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Firms that run a captive insurer's day-to-day operations — accounting, regulatory filings and board support — and coordinate its auditor, actuary and other advisers.

24 active providers in this category.

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Choosing a captive manager

What a manager does

A captive manager runs the captive's operations under the direction of its board: books and financial statements, regulatory filings and correspondence, board meetings and records, and coordination with the auditor, actuary, counsel and any fronting insurer or claims administrator. The captive is the insurer; the manager is a service provider to it. Engagements range from formation support to full ongoing management, so the scope needs to be written down. The captive manager glossary entry covers the role itself.

When you need one

Many owners appoint an outside manager, and some domiciles build the role into licensing: Vermont's published formation steps begin with selecting an approved manager. The appointment usually follows a feasibility study that supports going ahead, or comes up when an existing captive changes manager. If you are still deciding whether a captive makes sense at all, start with captive insurance.

What to ask before you shortlist

Ask who will handle your account day to day and how cover works if that person leaves. Ask what the fee excludes and which third-party costs come on top; audit, actuarial, legal and tax work are often separate appointments, and actuarial firms are listed separately here. Ask whether the firm or an affiliate earns anything from providers it may recommend, who owns the captive's books and records, and how they are handed over if you move. Then look for experience with your structure in your domicile. A domicile shown on a Bastivo profile is a declared relationship, not proof of regulatory approval; the regulator's own approved-manager list is the place to check.

24 companies

Oct 20, 2026How are these providers ranked?

Zurich U.S. (formerly Zurich North America)

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No reviews yetzurichna.com1299 Zurich Way, Schaumburg, Illinois 60196, United States
  • Captive Management Services
  • Actuarial Services
  • Risk Consulting

Zurich U.S. is the U.S. commercial insurance business of Zurich Insurance Group, providing property and casualty insurance, captive fronting and management, group and single-parent captive solutions, reinsurance, claims, risk engineering and multinational programs.

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Davies Captive Management

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No reviews yetdavies-group.com25 Church Street, Continental Building, 2nd & 3rd Floor, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda
  • Captive Management Services
  • Risk Consulting

Davies Captive Management provides captive feasibility, formation, ongoing management, regulatory compliance, reinsurance support, rent-a-captive administration, run-off and exit services to captive owners, commercial insurers and reinsurers.

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American International Group, Inc.

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No reviews yetaig.com1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, United States
  • Captive Management Services

American International Group (AIG) is a global insurance organization providing property-casualty, life, and health insurance and other financial services to businesses and individuals in more than 200 countries and jurisdictions. Through its Captive Solutions business, AIG offers fronting and captive management services, including group captives and sponsored protected cell facilities domiciled in Vermont and Bermuda.

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Amynta Captive Management LLC

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No reviews yetamyntagroup.com14800 Trinity Boulevard, Suite 120, Fort Worth, TX 76155, United States
  • Risk Consulting
  • Captive Management Services

U.S.-based captive insurance management business within Amynta Group providing formation, management, regulatory, financial reporting, underwriting, reinsurance and fronting support for captives, Risk Retention Groups and other alternative insurance market entities.

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Brighton Management Limited

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No reviews yetbrighton.asiaBrighton Place, Lot U0213-U0215, Jalan Bahasa, P.O. Box 80431, 87014 Labuan FT, Malaysia
  • Captive Management Services

Labuan-based licensed underwriting and insurance manager providing management services to insurance and insurance-related entities, including captives, with support spanning captive formation, ongoing management, compliance, reporting and accounting.

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Frequently asked questions

Usually. Some domiciles build an approved captive manager into the licensing process — Vermont's formation steps, for example, begin with engaging one — and even where it is not required, owners commonly outsource day-to-day management because it calls for regulatory, accounting and local expertise. The manager typically handles regulatory filings, accounting, board support and coordination with the actuary and auditor. Rules on self-management differ by domicile.

It depends on the domicile, the structure and how complete the application is. Formation usually follows a feasibility study, then a business plan and license application reviewed by the domicile's regulator. Arrangements that need a fronting insurer or reinsurance can take longer, because those parties carry out their own due diligence and set collateral terms. Your captive manager and the domicile regulator can tell you what current timelines look like.

It depends on the domicile, the type of captive and the risks it writes. Domiciles set minimum capital and surplus requirements in law, and they differ by captive type; Vermont, for example, sets minimums by class and lets the commissioner require more. In practice the amount is often driven by the actuarial analysis of the risk being retained and the regulator's review of the business plan, and it can be well above the statutory minimum.

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