Donald J. Riggin, CPCU, ARM

Don Riggin writes articles on the topic of captives and risk finance for IRMI.com.

Mr. Riggin joined Spring Consulting Group in September of 2009. As the head of the firm's risk financing practice, he provides corporate and public sector clients with state-of-the-art risk financing advice and services. These include captive and self insurance feasibility analysis, ART facility implementation and review services, and a wide spectrum of risk financing solutions.

Mr. Riggin's previous experience includes Alternative Risk Solutions practice leader at Boston-based Albert Risk Management Consultants, Managing Director of Product Development at Liberty Mutual Alternative Markets, and over 25 years of experience creating alternative risk financing structures as a broker and consultant.

Mr. Riggin is an accomplished author and speaker. He edited and wrote IRMI's Risk Financing, a quarterly reference service published by the International Risk Management Institute in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Riggin also wrote and edited Financing Risk & Reinsurance, 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. Mr. Riggin is the author Practical Risk Hedging, a quarterly updated reference service published by The National Underwriter Company. Mr. Riggin is a frequent speaker at industry events such as RIMS and The World Captive Forum.

Mr. Riggin holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Towson University, as well as the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), and the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) professional designations.

Articles on IRMI.com

Captives

A Cautionary Tale about Captive Risk Distribution (February 2011)

Evaluating Your Captive's Capital and Surplus Requirements (December 2010)

Property Insurance Captives—A Funding Primer (August 2010)

Captive Underwriting Profits—without Third-Party Business (February 2010)

The Captive/Large Deductible Debate—A Philosophical Perspective (December 2009)

Do Captives Earn Profits? (August 2009)

Things To Know about Captive Insurance Companies (November 2008)

Insuring Property Risks in a Captive (October 2006)

Risk Finance

Is a Perfect Storm Coming for Europe's Insurers? (August 2011)

What's in a Loss Ratio? More Than Meets the Eye! (May 2011)

The Corridor Self-Insured Retention (May 2010)

Self-Insured Retentions versus Deductibles (May 2009)

Structured Insurance Programs (February 2009)

Property Catastrophe Risk and Capital Markets Risk Transfer (August 2008)

The Evolution of Finite Reinsurance and Financial Accounting Statement (FAS) 113 (May 2008)

Has the IRS Lost Its Collective Mind? (November 2007)

Event Risk Financing: Thinking Beyond the Transfer versus Retain Paradigm (August 2007)

Contingent Risk Capital (June 2007)

The Importance of Calculating a Capital Charge for Insurable Risk Hedging Strategies (February 2007)

Determining the Optimal Combination of Risk Retention and Risk Transfer (December 2006)