BILTIR appoints Somerset Re’s CUO to its board of directors

Bermuda International Long Term Insurers and Reinsurers (BILTIR) has appointed Scott Selkirk, the chair of its strategy committee, to its board of directors.

Selkirk is chief underwriting officer at Somerset Re. He moved to Bermuda in 2007, and was previously head of pricing at Standard Life of Canada’s Bermuda branch.

Sylvia Oliveira, BILTIR’s chair, praised Selkirk’s contributions to BILTIR, highlighting his work leading BILTIR’s annual conference since its inception and his role instituting and coordinating the Cedarbridge math tutoring programme. She pointed to his “vast reinsurance experience, his principled and affable manner, and his consistent high-level dedication to BILTIR” as attributes that will make him an effective board member.

Selkirk added: “Through the hard work of the BILTIR board, and the many active members of its committees, we will continue to advocate for our members to ensure the impactful work being done in this industry continues to be a local and international success story."