--- title: "Profiles in Risk – E169: All About Captive Insurance Companies With Aaron Gordon of Gordon Insurance Services - InsNerds.com" description: "\"No left turns! No reverse!\" Risk management is all about being proactive in the management of risk. Rather than being a victim, risk management allows companies (and individuals) the opportunity to engage, learn and implement strategies that reduce injuries, losses and ultimately the expenses associated with those, including insurance costs. In this episode of Profiles" image: https://insnerds.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Lamparelli-100x100-Jan-03-2025-03-18-20-5289-AM.jpg --- 2 min read # Profiles in Risk – E169: All About Captive Insurance Companies With Aaron Gordon of Gordon Insurance Services [![Picture of Nicholas Lamparelli](https://insnerds.com/hubfs/Nick%20Lamparelli(Headshot%20GS).jpg) Nicholas Lamparelli ](https://insnerds.com/insights/author/nicholas-lamparelli) : Jul 20, 2019 12:00:00 AM [Podcast](https://insnerds.com/insights/tag/podcast) [Video](https://insnerds.com/insights/tag/video) [Profiles in Risk](https://insnerds.com/insights/tag/profiles-in-risk) [Captive Insurance](https://insnerds.com/insights/tag/captive-insurance) ![Profiles in Risk – E169: All About Captive Insurance Companies With Aaron Gordon of Gordon Insurance Services](https://insnerds.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Lamparelli-100x100-Jan-03-2025-03-18-20-5289-AM.jpg) “No left turns! No reverse!” Risk management is all about being proactive in the management of risk. Rather than being a victim, risk management allows companies (and individuals) the opportunity to engage, learn and implement strategies that reduce injuries, losses and ultimately the expenses associated with those, including insurance costs. In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Aaron Gordon about captives. Captives are a decades-old strategy for companies to take proactive control of their risk management. It is the company putting their money where their mouth is when it comes to their risk and exposure. We talked about which companies should form captives, why, what exposures can be placed into the captive and what it takes operationally to set one up and maintain. **LISTEN HERE:** Audio Player [https://www.buzzsprout.com/87086/1434574-pir-e169-all-about-captive-insurance-companies-with-aaron-gordon-of-gordon-insurance-services.mp3](https://www.buzzsprout.com/87086/1434574-pir-e169-all-about-captive-insurance-companies-with-aaron-gordon-of-gordon-insurance-services.mp3) 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.   **OR WATCH HERE:** **CONNECT WITH AARON GORDON: LinkedIn – [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarongordon/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarongordon/) Twitter – [https://twitter.com/nyriskadvisor](https://twitter.com/nyriskadvisor) Gordon Companies Homepage – [https://gordoncompanies.com/](https://gordoncompanies.com/) **** MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: ****Delaware Captive Insurance Association – [https://www.delawarecaptive.org](https://www.delawarecaptive.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1)**   **BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY AARON: Insuring Tomorrow by Insurance Nerds – [https://amzn.to/2Y1f6XV](https://amzn.to/2Y1f6XV) The End of Insurance As We Know It by Rob Galbraith – [https://amzn.to/2YdquUZ](https://amzn.to/2YdquUZ) How to Sell When Nobody’s Buying by David Lakhani – [https://amzn.to/2JS1Dgh](https://amzn.to/2JS1Dgh) Powerful Personal Brands by Ben Baker – [https://amzn.to/2XY702o](https://amzn.to/2XY702o) **   ** SUBSCRIBE AT: [Buzzsprout RSS: http://www.buzzsprout.com/87086](http://www.buzzsprout.com/87086)**** [Google Play: https://goo.gl/WMAvW4](https://goo.gl/WMAvW4)**** **** [iTunes: https://goo.gl/7SqwvP](https://goo.gl/7SqwvP)**** [Overcast: https://goo.gl/8b4cbD](https://goo.gl/8b4cbD) **** [Spotify: https://goo.gl/niAbGN](https://goo.gl/niAbGN) [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-03-2025-03-18-20-5289-AM.jpg?width=100&height=100&name=Lamparelli-100x100-Jan-03-2025-03-18-20-5289-AM.jpg) ![](https://insnerds.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Lamparelli-100x100-Jan-03-2025-03-18-20-5289-AM.jpg?width=100&height=100&name=Lamparelli-100x100-Jan-03-2025-03-18-20-5289-AM.jpg) ### About Nicholas Lamparelli Nick Lamparelli is a 20+ year veteran of the insurance wars. 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