DOMICILE ROUNDUP
Captive tax rate
taxed at a rate of 0% of profits and gains for the first 15 financial years. After the first 15 years an EIC is taxed at a rate of 2% on the first US$125 000 of taxable income and at a rate of 0% in respect of all other taxable income in excess of US$125 000.
Annual government fees apply (based upon the amount of authorised share capital). Should the captive have a workforce in Bermuda, local land taxes and employment taxes would also apply.
Minimum capitalisation rate US $125,000
Licensing fees US$10,000
Industry sectors best represented in the domicile
N/A
Number of single- parent captives
N/A
Number of group captives
N/A
$120,000
Effective 1st January 2012, the below fees are due upon application for registration:
• Class I insurer carrying on general business: BD $971
• Class 2 insurer carrying on general business: BD $2,200
• Class 3 insurer carrying on general business: BD $12,000
Bermuda is home to a very broad range of industries utilising captive insurers as a key risk management tool, including health care (12%), manufacturing (9%), energy (6%) and financial institutions (6%).
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Taxes: Capital Gains: None Income Taxes: None Exchange Control: None
Capital & Surplus:
US$120,000 for Class B license general insurance;
US$240,000 if writing long-term insurance;
US$360,000 if writing both long-term and general insurance.
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long-term $200,000 General $100,000
Application fee $1,000.00
Licence fee Category C licensee (captives) $3,500.00
Licence fee Category C (SPC) licensee $7,500.00
Licence fee Category D licensee (reinsurers) $7,500.00
$10,120
Healthcare Manufacturing Transportation, Agriculture Food and Beverage, Energy Construction and Service Industry.
Banking and Fiduciary Services, Money Services, Investment and Related Services, Insurance
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All insurance companies including captives will be taxed at a rate of 10% on net profits. Interest on investment income is non-taxable.
Minimum capitalisation is in accordance with European requirements - at present the MinimumGuarantee Fund stands at €3,500,000.
Annual fees: general business (insurers and reinsurers) GWP <£10 million - £19,650, general business (insurers and reinsurers GWP > 10 million - £21,700 long term business (insurers and reinsurers including PCC) - £27,250 general business (captive insurers and reinsurers) - £4,345; long-term business (captive insurers and reinsurers) - £10,800; protected cell companies (general business £4,345 plus £1,625 per cell. Application fee - In respect to the non-refundable application fee, the new fees will be: general business (insurers and reinsurers) £4,000 general business (captive insurers and reinsurers ) - £4,000 protected cell companies (general business) - £4,000 plus £1,500 per cell; long-term business £10,000 if an insurer at a later seeks an extension of it’s licence to cover additional classes, the application fee will be £3,000=
No particular specialisation is evident among our captives.
All captives are single parent.
None
CICA | Forty years of captive leadership
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