The Varied Uses of Segregated Accounts Companies and Captives June 29, 2010

Introductions Speakers: P. Bruce Wright, Partner, Dewey LeBoeuf LLP Dennis Silvia, President, Cedar Consulting LLC Moderator: Gavin P. Collery, President & COO, Alternative Group of Companies 2 2

Setting The Stage – Environment Soft Market Interest Rates Inflation Cash/Liquidity Issues Capital, Collateral, Credit Availability Below Average ROI 3

Setting The Stage – Captive Market Regulatory – Bermuda, U.S., E.U. Incorporations Continuing Economic Situation Driving Strategic Review And Uses Strategic Focus Being: –Identifying Untapped Potential Cost-saving Mechanisms –Increasing Retentions –Accessing Excess Capital –Considering New Uses And Lines Of Coverage 4

A Suggested Strategic Framework Construct Of A Risk Register –Assets –Liabilities –Income –Expenses 5

Pure Captive Agency Captive Group Captive Segregated Cell Sponsored Cell Company Protected Cell Company –Protected Cell –Independently Incorporated Cell Segregated Account Types Of Captives / Separate Accounts 6

Principal Issues –Characterization Of Transaction With The Captive / Cell –Taxation Of The Income Generated In The Captive / Cell Structural Considerations 7

Structural - Captives Isolate Insurance Assets And Liabilities By Individual Operating Units Customize Retention Levels And Insurance Terms And Conditions By Operating Unit Utilize Different Front Carriers By Line Of Business By Using Separate Segregated Accounts To Isolate Security To Front 8

Structural - SAC’s SAC Can Apply To Class 1, 2 And 3 Companies Required Special Reinsurance Acknowledgments In The Treaty Participation Agreement v. Preferred Shares Open v. Closed Cells Unlimited Number Of Cells Section 56 Direction For Reduced Capitalization 9

Structural – SAC 831(b) IRC Section 831(b) IRS Small Insurance Company Code Pending IRS Position Cost Effective Mechanism To Form Companies Under 10

Structural - Agency Captives Agency Takes Risk On The Client’s Business In Segregated Account With Consideration For Disclosure Offer Cost Effective Segregated Accounts To Agency Clients In Support Of Single Parent Captive Initiatives Offer Cost Effective Segregated Accounts To Agency Clients In Support Of Group Captive Initiatives Model For Other Service Providers Like Law Firms, Third Party Administrators, Front Companies 11

Employee Benefits In A Cell –SAME RULES AS CAPTIVE, I.E., Among Others... Prohibited Transaction Exemption Regulated By A Domestic Regulator –Domestic Cell –Foreign Cell »Branch »IRC § 953(d) Election Possible Uses 12

Group Captive For Small Participants –Small Participants –Group Arrangement Established In Advance –Tax Issues Similar To Group Captive –Securities Issues Similar To Group Captive Possible Uses 13

Industry Captive Center –Single Industry With Small Participants –Dedicated Cell Company –Each Member Participated In A Separate Cell –Reinsurance Attaches At Each Cell Cells Cede To Core Where Reinsurance Attaches Possible Uses 14

Industry Captive Center –Allows For Common Commercial Program For All With Common Risk Management/Loss Control Individual Retentions At Working Layer Loses Some Benefit Of Deduction Analysis Possible Uses 15

Ancillary Program –Captive Writing WC, GL, Auto Has Obtained Rating –New Line Will Affect Rating Nov Capital/Reinsurance Proposal –Keep Captive, And Maintain New Line In Cell Possible Uses 16

Possible Uses Wealth Transfer –Background Assumption –Insurance Transaction –Profitable Line Of Business Basis –Business Owned By Generation 1 Pays Premium To Insurer –Insurer Is Owned By Generation 2/3 (Or Trust For Their Benefit) 17

Possible Uses Wealth Transfer –Background Issues –Application of IRC §§ 953(d) and 831(b) to Cell –If IRC § 831(b) Applies, Availability of Loss Deduction –Capitalization of Cell 18

Decision Making Factors Understand the Capacity and Appetite to Assume More Risk Determine Future Expected Losses Gauge Market Response Consider the Total Cost of Risk 19

Characterization Of Transaction –Rev. Rul , C.B. 340 In General, A Determination Of Whether An Arrangement Between A Person/Entity Paying "Premium" To The Cell Will Be Considered Insurance Is Based On Same Considerations As Those Taken Into Account With Respect To Captives Tax Issues 20

Characterization Of Transaction –Rev. Rul , C.B. 340 Thus, All Rulings, Tams, Etc., RELATING TO DEDUCTIONS APPLY, E.G., Rev. Rul , , , , Etc. How Are Cells Which Are Not Insurers To Be Treated? –Separate –Roll Up Into Core Tax Issues 21

Characterization Of Transaction –CCA IRS In Viewing A Cell Aggregated All Divisions Paying Premium Under Rev. Rul Declined To Comment On The Necessity For Homogeneity Stated That Rules Under And Are Applicable Tax Issues 22

Taxation Of The Income In The Cell –Present Concerns Re: Taxation Of The Cell Domestic/Foreign With IRC § 953(d) Election –As Cell Is Not A Taxpayer, Return Must Be Prepared At The PCC Level –Tax Sharing Agreement –Tax Must Be Contributed To PCC By Each Cell –Cell With Profit Must Compensate Cell With Loss Tax Issues 23

Taxation Of The Income In The Cell –Present Concerns Re: Taxation Of The Cell Foreign –Cell Owner Who Cedes Business To Cell And Owns Preferred Stock Or Equivalent May Have To Include Subpart F Income »Subpart F Includes Provision For Related Person Insurance Income (RPII) Unless Less Than 20% Ownership RPII Shareholder Less Than 20% Income Is RPII Tax Issues 24

Taxation Of The Income In The Cell –Present Concerns Re: Taxation Of The Cell Foreign –Agency Cell Does Not Generate RPII –Potential For Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) Status –Potential For Taxation As Engaged In Trade Or Business And Branch Profits Tax Tax Issues 25

Taxation Of The Income In The Cell –IRS Notice , C.B. 366 Proposed Treatment –In General Cell To Be Treated As A Captive Owned By Cell "Owner" –Tax Elections Available By Reasons Of Cell's Status As An Insurance Company Would Be Made By The Cell (Or In Certain Circumstances By The Parent Of The Consolidated Group And Not By Protected Cell Company »IRC § 953(d) »IRC § 953(c)(3)(c) »IRC § 831(b) Tax Issues 26

Taxation Of The Income In The Cell –IRS Notice , C.B. 366 Proposed Treatment –Cell, If Subject To U.S. Tax, Would Need To Apply For An EIN –Activities Of Cells Would Be Disregarded In Determining Status Of PCC As An Insurance Company »Note PCC Elections Under IRC § 953(d) »Note Cell Elections Under IRC § 953(d) »Engaged In A U.S. Trade Or Business »Status As An Insurance Company/Passive Foreign Investment Company Tax Issues 27

Taxation Of The Income In The Cell –IRS Notice , C.B. 366 Proposed Treatment –PCC Would Not Take Into Account Any Item Of Income, Deduction, Reserve Or Credit With Respect To A Cell –Treatment Of Non-insurance Cell –Comments Requested (May, 2008) –Future (?) Tax Issues 28

Taxation Of The Income In The Cell –IRS Notice , C.B. 366 Transitional Rules –Issues Relating To Untaxed Earnings And Profits –IRC § 953(d) Election Tax Issues 29