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Year captive legislation was passed
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Total number of captives as of year-end 2025
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Total new captives in 2025
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Total surrendered licenses in 2025
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Number of pure / single parent captives as of 2025
43
Number of group / association captives as of 2025
9
Number of risk retention groups (RRGs) as of 2025
29
Number of sponsored / cell company captives as of 2025
27
Number of individual cells / series as of 2024
110
Number of other types of captives (industrial insured, special purpose, SPFI, pooling, branch, agency) as of 2025
4
Types of captives allowed
  • Single parent captives
  • Association captives
  • Group captives
  • Protected cell/segregated portfolio companies
  • Risk retention groups
  • Special purpose captives
  • Special purpose financial captives
Number of full-time employees in captive regulatory department
9
Initial licensing and incorporating fees required by the domicile

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Annual fees
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Premium tax rate
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Premiums to surplus
3 to 1 for risk retention groups, higher for other captives.
Minimum capital (broken out by type of captive)

Capital: $100,000 for all cos. Surplus: $150,000 for pure captive; $300,000 for association (stock), agency, rental; $500,000 for (mutual) captive; protected cell, amount to be determined by the Commissioner

Applicable Acts/Enabling Legislation
The Captive Insurance Company Act of 2004. Special Purpose Financial Captive Authorization Amendment Act of 2006. Captive Insurance Company Amendment Act of 2006.
Captive Administrator’s name and contact information
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Speed of licensing
20 days or less
Regulator
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Address and contact information of Regulatory Department
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Website address
https://disb.dc.gov/captiveins
State domicile association name and website
CIC-DC https://www.dccaptives.org/