Background
Michael R. Mead, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, writes about
captives
for IRMI.com. He also serves as editor of Captive Insurance Company Reports,
also published by IRMI.
Mr. Mead is a veteran of the insurance industry, serving in a variety of
roles: regional director of a global broker, an underwriter, and an
entrepreneur starting and operating several insurance-related companies.
He is past chairman and director of the Captive Insurance Companies
Association (CICA), past president of the Missouri Captive Insurance
Association, past vice president and director of the International Center for
Captive Insurance Education, director of the Captive Insurance Council of the
District of Columbia, and past president and director of the Arizona Captive
Insurance Association.
He serves as the principal at M.R. Mead & Company, independent captive
management and consulting services provider, and he also serves as a director,
secretary, and treasurer at Constitution Insurance Company LLC of Delaware, a
special purpose captive using serial limited liability company entities.
Mr. Mead has appeared as a speaker at numerous industry conferences,
including the World Captive Forum, CICA, various contractor associations, the
School of Professional Development of the University of Wisconsin, and the
National Association of Surety Bond Producers. He has served as an expert
witness in various captive-related litigations.
Mr. Mead has headed captive management firms in Washington, DC, South
Carolina, the Cayman Islands, Missouri, and Arizona. Clients range from
national firms to privately held corporations. He was president of a Cayman
Islands private placement life insurance company focused on customized
structures for high net worth individuals for asset protection and wealth
preservation.
Additionally, Mr. Mead is a member of the Chicago Chapter of World
Presidents Organization, the Society of Chartered Property Casualty
Underwriters, the Surplus Line Association of Illinois, of which he was a
founding director, the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, and a
former member of the World President's Organization.
M.R. Mead & Company operates globally from offices in Crivitz,
Wisconsin; Chicago; Indianapolis; and Nashville.
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