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What Is A Captive?

It's Simple - A Better Approach To Health Benefits For Schools

It's Simple - A Better Approach To Health Benefits For Schools

A Captive is:

A privately owned insurance company created by a business or group of businesses to insure their own risks. This offers more control, cost savings, and tailored coverage options. The perfect option for schools.

4 Reasons to Choose a Captive

With a captive, your organization designs its own insurance program—customized to the specific risks you face. You’re no longer limited to the rigid offerings of commercial insurers or forced to pay for unnecessary coverage. Captives allow for more flexible underwriting, claims handling, and policy terms that align with your operational realities. This control helps eliminate coverage gaps and ensures your risk management strategy is truly tailored. In short, you're the one driving the insurance process, not reacting to it.

Captives can reduce your long-term insurance costs by eliminating many of the overhead and profit margins baked into traditional insurance premiums. As a captive owner, your organization retains underwriting profits and investment income that would otherwise go to a third-party insurer. Additionally, captives encourage proactive loss control, which can further reduce claims and premiums over time. While setup and regulatory costs exist, these are often outweighed by the long-term savings and financial efficiency. A well-run captive can become a valuable financial asset for your business.

Captives promote better risk awareness and accountability across your organization. With direct access to claims data and loss trends, you can identify patterns and take targeted actions to reduce future exposure. Because your business is financially invested in its own insurance outcomes, there's a natural incentive to implement smarter safety measures and compliance practices. This proactive approach often leads to fewer claims, less downtime, and stronger organizational resilience. In the long run, a captive can transform how your company thinks about and manages risk.

No two businesses are alike—and your insurance solution shouldn’t be either. Captives offer the flexibility to adjust coverage terms, funding levels, and even reinsurance arrangements to meet evolving business needs. Whether you're expanding into new markets, adding new risks, or adjusting operations, your captive can grow and shift with you. Unlike off-the-shelf policies, captives empower you to innovate and respond in real time. This adaptability makes them a strategic tool for long-term growth and stability.

How To Pick The Right Captive For Your School

Make sure to evaluate a potential captive on these key factors:

Years Of Experience

Choosing a captive manager with years of experience ensures your program is built on a foundation of proven strategies and deep industry knowledge. Seasoned professionals can better anticipate challenges and guide you through complex regulatory and financial decisions.

Industry Specialization

A firm that understands your specific industry can tailor coverage to match the unique risks you face. Captives aren't one-size-fits-all—specialized expertise means smarter structures and better outcomes.

Transparency

Full transparency builds trust and allows your organization to make informed decisions about risk, capital, and compliance. When nothing is hidden, you're empowered to truly own and manage your captive with confidence.

Cost

Captives should help you control costs—not create hidden ones. A well-structured, efficiently managed captive delivers long-term savings without compromising on protection or compliance.

Schools will want to make the most of every dollar spent with the rising costs of health care. Self-funded health insurance plans provide an abundance of data that can help schools tailor their benefits to their employee's needs.

About Captivated Health

Captivated Health was designed specifically for schools. This specialization and expertise, coupled with over 10 years of experience yields an organization  that prides itself on stability and proven results. We are self governed through a set of by-laws and representative governance structure, and operate through a fully transparent contractual model that has returned millions of premium to members.

Captivated Health was designed specifically for schools. This specialization and expertise, coupled with over 10 years of experience yields an organization  that prides itself on stability and proven results. We are self governed through a set of by-laws and representative governance structure, and operate through a fully transparent contractual model that has returned millions of premium to members.

Now that you know the benefits of Captivated Health, don't be shy to reach out!

About BEB (Burns Employee Benefits Insurance Services, LLC)

 

California's Trusted Insurance Broker For Over 20 Years

For over 20 years, our boutique consultancy has been dedicated to providing exceptional insurance brokerage and consulting services to businesses and individuals in Oakland, CA. Founded by industry leader Patrick Burns, we leverage our extensive experience with large employers to bring high-quality benefits solutions to small and mid-sized businesses. Our commitment to personalized service, affordable excellence, and deep industry expertise sets us apart. We take pride in honoring the unique personalities and cultures of our clients, ensuring that their specific needs are met with tailored, cost-effective solutions.