UCIA NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS

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Current Events

We’ll see you in Las Vegas at the Western Regional Captive Insurance Conference, April 20-22, 2026. Go to www.westerncaptiveconference.org for more information and to register.
WRCIC Virtual Session, Brightest Opportunities in the Captive Industry – Version 4
NO FEE RECORDED VIRTUAL SESSION! REGISTER HERE TO VIEW THIS RECORDING
WRCIC Virtual Session, Selecting Service Providers
NO FEE RECORDED VIRTUAL SESSION! REGISTER HERE TO VIEW THIS RECORDING

UCIA is adding more value for our members! The UICA has become a corporate member of SIIA - the Self-Insurance Institute of America. (Check out their website: www.SIIA.org) As such, all members of the UCIA will have access to membership benefits of SIIA, including:

* Access to "The Self-Insurer," America’s Leading Self-Insurance Journal, published monthly
* Complimentary copy of the annual The Self-Insurance Directory
* Access to the Members Only Section of the SIIA Web Site
* Regular communications regarding Legislative/Regulatory developments
* Substantial discounts on registration, exhibiting, and sponsorship fees for SIIA-sponsored educational conferences
* Substantial discounts on advertising in The Self-Insurer
* Eligibility to serve on committees, board of directors, and as officers
* Legislative and regulatory representation at the federal and state levels

We will be sending out more specific information to our members regarding how to access and take advantage of these benefits. Membership in the UCIA is more valuable than ever!

The Utah Captive Insurance Division recently partnered with Global Captive Podcasts and the UCIA to create a podcast highlighting Utah as a leading captive domicile, and the value of having a strong association supporting the state domicile. The finished product is available HERE.

The Utah State Legislature passed a bill, effective May, 2025, to reduce the capitalization requirement for association captives to $500,000. (Link to Utah Legislative Process)

Effective May 2024, the Utah State Legislature has passed a bill allowing the Utah Captive Insurance Division to issue traditional homeowners insurance! This legislation opens the door for Homeowners Associations to offer their members homeowners insurance through a captive insurance program, such as an association captive. Read here for more information.
Effective in 2024, the Utah Captive Insurance Division has procured permission from Governor Cox to allow companies who produce medical cannabis to utilize captive insurance to insure their business operations!
Utah Captive Insurance Division featured in the December 2024 issue of Captive.com! Check out this short snippet of information and the accompanying podcast about Utah’s dynamic approach to captive insurance strategies featuring Director Travis Wegkamp and Assistant Director Stephanie Liu. Read the article. Listen to the podcast.

Victory for Micro-Captives! Notice 2016-66 Has Been Vacated by TN Federal District Court Order - Page 16 of the Tennessee Federal District Court (Eastern District of Tennessee) vacates Notice 2016-66 “in its entirety” and orders the IRS “to return all documents and information produced pursuant to the Notice to taxpayers and material advisors.”

The UCIA supported the Delaware State Department of Insurance by joining an amicus brief filed in the US Court of Appeals filed 3/17/2022.