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Donald J. Riggin, CPCU, ARM

Former CEO, The ART of Captives LLC


Mr. Riggin wrote articles on the topic of captives and risk finance for IRMI.com.

Prior to his passing in March 2018, Mr. Riggin was the CEO and president of The ART of Captives, LLC, a consultancy specializing in alternative risk financing techniques. He also provided corporate and public sector clients with state-of-the-art risk financing advice and services. These included captive and self-insurance feasibility analysis, alternative risk transfer facility implementation and review services, expert witness services, and a wide spectrum of risk financing solutions.

Mr. Riggin's previous experience included P&C risk financing practice leader at Spring Consulting Group, a Boston-based risk consultancy. He was managing director of product development at Liberty Mutual Alternative Markets and had more than 25 years of experience creating alternative risk financing structures as a broker and consultant.

Mr. Riggin was an accomplished author and speaker. He wrote and edited IRMI's Risk Financing, a quarterly reference service published by the International Risk Management Institute, Inc., in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Riggin also wrote and edited Financing Risk & Reinsurance (FRR), a monthly journal devoted to enterprise risk management, financial reinsurance, and the convergence of the insurance and capital markets. FRR was also published by IRMI. He also wrote Guide to Captives and Alternative Risk Financing, published by the National Underwriter Company in 2013. Mr. Riggin was a frequent speaker at industry events such as the RIMS Annual Conference and Exhibition, the Captive Insurance Companies Association annual conference, and the World Captive Forum.

Mr. Riggin held a bachelor of science degree from Towson University, as well as the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter and the Associate in Risk Management professional designations.


Authored Articles

Captives 02

Things To Know about Captive Insurance Companies

November 16, 2018 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

Do Captives Save Money?

March 02, 2018 | Donald J Riggin

Risk Financing Info

Self-Insured Retentions versus Deductibles

November 10, 2017 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

Form a Captive? No Thank You

August 11, 2017 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

IRS Designates Sec. 831(b) (Small Captive) as Transactions of Interest

December 02, 2016 | Donald J Riggin

Risk Financing Info

The Value of Insurance

May 06, 2016 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

Captive Feasibility Studies—Necessary?

February 26, 2016 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

Captive Profits without Third-Party Business

April 17, 2015 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

Captive Stories: The Genesis of Risk Shifting and Risk Distribution

January 01, 2015 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

What Is Controlled, Unaffiliated, Insurance Business in a Captive?

October 01, 2014 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

Captives: Renting versus Owning—The Debate Continues

July 01, 2014 | Donald J Riggin

The Myth of Risk Management

April 01, 2014 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

Captive Loan-Backs versus Corporate Receivables

October 01, 2012 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

The NRRA's Effect on Captives—What We Know

May 01, 2012 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

Medical Stop-Loss Group Captives

February 01, 2012 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

A Cautionary Tale about Captive Risk Distribution

February 01, 2011 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

Evaluating Your Captive's Capital and Surplus Requirements

December 04, 2010 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

Property Insurance Captives—A Funding Primer

August 01, 2010 | Donald J Riggin

The Corridor Self-Insured Retention

May 01, 2010 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

Captive Underwriting Profits without Third-Party Business

February 01, 2010 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

The Captive/Large Deductible Debate—A Philosophical Perspective

December 01, 2009 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

Do Captives Earn Profits?

August 15, 2009 | Donald J Riggin

Structured Insurance Programs

February 01, 2009 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

Has the IRS Lost Its Collective Mind?

November 01, 2007 | Donald J Riggin

Contingent Risk Capital

June 01, 2007 | Donald J Riggin

Risk Financing Info

The Importance of Calculating a Capital Charge for Insurable Risk Hedging Strategies

February 01, 2007 | Donald J Riggin

Captives 02

Insuring Property Risks in a Captive

October 01, 2006 | Donald J Riggin