--- title: "Profiles in Risk – E88: The Captive Insurance Market With Van Carlson, CEO of Strategic Risk Alternatives - InsNerds.com" description: This episode is sponsored by IA Path - Unlocking Your Adjusting Superpowers. Go to https://iapath.com I've been enamored with captive insurance for most of my insurance career. The ability of insureds to get tax benefits for self-insuring exposure solves a lot of problems when they are unable to 1. acquire insurance for their exposure (dangerous product or image: https://insnerds.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Lamparelli-100x100-Jan-03-2025-02-15-39-7338-AM.jpg --- 2 min read # Profiles in Risk – E88: The Captive Insurance Market With Van Carlson, CEO of Strategic Risk Alternatives [![Picture of Nicholas Lamparelli](https://insnerds.com/hubfs/Nick%20Lamparelli(Headshot%20GS).jpg) Nicholas Lamparelli ](https://insnerds.com/insights/author/nicholas-lamparelli) : Jun 11, 2018 12:00:00 AM [Podcast](https://insnerds.com/insights/tag/podcast) ![Profiles in Risk – E88: The Captive Insurance Market With Van Carlson, CEO of Strategic Risk Alternatives](https://insnerds.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Lamparelli-100x100-Jan-03-2025-02-15-39-7338-AM.jpg) Audio Player [https://www.buzzsprout.com/87086/724272-e88-the-captive-insurance-market-with-van-carlson-ceo-of-strategic-risk-alternatives.mp3](https://www.buzzsprout.com/87086/724272-e88-the-captive-insurance-market-with-van-carlson-ceo-of-strategic-risk-alternatives.mp3) 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. *This episode is sponsored by **[IA Path](https://iapath.com/)** – Unlocking Your Adjusting Superpowers. Go to **[https://iapath.com](https://iapath.com/)*** I’ve been enamored with captive insurance for most of my insurance career. The ability of insureds to get tax benefits for self-insuring exposure solves a lot of problems when they are unable to 1. acquire insurance for their exposure (dangerous product or industry) or 2. are unable to acquire insurance at a reasonable premium (hard market or misunderstood exposure). In this episode, I discuss all things captive with Van Carlson of Strategic Risk Alternatives. **CONNECT WITH VAN CARLSON: ****[LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vancarlson/ ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vancarlson/)[Strategic Risk Alternatives Homepage: https://goo.gl/v7pSKU](https://goo.gl/v7pSKU)** **MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:**** [831b Tax Code For Captives: https://goo.gl/vPYee2](https://goo.gl/vPYee2) [1986 Tax Reform Act That Allowed Captives: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopicn97.pdf](https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopicn97.pdf) ****BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY VAN: [The E-Myth](https://amzn.to/2y0uITR) by [Michael Gerber](https://amzn.to/2LFSiaE): [https://amzn.to/2y0uITR ](https://amzn.to/2y0uITR)****[The Rainmaker](https://amzn.to/2LBoKef) by [John Grisham](https://amzn.to/2HBV12q): [https://amzn.to/2LBoKef](https://amzn.to/2sLShLg)** **SUBSCRIBE AT: [Buzzsprout RSS: https://goo.gl/5K4X3Q](https://goo.gl/5K4X3Q) [Google Play: https://goo.gl/WMAvW4](https://goo.gl/5K4X3Q) ****[iTunes: https://goo.gl/7SqwvP Overcast: https://goo.gl/8b4cbD Stitcher: https://goo.gl/DmE7Mi](https://goo.gl/DmE7Mi)** **[YouTube: https://goo.gl/1Turar](https://goo.gl/1Turar)** ** ** ![](https://insnerds.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Lamparelli-100x100-Jan-03-2025-02-15-39-7338-AM.jpg?width=100&height=100&name=Lamparelli-100x100-Jan-03-2025-02-15-39-7338-AM.jpg) ![](https://insnerds.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Lamparelli-100x100-Jan-03-2025-02-15-39-7338-AM.jpg?width=100&height=100&name=Lamparelli-100x100-Jan-03-2025-02-15-39-7338-AM.jpg) ### About Nicholas Lamparelli Nick Lamparelli is a 20+ year veteran of the insurance wars. 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