Agenda 2026
Monday, April 20, 2026
8:30 am - Golf Tournament
Join us at the Las Vegas National Golf Club
(Additional registration is required)
Association Meetings (members only)
2:00 - 2:45 pm Utah Captive Insurance Association - Business Meeting
2:50 - 3:35 pm Missouri Captive Insurance Association - Business Meeting
3:40 - 4:25 pm Oklahoma Captive Insurance Association - Business Meeting
4:30 - 5:15 pm Nevada Captive Insurance Council - Business Meeting
Continuing Professional Education Credits
All sessions except for Keynotes, Fireside Chat, and Regulator Roundup are approved for ICCIE Credit.
3:00 - 4:30 pm - Captives 101
Before the main conference begins, attend the Pre-Conference Captive Insurance 101 session, This comprehensive overview is perfect for:
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New captive owners seeking to understand their structures and opportunities
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Professionals new to the captive industry who want to accelerate their learning curve
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Service providers looking to deepen their foundational knowledge
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Anyone wanting to maximize their conference experience with essential context
What You'll Learn:
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Comprehensive overview of captive structures and benefits
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Regulatory considerations across multiple domiciles
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Formation strategies and best practices
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Risk retention alternatives
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Pricing and funding fundamentals
This foundational session provides the framework to help you get the most value from every subsequent session, networking conversation, and exhibit hall interaction throughout the conference.
6:00 - 7:30 pm - Opening Reception
Exhibit Hall
Join us for a lovely evening where you will meet your friends, old and new, as we celebrate the opening of the Western Region Captive Insurance Conference!
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
8:30 am - Golf Tournament
EXHIBIT HALL
7:30 - 5:00 pm Exhibit Booths Open
EXHIBIT HALL
7:30 - 8:15 am Registration and Networking Breakfast
General Session
8:15 - 8:30 am - Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:30 - 9:15 am Keynote Address
Breakout Session One
9:20 - 10:10 am Artificial Intelligence Risk
Attendees will learn about risk of AI emerging in construction, healthcare and other industries, and how captives can support their parent companies in stabilizing risk and participating in solutions.
Breakout Session Two
9:20 - 10:10 am RRGs: Emerging Developments
Attendees will learn the circumstances appropriate for utilizing an RRG as a solution for multi-state exposures.
10:15 - 10:45 am Networking Break - Exhibit Hall
Breakout Session One
10:45 - 11:35 am Amplify Women Session: Bridging the Gap
A panel discussion focused on understanding generational differences to foster collaboration and innovation in the captive insurance industry. The panel will discuss the characteristics and challenges of various generations and explore how they show up in the workplace.
Breakout Session Two
10:45 - 11:35 am 831b Captive Updates
Breakout Session One
11:40 - 12:30 pm From Structure to Substance: Governance that Defines Insurance for Regulatory and Tax
Session will examine how to understand market conditions across Property, GL and Auto lines. Also examine how captives can insulate against hard market premium volatility. Viewpoints will be presented from actuarial, underwriting, and tax perspectives.
Breakout Session Two
11:40 - 12:30 pm Captive Advocacy: Supporting the Industry through Legislative Process
This session explores how captive insurance professionals can effectively engage in advocacy to protect and advance the interests of the captive industry. This session will provide an overview of the legislative process, highlight the role of industry stakeholders in shaping policy, and share practical strategies for communicating with regulators and lawmakers.
FEATURED General Session
12:30 - 1:15 pm Lunch - including Insurance Commissioners Fireside Chat featuring:
This session explores how captive insurance professionals can effectively engage in advocacy to protect and advance the interests of the captive industry. This session will provide an overview of the legislative process, highlight the role of industry stakeholders in shaping policy, and share practical strategies for communicating with regulators and lawmakers.
FEATURED General Session
1:15 - 1:45 pm Hot Topics
A forward looking discussion on emerging trends, regulatory developments and strategic challenges shaping the captive insurance industry.
Breakout Session One
1:45 - 2:40 pm Best Practices for Captive Investments: Strategy and Innovation
This session examines how captive insurers can develop investment strategies that balance risk, liquidity, and long-term performance in an evolving financial landscape. This session will explore best practices in portfolio construction, governance, and regulatory considerations, while also highlighting innovative approaches and emerging opportunities in captive investment management.
Breakout Session Two
1:45 - 2:40 pm Lawyers, Guns, Drugs, and Money – Insuring Unusual Risks
This session examines hard to place risks, how captives can support and build capacity, and the challenges and opportunities unusual risk bring for banking, audit, regulation, and legal.
Breakout Session One
2:45 - 3:40 pm Municipality Risk Management
Session examines municipal risk management from an insurance perspective. Focus is on how municipalities identify, assess and transfer risk through effective insurance and loss control strategies.
Breakout Session Two
2:45 - 3:40 pm Captives as a Strategic Asset - Value Beyond Market Timing
Attendees will learn how hard to place risks fit within captive vision and mission.
BREAK 3:40 - 4:10 pm Break with Exhibitors
General Session
4:15 - 5:10 pm Captive Tax update
Attendees will receive a refresher on qualifying as insurance for tax purposes and an update on recent developments in US and state tax law for captives. Attendees will learn how to spot issues related to tax in their captive programs and learn the current landscape for captive taxation.
Evening Social Event - Top Golf
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Join us for an evening of networking and fun. You don't have to be a golfer to enjoy the experience.
Separate registration is required.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
EXHIBIT HALL
7:30 - 12:00 pm Exhibitor Booths Open
7:30 - 8:30 am Networking Breakfast
General Session
8:15 - 8:30 am Opening Remarks:
Recap of Day 1 and What to Expect Today
8:30 - 9:10 am Keynote Speaker
General Session
9:15 - 10:10 am You Ought to tell your Regulator, But...
This session explores what insurance regulators expect from organizations in today’s evolving risk and compliance landscape.
General Session
10:20 - 11:15 am Is this Insurance? And what if it isn't?
This presentation will explore the various accounting, actuarial and tax tests to determine whenther an arrangement is insurance. The panel will discuss the importance of these tests and the consequences of not being insurance for each of these disciplines.
EXHIBIT HALL
11:15 - 11:45 pm Break with Exhibitors
General Session
11:45 - 12:30 pm Regulator Roundup
This presentation will explore the various accounting, actuarial and tax tests to determine whenther an arrangement is insurance. The panel will discuss the importance of these tests and the consequences of not being insurance for each of these disciplines.