Provider categories: find the specialist role you need

Each category groups firms by the work they do: captive managers run a captive's operations, actuarial firms price and reserve retained risk, law firms handle formation, regulatory and transaction work, alternative-risk consultants scope and coordinate programs, and third-party administrators process claims. Choose the role you need to hire. If you are still deciding on a structure, start with solutions instead.

Actuarial FirmsActuaries who project losses, estimate reserves and price retained risk, and who sign the statements of actuarial opinion that captive regulators often require.
Alternative Risk and Captive ConsultantsAdvisers who scope alternative-risk options, run or coordinate feasibility work and manage implementation alongside captive managers, actuaries and counsel.
Captive ManagersFirms that run a captive insurer's day-to-day operations — accounting, regulatory filings and board support — and coordinate its auditor, actuary and other advisers.
Insurance and Captive Law FirmsCounsel for captive formation, governance, regulatory filings and insurance transactions, subject to each lawyer's admission to practice in the relevant jurisdiction.
Third-Party AdministratorsAdministrators that handle claims and related services for self-funded plans, captives and insurers, under a written agreement with the party that bears the risk.