliance, Land Trust Alliance, Conservation Defense Insurance: Federal Law Requirements, p. 1. (Available at 7
http://www.landtrustalliance.org/conserve/conservation-defense/conservation-defense-insurance/program-documents)
8. Why?
• WHY is Conservation Defense Insurance Important? Addresses
Current Challenges Related to:
o The Standards and Practices, Which Require that We
Estimate the long-term costs of stewardship
Secure those funds before closing or have a plan for raising them4
o We promise to follow the Standards and Practices as guiding principles
as members of LTA.
Costs to consider with easements: Costs to consider with fee properties:
(1) Baseline documentation; (1) Start-up costs (dedication ceremony, surveys, entrance signs,
(2) Annual monitoring; brochures, maps);
(3) Maintaining ongoing (2) Annual costs (monitoring, maintenance, administrative activities,
landowner relationships; property taxes, insurance); and
and (3) Costs associated with capital expenses and capital replacement 6
(4) Enforcement to correct “The costs associated with fee properties are often higher because
violations.5 of the greater responsibilities associated with fee land ownership.”
4Land Trust Alliance, The Land Trust Standards and Practices Guidebook: An Operating Manual for Land Trusts, Standard 11(Conservation Easement
Stewardship), Practice 11 A and Standard 12 (Fee Land Stewardship), Practice 12 A (2006).
5 Doscher et.al., Determining Stewardship Costs and Raising and Managing Dedicated Funds, pp. 21, 183-200 (Land Trust Alliance, 2007) 8
6 Ibid.
9. Why?
• WHY is Conservation Defense Insurance Important? Addresses
Current Challenges Related to …
o Growing Risk:
Projected population growth of 100 million by 2050 and corresponding
land value escalations raise the risk that landowners will challenge
easements in court.
Most easements will change hands in the next 30 yrs and research shows
violations rise when transfers occur.
Litigation cost estimates in 2008 were at least $50,000 for a trial, $35,000
for summary judgment motions and $50,000 for an appeal. There is no
insurance available for these expenses that is effective, affordable and
reliable.
There is little case law, so court decisions over the next few years will
affect the long-term usefulness of easements as a conservation tool. An
unfavorable precedent in one jurisdiction could have disastrous
consequences for everyone.
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10. How?
• HOW Does It Work? “Captive” Insurance Explained
Business entity staffed by LTA to :
• Perform all functions not delegated to
Members Committee;
• Provide marketing and loss prevention
services; Business entity hired to:
• Staff the Members & Claims Committees. • Manage day-to-day
operation of the insurance
company (Terrafirma).
• Collect premiums, pays
claims, perform
accounting and auditing
functions, attend to
regulatory requirements.
Managed by a “Members Committee”
• Approves policies & strategic direction;
• Provides oversight of functions of operations, budgets ($400,000 annually) and
legal compliance;
• Members are initially appointed, serve 3 yr terms; subsequently elected; 10
• Delegates legal strategy to a Claims Committee.
11. How?
• HOW Does It Work? Terms
o Cost: $60/year/easement or fee-owned parcel; some discounts
available
o $5,000 deductible/claim; maximum limit of $500,000 per claim
o No coinsurance
What’s Included:
1. Defense against litigation re: conservation easements and fee-owned land;
2. Enforcement of legal rights by conservation easement holders and fee-land owners when those
respective rights are violated;
3. Fees for alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation fees, court filing fees, negotiation fees and the
like for both defense and enforcement coverage, as well as fees for outside experts; and
4. Any appeals up to the policy limits.7
7Land Trust Alliance, Conservation Defense Initiative: Final Terms and Conditions (June 8, 2009), p. 10-11 (Available at
http://www.landtrustalliance.org/conserve/conservation-defense/conservation-defense-insurance/documents/alliance-conservation-defense-insurance- 11
program-terms-and-conditions.pdf)
12. How?
• HOW Does It Work? Terms
What’s Excluded:
1. Condemnation and actions arising out of condemnation (eminent domain);
2. Any government enforcement action against a land trust for an alleged violation of statute, regulations,
common law (including if applicable any fiduciary or other obligations under state law, if any) or other codes);
3. Any and all IRS audits, investigations or other inquires of any type for both landowners and land trusts.;
4. All tax related matters;
5. Criminal matters;
6. Actual damages or corrective work undertaken on the ground;
7. Business disputes unrelated to the defense or enforcement of a conservation easement or fee-owned land;
8. Anything covered by general liability;
9. Any other claim covered by other commercial insurance such as directors and officers
liability insurance;
10. Pending or prior litigation and pre-existing known violations, disputes or trespass;
11. Trespass by the land trust or other willful or grossly negligent acts or omissions;
12. Court costs and any other costs related to a court action by the insured seeking to
extinguish or amend any insured conservation interests;
13. Staff costs and related expenses for staff or volunteers.8
8Ibid.
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13. How?
• HOW Does It Work? Eligibility
To participate, a land trust must be able to answer the following questions affirmatively:
1. Is the land trust legally organized and in good standing in that state?
2. Is the land trust tax exempt under IRC § 501(c)(3)?
3. Does the land trust have a complete baseline documentation report for every conservation easement?
4. If the land trust is insuring fee properties, does it have a complete inventory for every parcel of fee-owned land?
5. Does the land trust implement a program for annual monitoring of its conservation easements?
6. If the land trust is insuring its fee properties, does the land trust regularly monitor its fee owned land?
7. Is the land trust a member in good standing of the Land Trust Alliance?
8. Is the land trust free of any final judgment against it for fraud, misrepresentation, criminal charges, bad faith,
misleading business practices or any other similar charges?
9. Is the land trust free from an on-going governmental investigation or inquiry, such as an attorney general
investigation, legislative hearing and the like, the subject of which is land trust complicity in misleading business
practices, fraud, gross negligence or criminal misconduct?
10. Is the land trust operating at breakeven or does it have a plan to reach breakeven?
11. Does the land trust have general liability insurance? (no D&O requirement)
12. Does the land trust have and implement a written records policy and secure record keeping system that preserves
irreplaceable documents essential to defense and enforcement?
13. Is the land trust actively building its legal defense and general stewardship reserves or other reserves that can be
allocated for legal defense and stewardship, unless prohibited by state statute or regulation?9
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9Ibid.
14. How?
• HOW Does It Work? Feasibility
o LTA is awaiting IRS determination of non-profit status for Terrafirma, Inc.
o LTA has raised $5.25 million of the $5.50 million needed to fully
capitalize Terrafirma, Inc.
o Written commitments are in hand from 467 land trusts willing to insure
more than 18,544 conservation easements; need 16,000 insured
properties to meet budget requirements.
o Projected 2013 start.
For more information:
• Consult Leslie Ratley-Beach, Conservation Defense Director, 802-262-6051, lrbeach@lta.org
• Contact Barbara Hopkins, Atlantic Cost Representative to the Members Committee of Terrafirma, Inc., 443-610-
8601, barbara@neighborspacebaltimorecounty.org
• Visit the LTA Website: http://www.landtrustalliance.org/conservation/conservation-defense/conservation-defense-
insurance/conservation-defense-insurance
• For additional copies of this presentation, please visit: www.neighborspacebaltimorecounty.org/page25.html
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