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ARTICLE · 04 APRIL 2017

Cayman Capitive Forum - The Best Show In Town

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Cayman is well known as an attractive international destination for financial industry conferences, particularly in the hedge fund sector, but you might be surprised that the biggest annual conference is for the captive insurance industry.

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Conor Jennings
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Cayman is well known as an attractive international destination for financial industry conferences, particularly in the hedge fund sector, but you might be surprised that the biggest annual conference is for the captive insurance industry.

The Cayman Captive Forum (the "Forum") spans over three days and attract close to 1,500 delegates every November/December and has in recent years been held at the Ritz Carlton, Grand Cayman. Every other hotel is also jam packed and for the restaurants and taxi cabs it's an early Christmas.

The Forum is hosted by the Insurance Managers Association of the Cayman Islands (IMAC) and it's the industry's annual showcase. Besides being the largest such event in Cayman it is also the largest off shore captive conference anywhere in the world. It's a big deal.

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