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DFR announces departure of celebrated deputy of captive insurance division

Montpelier, Vt. — The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) today announced the retirement of Sandy Bigglestone, deputy commissioner of the Captive Insurance Division and one of the most respected leaders globally within the captive insurance industry. Bigglestone officially retires on January 1, 2026, concluding a distinguished career in state government that began in 1997…

A home for captives for international companies

When IHG Hotels & Resorts considers insurance coverage for its hotel-related risks across the world, it looks first to its Vermont-based captive. Once a risk is in the captive, there’s little chance that it will ever be funded anywhere else. The firm always considers how an exposure might be covered in its Vermont insurer rather…

Vermont’s new wave of talent

Captive insurance is surging — experts project that the market will top $250 billion by 2028 — and the boom is generating cost savings, spurring innovation and creating jobs. Nowhere is this more true than in Vermont, largely regarded as the nation’s hub of captive insurance — and now the frontier of a strong job…

The VCIA at forty

The Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) was formed on June 24, 1985. Since then, it has played a key advocacy role in representing and driving forward the legislative and regulatory interests of Vermont’s captive industry. Forty years later and the VCIA is going stronger than ever, with bold new plans to broaden its relationship with…

Henley Lynch: Discovering opportunity in Vermont’s captive insurance industry

Henley Lynch is an incoming senior at the University of Vermont (UVM), where she’s majoring in Economics and Global Studies with a special focus on economic development and policy analysis. As president of the UVM Political Science Club, a member of the Vermont Rowing team, and a proud Chicago Blackhawks fan, she brings a dynamic…

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