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Spring creates innovative funding strategy in landmark case

Congratulations to Intel Corp, who recently received approval by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) of their application to fund their employee benefits in their captive.  Our team had submitted the application to the DOL on behalf of Intel.

Intel was seeking to reinsure their life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage through their existing Hawaii-based captive. They had received preliminary approval back on November 6, 2013.

More information about this development can be found in the April 10th Federal Register in Application No. L-11760.

Funding a corporation’s benefit risks though a captive is an innovative financial strategy that has become increasingly important for organizations facing accelerating benefits costs. There are a number of employers that have been waiting for a ruling on this case before they can proceed with their own benefit captive strategies.

“We are delighted that Intel’s request was approved and to see all of the hard work that our combined teams put into the project pay off,” said Karin Landry who heads the Intel team at Spring. “This case is a landmark ruling that is sure to be cited in the future as other employers look to create new fast track processes and to have Spring play a role in it is very exciting.”

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Image credit: Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center via flickr

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Karin Landry

Managing Partner at Spring Consulting Group, LLC
Karin Landry, ACI, CLTC, GBA is the Managing Partner for Spring Consulting Group. Karin has over 25 years of experience in the insurance, health care, risk financing, retirement and benefits industries. She is an internationally recognized leader in captive insurance strategy, benefits and financing. She is Past-Chairman of the Board of The Captive Insurance Company Association and a member of the ERISA Industry Committee and was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for Fallon Community Health Plan. She is also a Professor of Employee Benefits and member of the finance committee for the International Center of Captive Insurance Education part of the University of Vermont. Karin’s expertise around benefits allowed her to co-author a white paper for Business Insurance Magazine titled “Captives for Benefits: How to Use a Captive to Save Money and Enhance Benefits Coverage”, which is currently a top seller. Both Vermont and the US Virgin Islands asked Karin for input and guidance with their recent legislative changes. Prior to joining Spring, Karin was President of Watson Wyatt Insurance & Financial Services in the United States and Head of the Health & Welfare division for the eastern region.