From: Captive Insurance Times
CICA President Dan Towle hails the captive industry’s rapid growth, showcased by record attendance at the 2024 Conference, and outlines emerging trends – from talent initiatives driving diversity to private equity’s influx shaking up the job market
Can you provide us with an overview of the key highlights and achievements of the CICA 2024 International Conference?
From the comments I am hearing, people cannot say enough good things about this year’s CICA Conference, which had a record 665 attendees.
When you bring together the best minds in the industry and they are all willing to share the latest insights at CICA’s domicile-neutral event it creates tremendous positive energy and good things happen because of it.
Sessions were well attended. Whether it was the standing-roomonly fronting and reinsurance session, the tax update, or captive strategies for addressing challenges related to the increasingly expensive property market.
Participation in CICA’s NEXTGen and Amplify Women programmes grows continuously. Our joint networking programmes have taken off. We were at capacity for this year’s conference luncheon event. The momentum with those two initiatives is exciting and we encourage those who are interested to visit our website for more information.
What specific factors contributed to the remarkable growth in CICA’s membership and attendance at this year’s conference?
We have a great association that attracts many of the leading captive owners and service providers in our industry. The captive industry is experiencing rapid growth and people are looking for innovative strategies and the resources they need, both in-house staff and service providers, to achieve their risk management goals. CICA is known for providing top-quality education and networking.