Whitehouse

Ben practices within the Regulatory and Government Practice Group focusing on general insurance and captive insurance matters.

• Captive Insurance
• Government Relations
• Insurance
• Tax
• Military & National Security Law

Ben works with business owners and service providers on forming and operating captive insurance companies, traditional insurance company matters, and tax issues related to insurance companies. He previously worked at the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance as the Supervising Attorney for Insurance. He also has prior experience with the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office and served as a Judge Advocate in the United States Navy.

Under Ben’s leadership, Butler Snow was recognized by Captive Review as the legal services firm of the year at the 2021 US Captive Service Awards. Ben serves as the chairperson of the American Bar Association Business Law Section’s Captive Insurance Committee. He is a course instructor for the International Center for Captive Insurance Education and previously served as its board President. Ben is a frequent speaker and author on the subject of captive insurance and has been recognized by Captive Review as a “Power 50” and “Ones to Watch.”

Ben also serves as a regulatory consultant on captive insurance matters to the Insurance Board of the Federated States of Micronesia and regularly works with insurance professionals and entrepreneurs in Japan seeking to form captive insurance companies in Micronesia.

Ben holds a certificate from the International Center for Captive Insurance Education as an Associate in Captive Insurance and held a certification as a Professional in Insurance Regulation by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Ben also maintains a traditional insurance regulatory practice assisting clients with traditional insurance company formations, mergers, dissolutions, and other regulatory actions. He also serves as the Administrator for the Tennessee Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association.

Ben completed his undergraduate education at Wabash College. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law and received his LL.M. from Boston University School of Law. Ben is a member of the American, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Nashville Bar Associations.

• Mr. Whitehouse works with business owners and service providers on forming and operating captive insurance companies, traditional insurance company matters, and tax issues related to insurance companies. Mr. Whitehouse previously worked at the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance as the Supervising Attorney for Insurance. Mr. Whitehouse also has prior experience with the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office and served as a Judge Advocate in the United States Navy.

• Professional in Insurance Regulation, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 2017
• Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation, Class of 2016
• Associate in Captive Insurance, International Center for Captive Insurance Education, 2014
• Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
• Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
• Captive Review
  • Power 50, 2021
  • Ones to Watch, 2019
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Best Lawyers in America®
  • Insurance Law, 2023-2024

• Tennessee, 2002
• North Carolina, 2021
• U.S. District Courts
  • Tennessee: Eastern, Middle, Western
• U.S. Court of Appeals
  • 6th Circuit
  • Armed Forces
• U.S. Tax Court
• Tenneesee Supreme Court

• Boston University School of Law, LL.M., 2016
• University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., 2002
  • Staff Member, Tennessee Law Review
• Wabash College, A.B., English, 1999

• American Bar Association
  • Business Law Section
    • Captive Insurance Committee
• Tennessee Bar Association
• Nashville Bar Association
  • Government Lawyers Section
    • Co-Chair, 2014-2015
• Yokosuka Legal Association
  • President, 2005
• International Center for Captive Insurance Education
  • Course Instructor, 2016-Present
  • Board Member, 2016-Present
    • President, 2020-2022
    • Vice President, 2019-2020

