Barbados licensed 20 new captive insurance companies last year, an increase on the 13 that were licensed in 2016, according to the Barbados Financial Services Commission (BFSC).

Companies of all shapes, sizes and industries are evaluating their alternative risk financing strategies in response to the continued hard market conditions, according to a session at the Barbados Risk...

The inaugural Barbados Risk & Insurance Management Conference, which will be held virtually from March 24-25, 2021 was launched via Zoom recently.

Barbados has been an established captive insurance jurisdiction since the 1980s.

The total number of captives worldwide was 6,618 at 31 December 2016, of which 3,192 (48%) are registered in the United States, 2,417 (37%) in Bermuda and the Caribbean, 841 (13%) in Europe...

Acknowledging the existence of a highly competitive captive insurance domicile market worldwide, the question is appropriately asked, "Why form a captive insurance company in Barbados?"

Barbados has had a long history of political and economic stability. Together with an excellent education system and sound infrastructure...

Traditionally, trusts and foundations were often used as tools to obscure the ownership of assets as tax shelters thereto.

Barbados is attractive to investors as a secure and reputable jurisdiction that facilitates global growth and profitability, in various sectors including...

Barbados is one of the first countries in the Caribbean to converge its local and international tax rates.