COVID-19 - LIVE BLOG
The COVID-19 crisis is having a profound impact on all sections of the global economy, forcing companies to rethink the most fundamental aspects of how they conduct their businesses. Bermuda:Re+ILS brings you the latest developments, demonstrating how Bermuda and its re/insurance community are adapting to cope with this challenge.
Meeting the cyber insurance challenge—head-on
AkinovA hosted its first ‘Ask The Experts’ private event and Q&A evening in May, bringing together some of the insurance, forensics, capital markets, modelling and legal industries’ leading experts on cybersecurity. Bermuda:Re+ILS summarises some of the points made at the event.
Bermuda’s second pillar stands tall
Since leaving politics Bob Richards, Bermuda’s former Deputy Premier and Finance Minister, has discovered a new calling as an author. He found time to talk to Bermuda:Re+ILS about his book, race relations and the re/insurance industry.
Cannabis: the 6,000-year-old emerging risk
Many cannabis companies initially viewed insurance as an expensive necessity they required to satisfy investors and fulfil regulatory compliance, but there is a growing understanding of its importance as a risk management tool, says Skyfront Bermuda’s Neil Hitchcock.
Bermuda’s Risk Transfer Hall of Fame
Bermuda:Re+ILS brings you the third instalment of its Bermuda’s Risk Transfer Hall of Fame—in every issue we profile five individuals who have contributed significantly to Bermuda’s journey as a global risk transfer hub.
Meeting the people
Ed Bermuda received regulatory approval to begin operating in Bermuda in June 2019. As the team builds, Bermuda:Re+ILS finds out a little more about the executives who want to make Ed Bermuda the best broker on the Island.
The drivers of M&A in 2020
The re/insurance sector remains ripe for further consolidation, driven by a search for economies of scale at one end of the spectrum and the desire to innovate and embrace technology at the other, James Ferris of PwC tells Bermuda:Re+ILS.
Bermuda: a future market leader in cyber?
The Bermuda:Re+ILS 2020 market sentiment survey asked readers to share their opinions about the prospects for the cyber market in Bermuda and globally. The responses revealed some interesting trends.
M&A: readers share their thoughts
Bermuda:Re+ILS’s 2020 market sentiment survey has revealed some interesting observations about the state of Bermuda’s M&A market in 2019 and ahead into 2020.
Coping with the coronacrisis
The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented challenge for Bermuda and its re/insurance community. But as the virus struck the Island, re/insurers were quick to adapt and were able to keep business operating largely as usual, Bermuda:Re+ILS finds.
