ROBUST, RELIABLE, RESILIENT—AMID CHANGE

Bermuda’s reinsurance industry has endured many challenges over the years, but its unique mixture of talent, capacity, innovation and world-class regulation has ensured its adaptability in the midst of change. It has remained the go-to hub for large and complex risks globally and a hotbed for innovation for risk transfer solutions. This virtual roundtable, held just before the renewals season and sponsored by the Bermuda Business Development Agency, drills down into the main challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the Island’s reinsurers.

  1. Brad Adderley, partner, Appleby
  2. David Brown, senior partner, EY Bermuda
  3. Kathleen Faries, chair, ILS Bermuda
  4. Sean Kelly, partner, PwC
  5. Daniel Malloy, chief executive officer, Third Point Re
  6. Andre Perez, chief executive officer, Horseshoe Group
  7. Nicolas Plianthos, senior vice president, Marsh
  8. Adria Richards, head of property catastrophe–global clients, RenaissanceRe
  9. Anup Seth, global leader, underwriting solutions, Aon
  10. Ariane West, director of structured finance, Nephila Climate
  11. Gavin Woods, partner, Carey Olsen
  12. Wyn Jenkins, managing editor, Bermuda:Re+ILS (moderator)

EDITOR’S NOTE

Leading from the front as the reinsurance industry reinvents itself—again

AN IDEAL GLOBAL CHAMPION

After market disruption, innovation and new capital have always come together in Bermuda to help address newly understood risks. This time will be no different, writes Roland Andy Burrows, CEO of the Bermuda Business Development Agency.

BERMUDA’S RESILIENT REINSURERS

How do you characterise the health of Bermuda’s reinsurance sector, in the context of the challenges of COVID-19 and several years of cat losses?

INNOVATIVE BERMUDA ADAPTS TO CHANGE

Does Bermuda now have a role to play in terms of innovation, regulation and using technology to find solutions to new challenges?

OPPORTUNITIES IN A HARD MARKET

What’s your take on the hard market? Are you prepared to give any predictions on rate increases, or how long it may last?

ILS COMES OF AGE ON BERMUDA

What are your expectations for the response of ILS to all these market conditions?

MARKET FORCES DRIVE CONSOLIDATION

Are we likely to see more M&A activity?

In association with:

A Bermuda:Re+ILS Special Report