I just returned from Chicago where I was a guest of the folks from Strategic Risk Solutions at their annual client symposium. It was a great 1 ½ days of education and networking with the captives, service providers and staff of SRS (many Vermonters, of course!).

I was asked to speak on a panel with regulators from a variety of captive domiciles on the way Vermont regulates captives, specifically the examination process. Hardly my expertise, but as you all know, I am always game!

At the lunch on Wednesday, SRS President & CEO Brady Young recognized three of their clients for the innovation they all employed in their captives. All three were Vermont captives naturally! They were Agrisurance Inc., whose parent company is Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), the largest co-op in the country and fourth largest worldwide; Maple Red Insurance Company, captive for Turner Construction, one of the largest construction management companies in the United States; and ProMutual Solutions/Axial Benefits Group cell programs. 

Congratulations to you all, and congratulations to SRS for a very successful event!

Thank you all very much, and I look forward to hearing from you!

Rich Smith
VCIA President