Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies

Excited to start a new adventure as Underwriter at Sompo!

🎉Exciting News! 🎉 I am thrilled to announce that I have started a new role as a Trainee Underwriter on the Specialty Reinsurance Team at Convex Insurance. 🌟 This is an incredible opportunity to learn and grow in the field of specialty reinsurance and I am looking forward to working with such a talented team. A huge thank you to everyone has supported me on this journey so far, especially my colleagues who facilitated an incredible internship experience this summer on the International Property Re Team at Convex. I am now looking forward to joining the company full-time. Here's to new beginnings and exciting challenges ahead! 🚀

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Senior Underwriter at Antares Reinsurance Company Ltd!

I am happy to announce that I am starting a new position as Assurance Associate at PwC Bermuda. I look forward to this new opportunity in my career journey and I would like to give a special thanks to Kelly DiVuolo, Savannah Parfitt and Undrea Fraser

A little late with this update but I’m happy to share that I’ve started a new position as Director at Markel!

This past summer I returned to Bermuda to work with Liberty Mutual Insurance (Bermuda) within the #HealthcareUnderwriting Department for my third and final 13-week Co-op Term alongside Andrew Osborne, Jordan Commissiong and Zalikah Ratteray. I was over the moon about this opportunity because it is an aspect of insurance I have yet to hear about in my short time within the industry. I was so prepared to roll my sleeves up and get myself elbows deep into this new line of business and ready to embrace all the learning that comes with it. Mini testimony: Once I wrapped up my previous co-op term, I set the goal to work somewhere different. Not because I did not like where I was working but because I liked it too much. It was all too good to be true, my team was great, the synergy with other teams was amazing, I learned a lot, and I had fun both in the office and offsite! I am beyond grateful for the experience because it provided the strong foundation I needed to catapult in this industry, being offered both personal and professional advice, and attending different events ultimately changed my perspective on what the industry had to offer. Being naturally curious and adventurous, I wanted to push myself further and take full advantage of the opportunities available to me. Therefore, I wanted to challenge myself by exploring something different—a new country, a new industry, or a new department within insurance that I hadn’t yet encountered. So, I began applying to many co-ops that interested me in various industries in Canada with the hopes to land a job in Toronto or the UK (without the logistics figured out). Another reason why I wanted to land a job in another country is because I was eager to build an international resume to complement my advanced major in international business. However, despite my best efforts, I didn’t secure a position abroad. With new country and new industry off the table, I turned my focus back to Bermuda internships. I interviewed with two companies on the same day after weeks of interviews with various companies. The first interview went well, but I knew it wasn’t the right fit for me. Before my second interview, I prayed, “If this is meant for me, let me say all the right things.” Toward the end of that interview, one of the interviewers said, “You said all the right things,” and I knew I had found the right place. The conversation felt genuine, and I could truly see myself working at this esteemed organization. By the end of the day, I had three verbal offers in my inbox. All of this reminded me of a key lesson: What’s meant for you will always find its way to you. Things may not always go according to your plan, but they will unfold according to the Lord’s plan. Trust that He is working on your behalf and always has your best intentions at heart.

I’m delighted to announce my appointment as the new Executive Director of the Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies Through this role, my passion for helping others coupled with two decades of work experience in both the local and international (re)insurance industry has uniquely prepared me for succeeding in this exciting role. To colleagues, clients and brokers from my previous roles in the industry, I will certainly miss working with you and feel free to stop by and say hi when you’re on the island! A big thank you to the BFIS Board of Trustees, the numerous mentees and individuals I’ve met and supported along the way. In your own way you’ve inspired me to be the best person I can be. Through this new role, I look forward to leading the efforts at BFIS to ensure Bermuda’s young people unlock their fullest potential within our thriving (re)insurance industry. I can’t wait to get started! https://lnkd.in/gWiSmagk Bermuda Under 40s Re/Insurance Group Bermuda CPCU Society Women In Reinsurance (WiRe) Bermuda Association for Corporate Racial Equity (ACRE) Lorene Phillips, ACII PCC Stephen Jones, RPLU David Soutter Gavin C. Bishop FCA, FCII Bonnie Exell