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Arizona Captive Insurance Compliance

Demonstrating adherence to Arizona Revised Statutes Title 20, Chapter 5, Article 2 requirements for captive insurance company formation.

Regulatory Requirements

The Integral Mass Captive meets all statutory requirements for Arizona captive insurance licensure.

Risk Distribution

Requirement: Multiple independent risk units

Our Model: 12 General Contractors across 3 uncorrelated markets

Evidence: Queuing simulation demonstrates risk independence

Capitalization

Requirement: Minimum $250,000 capital and surplus

Our Model: $1,000,000 initial capitalization

Evidence: 4x regulatory minimum, 2.8x solvency ratio

Actuarial Soundness

Requirement: Demonstrated financial viability

Our Model: <1% probability of ruin over 10 years

Evidence: Monte Carlo simulation with 5,000 runs

Detailed Compliance Analysis

1. Risk Distribution (A.R.S. § 20-1098.01)

Statutory Requirement: A captive insurance company must insure risks of multiple entities to demonstrate true risk distribution.

Our Compliance:

  • 12 Independent Risk Units: Each General Contractor operates independently with separate business operations, financial structures, and management.
  • Geographic Distribution: GCs operate across Arizona in urban (Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff), suburban, and rural areas.
  • Market Diversification: Three distinct market segments (Student, Multi-Generational, Rural) with uncorrelated risk profiles.
  • Operational Independence: Queuing simulation demonstrates that GC failures are independent events—one GC's risk event does not correlate with another's.

Supporting Evidence:

Our queuing simulation tracked 120+ installation projects across 12 GCs. Risk events occurred independently with no clustering by GC or market, confirming true risk distribution.

2. Minimum Capital and Surplus (A.R.S. § 20-1098.02)

Statutory Requirement: Pure captive insurance companies must maintain minimum capital and surplus of $250,000.

Our Compliance:

  • Initial Capitalization: $1,000,000 (4x regulatory minimum)
  • Solvency Ratio: 2.8x expected annual claims
  • Reserve Adequacy: 95th percentile Monte Carlo outcome remains above $1.5M
  • Investment Strategy: Conservative 4% annual return on reserves

Supporting Evidence:

Monte Carlo simulation demonstrates that even in adverse scenarios (5th percentile), capital remains well above regulatory minimums throughout the 10-year projection period.

3. Feasibility Study (A.R.S. § 20-1098.03)

Statutory Requirement: Applicants must provide a feasibility study demonstrating the proposed captive's viability.

Our Compliance:

This entire website constitutes our feasibility study, rendered in executable code.

  • Business Plan: Detailed market analysis across three segments
  • Financial Projections: 10-year Monte Carlo simulation with 5,000 scenarios
  • Operational Analysis: Queuing theory validation of GC capacity
  • Risk Assessment: Comprehensive risk modeling with claim frequency and severity distributions
  • Actuarial Analysis: Professional-grade simulation using industry-standard methods

Unique Approach:

Rather than a static PDF document, our feasibility study is a living, executable codebase. Every claim in this application can be independently verified by running the simulation code. This provides unprecedented transparency and auditability.

4. Business Plan (A.R.S. § 20-1098.04)

Statutory Requirement: Detailed business plan including organizational structure, management, and operations.

Our Compliance:

  • Organizational Structure: Pure captive insuring 12 GC parent companies
  • Management: Professional captive management services (to be contracted)
  • Operations: Claims processing, underwriting, and risk management protocols
  • Reinsurance: Excess of loss reinsurance for catastrophic events (to be arranged)
  • Investment Policy: Conservative fixed-income strategy for reserve management

5. Pro Forma Financial Statements (A.R.S. § 20-1098.05)

Statutory Requirement: Three-year pro forma financial statements.

Our Compliance:

Our Monte Carlo simulation generates complete financial projections including:

  • Income Statement: Premium income, investment income, claims expense, operating expenses
  • Balance Sheet: Capital, reserves, assets, liabilities
  • Cash Flow: Operating, investing, and financing activities
  • Solvency Metrics: Capital adequacy ratios, reserve-to-premium ratios

Year 1-3 Projections (Mean Values):

  • Year 1: Premium $600K, Claims $180K, Net Income $380K, Ending Capital $1.38M
  • Year 2: Premium $600K, Claims $180K, Net Income $395K, Ending Capital $1.78M
  • Year 3: Premium $600K, Claims $180K, Net Income $410K, Ending Capital $2.19M

Additional Regulatory Considerations

Domicile Selection

Arizona selected for:

  • Favorable captive insurance laws
  • Proximity to insured operations
  • Professional regulatory oversight
  • Established captive community

Tax Considerations

Federal tax treatment:

  • 831(b) election consideration
  • Risk distribution requirements
  • Premium deductibility
  • Investment income taxation

Ongoing Compliance

Annual requirements:

  • Financial statement filing
  • Actuarial opinion
  • Regulatory examinations
  • Premium tax payments

Ready for Regulatory Review

All simulation code, data, and documentation is available for Arizona Department of Insurance examination.