Captive Alternatives

2017

Condado Vanderbilt HotelSan Juan, Puerto RicoOctober 26-28, 2017

Annual Meeting

Maximize Your Benefits

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017 Event Location

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM One-on-One Meetings with First Year Clients and First Year Meetings: Executive Lounge Underwriting Meetings Conference Room, Lobby Level (By appointment only - please Underwriting Meetings: John Berwin reserve your spot by contacting Danielle Roberts) Board Room, Lobby Level

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Welcome Reception / Cocktail Party Salon Dorado

Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 Session Speaker(s)

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast - West Veranda

All Conference sessions will be held in Salon Dorado

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Welcome Remarks Mark Jacobs and Mark Sims, Captive Alternatives

9:15 AM – 9:45 AM Keynote Presentation: The Future of Captives Daniel Towle, Captive Insurance Company Association

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM New Developments in Puerto Rico Ralph Rexach, Rexach & Picó

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Morgan Stanley View on Captives and Captive Alternatives Michael Brunner, Morgan Stanley

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Break

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Lessons from the Avrahami Case and What Makes a Robert Walling, Pinnacle Actuarial “Good” Captive

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Puerto Rico Living: An Overview of Incentives for Leticia Brunet Gonzalez, PR Residents Trillion Realty Group

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Advanced Tax Planning Using a Captive Bruce Willey, American Tax Law Planning

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch - West Veranda

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Dinner - Tacos and Tequila

Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 Session Speaker(s)

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast - West Veranda

All Conference sessions will be held in Salon Dorado

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Opening Remarks Mark Jacobs and Mark Sims, Captive Alternatives

9:15 AM – 9:45 AM Holding Captives in Asset Protection and Dynasty Trust Jonathan Gopman, Akerman LLP

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM Madison Claims Overview: Year in Review Rex Ramos, Western Litigation and Robert Zack, Captive Alternatives

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Captive Politics and Policy, Straight from D.C. Ryan Work, Self-Insurance Institute of America

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Break

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Legislative Update Panel - PATH Act, Form 8886, Ryan Work, Daniel Towle, Rob Walling, Avrahami Decision Mark Burns & Chase Herring

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM Introduction to Breakout Sessions John Parise, Copper Beech Financial Group and Todd Mardis, Capital Preservation Services

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Family Office Planning Using a Captive John Parise, Copper Beech Financial Group Tax Management for Entrepreneurs Todd Mardis, Capital Preservation Services

12:15 PM – 12:30 PM Closing Remarks Captive Alternatives

EVENT SCHEDULE

REGISTERPlease let us know you are coming! You can register for the conference and make your hotel reservations on the Captive Alternatives website www.captivealternatives.com. Click the CapAlt Annual Meeting button on the upper right corner of the page to access the registration link.

WHEN AND WHERE

WHY ATTEND

Condado Vanderbilt HotelOctober 26-28, 2017

1055 Ashford Avenue, San Juan, 00907, Puerto RicoSan Juan, Puerto Rico

To make reservations by phone, call the hotel reservations phone line: (787) 724-1150 and request reservation for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Protected Captives, or provide the following Group Code: AMPC102017 along with interested dates, by September 25, 2017. The agent will confirm availability and process the reservation.

It is essential captive owners stay up-to-date on changes to regulatory requirements in order to remain in

compliance and to maximize the benefits. The 2017 Annual Meeting will focus on this and other important

topics designed to help you better manage and profit from your captive.

Please join Mark Jacobs, Mark Sims, David Kirkup and the rest of the Captive Alternatives team in Puerto Rico

to find out what is next for your captive.

SPEAKERSDaniel D. TowlePresident, CICACaptive Alternatives is pleased to have Daniel D. Towle, the recently selected President of the Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) as our 2017 keynote speaker. Dan is the former Director of Financial Services for the State of Vermont and served as the chief marketing and business development professional for Vermont’s captive insurance industry for 17 years.

He is a frequent presenter at national conferences and has published numerous articles in industry trade press. Dan has also been recognized for his contributions to the captive insurance industry by being voted #17 in the 2016 Captive Review “Power 50” which recognizes the most influential individuals in the global captive insurance industry.

Ryan C. WorkVice President of Government Relations, SIIA, Inc.Ryan currently serves as the vice president of government relations for the Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. (SIIA) where he heads up the association’s federal advocacy and political activities related to captive insurance, self-insurance and other alternative risk issues. In this role, Ryan is responsible for developing and managing strategic outreach and policy development before Congress, the Administration and various federal regulatory agencies. For this work, he has been recognized on Captive Review’s 2015 & 2016 Enterprise Risk Captive Pioneers List.

Prior to joining SIIA, Ryan directed government affairs activities for S&P Global (previously McGraw Hill Financial), where he represented brands including Standard & Poor’s, Platts and J.D. Power. He also managed advocacy activities for Puerto Rico based firm Lasa, Monroig & Veve, focusing on policy and political issues for stakeholders in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Ryan has served in a number of senior staff positions in the U.S. House of Representatives, most recently as Legislative Director for Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (WA). He previously served as Chief of Staff to Rep. Katherine Harris (FL) and in various staff roles with the Committee on Ways and Means and the Office of the Speaker of the House.

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Daniel D. TowlePresident, CICA

Ryan C. WorkVP, Government RelationsSIIA, Inc.