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Collaborative To Promote Insurance As A Career
A collaborative of insurance carriers, trade associations and industry partners have invited the insurance community to join them in supporting the first-ever Insurance Careers Month to be held during February 2016. Insurance Careers Month is the kick-off of a cross-industry, multi-phased initiative designed to raise awareness of the dynamic career... Read more of this article
Bermuda Insurance Market Conference Held
Bermuda Insurance Institute [BII] recently held their 4th annual Bermuda Insurance Market Conference [BIMC] where both local and international experts gave presentations and participated in panel discussions. Sir Russell Coutts, CEO of the Americas Cup Authority gave the key note address at the conference which took place at O’Hara House on Thursday,... Read more of this article
XL Catlin: America’s Cup Insurance Partner
XL Catlin and the America’s Cup Event Authority [ACEA] have agreed a global partnership that sees XL Catlin being named the Official Insurance Partner of the 35th America’s Cup and the Presenting Partner of the America’s Cup Volunteer Program. “We’re delighted to welcome XL Catlin to the America’s Cup family,” said Dr. Harvey Schiller,... Read more of this article
ABIR Presents At Bermuda Insurance Market
The benefits to the Bermuda international [re]insurance market of awaited equivalency with the European Union Solvency II Directive on insurance regulation, marked the opening comments on day two of the Bermuda Insurance Market Conference. Leila Madeiros, Senior Vice President, Deputy Director and Corporate Secretary for the Association of Bermuda Insurers... Read more of this article
Two BII Bursary Students Sponsored By ABIR
The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers [ABIR] has sponsored bursary students Kishana Thomas Quallo and Edward Gouveia DeSousa to attend the Bermuda Insurance Market Conference, set to be held today [Oct 8] and tomorrow [Oct 9] at XL Catlin [O’Hara House]. Both of the Bermuda Insurance Institute [BII] students are “eagerly looking... Read more of this article
Freisenbruch-Meyer Will Open On Saturday
Due to the threat posed by Hurricane Joaquin, Freisenbruch-Meyer Group said they would like to offer clients additional time to ensure their policies are up-to-date and that they are adequately insured, so their offices will be open from 9:00am to 12:00pm on Saturday. The company said, “According to the Bermuda Weather Service, Hurricane... Read more of this article
BF&M Acquires Kitson Insurance Services Ltd.
BF&M Limited, announced today [Oct 1] that it has completed the acquisition of Kitson Insurance Services Ltd., a Bermuda based insurance agency and brokerage business. President & CEO of BF&M John Wight, stated, “BF&M is pleased to assume responsibility for continuing to provide top‐tier service to Kitson’s policyholders and to... Read more of this article
Video: Three-Pronged Strategy Still Appropriate
Axis Capital President and CEO Albert Benchimol recently appeared on A.M. Best TV, saying that his company’s three-pronged strategy – focusing on insurance, reinsurance, and accident and health – is appropriate moving forward. Mr. Benchimol said, “It’s appropriate, after all the works that we had done with integration... Read more of this article
Webcast: Modernization Of Actuarial Function
Deloitte Ltd. is hosting a webcast at 3:00pm on Monday September 28, addressing the expectation for actuarial functions to transform their processes, systems, governance and talent, in order to bring the support sought by insurance organizations. Increasingly, senior executives of insurance companies expect the actuarial function to provide leadership... Read more of this article
Simon Barrett: New Hamilton Underwriting CFO
Hamilton Underwriting Limited, the managing agency of Lloyd’s Syndicate 3334 and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, announced today that Simon Barrett has been appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Barrett reports to managing agency Chief Executive Officer Dermot O’Donohoe. “I’m pleased to welcome Simon... Read more of this article
BILTIR To Hold Second Annual Conference
The Bermuda International Long Term Insurers and Reinsurers [BILTIR] will be hosting its second annual Bermuda International Life and Annuity Conference on Tuesday, September 29 at the Fairmont Southampton. The BILTIR member-companies represent a growing sector of Bermuda’s international insurance industry, and attendees will be coming to the island... Read more of this article
Re/insurance Megadeals Value Surpasses $80B
[Updated with video] With record levels of volume and size in insurance sector M&A activity during the first half of 2015, a new PwC report sets out why alignment with overall company strategy and preservation of value are key to pending and future mergers. Launched this week by PwC at the Monte Carlo Reinsurance Rendez-vous, Insurance 2020: On... Read more of this article
