Gerald C. Yoshida

Director

Gerald C. Yoshida leads the Firm’s Insurance Regulatory Practice Group, and specializes in the formation and representation of captive insurance companies and risk retention groups and other insurance regulatory matters in the State of Hawaii. He maintains an “AV” rating by Martindale Hubbell.¹

Mr. Yoshida represents a majority of the captive insurance companies licensed in the State of Hawaii. He has been involved with captives in Hawaii since the State's captive law first went into effect in 1987, and was instrumental in licensing the first captive in the State of Hawaii that year. He remains active in the formation and ongoing representation of captives and risk retention groups and has been a speaker on those subjects locally, nationally, and internationally. Mr. Yoshida’s captive insurance and insurance regulatory experience includes matters relating to formation and ongoing operational issues, redomestication, conversion, liquidation, coverage matters, policy drafting, reinsurance, reinsurance trusts, and corporate governance.

Education

• B.S., Pacific University, 1973
• M.S., Gonzaga University, 1975
• J.D., Gonzaga University, 1977

Admissions

• Hawaii State Bar
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Memberships & Civic Activities

• Past Chairman of the Board, President and Director, Hawaii Captive Insurance Council
• Member, Hawaii Captive Insurance Council (Legislative Committee)
• Member, National Risk Retention Association (Government Affairs Committee)
• Director and past President, Coalition of Alternative Risk Funding Mechanisms
• Member, Hawaii State Bar Association
• Board of Directors and Officer of numerous Hawaii domiciled captive insurance companies
• Arbitrator, Hawaii Court Annexed Arbitration Program

Lectures and Panels

• Presentation to ASHRM, Captive Basics (September 30, 2002)
• 2006 NRRA Annual Conference, Don’t Get Caught in a Windstorm, Corporate Governance Changes, Sox and the RRG (September 18, 2006)
• CAHF/QCHF Institute, Standards of Excellence, A Defining Moment For Risk, Liability and Insurance . . . Understanding Risk Transfer and Risk Retention Practices, 101 (July 24, 2007)
• RIMS Hawaii Chapter Presentation, Overview of Captive Insurance as an Alternative Risk Financing Mechanism (September 20, 2007)
• 2007 NRRA Annual Conference, Building Good Corporate Governance Practices (September 26, 2007)
• 2007 HCIC Captive Forum, Quarterbacking the Captive Creation Process at the Company Level (November 1, 2007)
• 2008 NRRA Annual Conference, Moderator, Examining Governance from Multiple Perspectives (September 23, 2008)
• Pacific University Masters of Healthcare Administration Program, Understanding Risk Financing, Captives Risk Retention Groups, 101 (April 24, 2009)
• 2009 Physician Insurers Association of America Leadership Camp, Taking Command of Your Risks and Risk Financing:  What a Captive Can Do for Your Company (May 13, 2009)

¹ CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review process that rates lawyers. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories — legal ability and general ethical standards. An “AV” rating is the highest rating offered by Martindale-Hubbell.