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(773) 693–4990

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M.R. Mead & Company, Inc.
N9753 Wildwood Ln.
Crivitz , WI 54113

Michael R. Mead, CPCU

President


Mr. Mead writes about captives for IRMI.com. From 2012 to 2019, he served 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, and 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.


Articles

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Captives Persist Despite the New Tax Law

February 02, 2018 | Michael R Mead

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Captives and Life Insurance

July 01, 2012 | Michael R Mead

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The Use of Captives in Wealth Management

January 21, 2012 | Michael R Mead

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Surplus Lines Insurance Taxation Remains Murky

October 01, 2011 | Michael R Mead

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Captive Managers—The Basics

October 01, 2010 | Michael R Mead

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Captives and Employee Benefits

July 01, 2010 | Michael R Mead

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Direct Procurement Revisited

April 01, 2010 | Michael R Mead

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Claims and the Captive

October 01, 2009 | Michael R Mead

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Agency Captives Revisited

July 01, 2009 | Michael R Mead

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The Economic Bailout and Its Unintended Consequences

April 01, 2009 | Michael R Mead

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Captive Insurance Exit Strategy

November 01, 2007 | Michael R Mead

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Captives and Collateral

August 01, 2007 | Michael R Mead

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How to Choose a Domicile That Works Best for Your Captive

April 01, 2006 | Michael R Mead

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Investment Strategies for Captives

January 01, 2006 | Michael R Mead

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Regulation of Captives: Who? Why? What Next?

August 01, 2005 | Michael R Mead

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When Is Reinsurance Not Reinsurance?

April 01, 2005 | Michael R Mead

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Using Captives and Risk Retention Groups Together

January 01, 2005 | Michael R Mead

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Taking a Closer Look at Captive Costs

October 01, 2004 | Michael R Mead

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Another Kind of Captive Growth: Risk Retention Groups Increase

October 01, 2003 | Michael R Mead

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The Role of the Domicile Manager

August 01, 2003 | Michael R Mead

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Actuarial Projections and the Captive

November 01, 2002 | Michael R Mead

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Choosing the Right Captive Domicile

August 01, 2002 | Michael R Mead

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Captive Structures

April 01, 2002 | Michael R Mead