• Author, "A Business Lawyer's Guide to Captive Insurance," Business Law Today, American Bar Association, Business Law Section, June 15, 2023.
• Speaker, "Regulation of Captives in the FSM: A Conversation," 2023 Federated States of Micronesia Captive Insurance Council Seminar, Toyko, June 8, 2023.
• Speaker, "A Business Lawyer's Guide to Captive Insurance," ABA Business Law Hybrid Section Annual Meeting 2022, September 16, 2022.
• Panelist, "Innovation and Captive Coverages," Look to North Carolina NCCIA 2022, May 3, 2022.
• Guest, "Ben Whitehouse and the Road Less Traveled," After the JAG Corps: Navigating Your Career Progression Podcast, March 12, 2022.
• Speaker, "Controlling Your Captive," Tennessee Captive Insurance Association Annual Conference, December 14, 2021.
• Quoted, "The golden rules," Captive Insurance Times, Issue 238, December 8, 2021.
• Speaker, "Grow Your Captive and Reduce Employee-Related Insurance Expenses," Cayman Captive Forum, December 2, 2021.
• Instructor, "Regulation of Captives," International Center for Captive Insurance Education, 2021.
• Guest, “GCP Explainer: IRS v Delaware Department of Insurance,” Global Captive Podcast, July 2021.
• Quoted, "Industry reacts to CIC Services Supreme Court win over IRS," Captive Insurance Times, May 19, 2021.
• Panelist, “Gaining Third-Party Premium Through Customers, Employees and Other Networks,” 2021 Business Insurance World Captive Forum Virtual Conference, February 2021.
• Quoted, "Captive Immunity," Captive Insurance Times, December 9, 2020.
• Panelist, "Legislative Issues," Tennessee Captive Insurance Association's Virtual Seminar, December 9, 2020.
• Quoted, “Industry reacts to IRS’ latest micro captive ‘scare tactics,’” Captive Insurance Times, October 5, 2020.
• Panelist, “Selecting Service Providers,” 2020 WRCIC Virtual Session, July 6, 2020.
• Moderator, “Captives in the Midst of the Coronavirus Crisis: A Regulator Roundtable Discussion,” International Center for Captive Insurance Education Webinar, June 3, 2020. 
• Presenter, “Risk Distribution in Small Captives – 301,” CICA 2020 Webinar Series, May 18, 2020.
• Quoted, “US Supreme Court agrees to hear CIC Services’ case against IRS,” Captive Insurance Times, May 5, 2020.
• Interviewed, “COVID-19: time for captives to shine, says Ben Whitehouse,” Captive Insurance Times, March 24, 2020.
• Author, “Corporate Governance Best Practices for Captive Insurance Companies,” Captive Insurance Company Reports, IRMI, December 2019.
• Co-Author, “The growth of bank captives,” The Tennessee Banker, November/December 2019, Volume 107, Number 6, pg. 36-37.
• Guest, “GCP #11: Matthew Latham, Andrew Koegel and Ben Whitehouse,” Global Captive Podcast, July 2019.
• Quoted, “US Captive Domiciles Keeping Captive Statutes Up to Date in 2019,” captive.com, June 3, 2019.
• Author, “A ‘Good’ Captive Is in the Owner’s Hands,” Captive Insurance Company Reports, IRMI, June 2019.
• Quoted, “Tennessee Governor Signs Captive Legislation,” captive.com, May 8, 2019.
• Author, "The Path to Good Corporate Governance," Captive International, 2019.
• Presenter, “Implementing Corporate Governance Best Practices In Captives,” Captive Insurance Companies of America International Conference, 2019.
• Presenter, “What the ‘Captive’ World Needs Now,” Tennessee Captive Insurance Association Annual Conference, 2019.
• Instructor, “Business Ethics In the Captive Insurance Industry,” International Center for Captive Insurance Education, 2016-Present.
• Presenter, “When Good Captives Go Bad,” Tennessee Captive Insurance Annual Conference, 2018.
• Presenter, “Captive Case Studies and Captive Tax Update,” Tennessee Bar Association CLE Webinars, 2016-2018.
• Presenter, “An Overview of the Captive Insurance Regulatory Process,” Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Webinar, 2017.
• Presenter, “Legislative Update,” Tennessee Captive Insurance Association Summer Spotlight, 2016.
• Presenter, “Legislative Update,” Tennessee Captive Insurance Association Annual Conference, 2015.
• Presenter, “Risk Retention Group Hot Topics,” Tennessee Captive Insurance Association Annual Conference, 2015.
• Presenter, “Advising Corporate Clients on Captive Insurance,” Tennessee Bar Association CLE Webinar, 2015.
• Presenter, “Preparing the Lay Witness for Testimony,” Nashville Bar Association Seminar, 2014.
• Presenter, “Handgun Carry Permits and Laws,” Tennessee District Attorney General’s Annual Conference, 2012.

• Assistant Scoutmaster - Troop 217, Nashville, Tennessee
• Middle Tennessee Council, Boy Scouts of America, Council Executive Committee, Vice President (Camping)
• St. Augustine's Episcopal Chapel Advisory Board