News & Announcements

The Women of WiRe took time out to focus on personal development today at the Creating Your Personal Brand workshop. A special thanks to Lorene Phillips, ACII, PCC (ICF Accredited) and Dr. Jennifer Card for their thought leadership and candid challenges in today’s double seminar on #personalbranding and #executivepresence. If you are a professional in the #Bermuda #reinsurance market who would benefit from access to tailored, high quality professional developmental opportuni

Peta White, senior managing director and head of North American Property Reinsurance at Markel Global Re and a Board member of Women in Reinsurance (WiRe), recently discussed with Bermuda:Re+ILS what Bermuda can do to achieve a more diverse workforce. The magazine has allowed WiRe to publish the article in its entirety. Many companies now recognise the challenges they face around ensuring their workforce is diverse and, as part of this, that a healthy proportion of their emp

Congratulations to our members who have been recognized in the Intelligent Insurer's Influential Women in Re/Insurance Class of 2017: + Rachel Bardon, Hudson Structured Capital Management Bermuda (LinkedIn) + April Galda Joyce, Global Atlantic Re (LinkedIn) Now in its fourth year, the Intelligent Insurer Influential Women in Re/Insurance special report celebrates diversity in the risk transfer industry by profiling some of the most successful female executives. This public

Members from the Women in Reinsurance (WiRe) met at ‘International Imports The Chefs Shop’ on the evening of June 20th, for a healthy, nutritious and delicious cooking experience. Catherine Burns, a Nutritional Therapist, columnist and the founder of Natural Ltd. (www.natural.bm) led the informative cooking demonstration. Recipes prepared and enjoyed included: + lemon coconut energy bites + dark chocolate cherry breakfast Buddha bowls + brown rice pasta with a creamy hummus

Golf can be an extremely effective networking tool and a golf course is a great place to get to know someone. On Thursday, July 13, WiRe is offering members the chance to catch up with other women in the industry whilst brushing up on their golf game at Turtle Hill, Southampton Princess. The annual event will start at noon with a buffet lunch at Bacci restaurant. Following lunch, three stations will be set up around the course where our members can learn and finesse their pu

Many women have worked as reinsurance brokers but males now dominate the profession. So the question is where did all of the female reinsura

Women in Reinsurance (“WiRe”), the organization for professional women working in the Bermuda reinsurance sector, today announced the following three appointments to its board: Tracey Gibbons, Senior Vice President Specialty Reinsurance, Allied World Peta White, Co-Head of Global Reinsurance Operations, and Senior Managing Director, Head of North America Property Reinsurance, Markel Global Reinsurance. Stephen Young, Chief Executive Officer, Global Reinsurance, Sompo Inter

Meet Peta White. She is currently Co-Head of Global Reinsurance Operations, and Senior Managing Director, Head of North America Property Reinsurance. Prior to 2013, she was Managing Director Head of International Property. She joined the Company (formerly Max Re/Alterra) in 2006, as Senior Vice President, International Property Cat. She started her career in 1994 as a Cat Modeler at CAT Limited which was later acquired by ACE Tempest Re, where her role upon leaving in 2006

More than 70 women turned out yesterday for the Women in Reinsurance (WiRe) salary negotiation seminar. The free seminar, led by Sylvia Jones, Director of Elevate Executive Selection, a local executive search and recruitment company, was organized by WiRe to help industry professionals learn strategies and techniques to assist them in negotiating their compensation packages. "The timing of the seminar is ideal for the reinsurance industry since many employers and employees n

Professional women in reinsurance responded enthusiastically when WiRe announced it was bringing the “Emerging Women Leaders Webinar Series” to its members. WiRe’s membership team fielded a number of new member applications as women signed up to take part in the year-long, six part series. “The webinars are a low-cost, convenient and flexible way for WiRe members to develop leadership skills and gain access to top women leaders from around the globe – flexible access from y

WiRe (Women in Reinsurance) announced today a donation of $12,000 to support PALS. The funds were raised through a silent auction during WiRe’s annual holiday social. “WiRe provides educational, mentoring and networking opportunities for our members but we also strive to support the community through charitable efforts,” said Julia Mather, WiRe board member and head of the event committee. “This fundraiser is yet another example of how women in our industry can come together

WiRe (Women in Reinsurance) announced today its donation of $1500 to fund a scholarship for a young, Bermudian female to participate in advanced race training at a Bermuda sailing club. The scholarship is funded on behalf of WiRe by donations from WiRe board members Kathleen Faries, Head of Bermuda for Tokio Millennium Re AG, and Kathleen Reardon, CEO of Hamilton Re. “We formed WiRe to support the professional advancement of women,” said Ms. Reardon. “We accomplish this by

Women in Reinsurance (WiRe) will host its final networking event of the year on December 1, 2016. In association with P.A.L.S., our cocktail party will also include a silent auction featuring many spectacular items including: •Cruise aboard Luxury Catamaran Zara •Staycation at the Hamilton Princess and Coco Reef Hotel •Private Shopping Night at Atelerie •Pro-Yoga: Yoga on the beach and Prosecco •Spa Treatments •Fitness and Health packages •And much more! The event will ta

A number of WiRe members have been named in a new list of Bermuda Rising Stars. Bermuda: Re+ ILS sought to identify the next generation of reinsurance leaders on the Island and ended up selecting 35 people including eight WiRe members. Congratulations to: Ally Roberts Cindy Hooper Crystal Sala Doughty Jemma Henry Rachael Ashford Sarah Cooper Shabnam Ahmed Victoria Cunningham ​​​​ To view the full article, click here.

Women in Reinsurance will hold the annual golf afternoon at Tucker's Point Golf Club on July 7th this year. The event will include lunch as well as a golf clinic followed by cocktails. The day has always been very popular with our members. Spaces are limited so you should sign up early so you will not be disappointed. RSVP

WiRe members gathered at International Imports on Thursday evening for an evening with nutritional therapist Catherine Burns. The columnist and founder of Natural Ltd. showed members how to prep fast and healthy options from scratch. The menu included a raspberry vanilla turmeric smoothie, a Moroccan salad jar, a super simple GP-inspired dinner bowl and carrot cake muffins. The meal was accompanied by detox water and organic wine and beer. It was a wonderful meal and member