On the podcast this week, we welcome Laura Pepper, Head of Claims at RenaissanceRe Laura talks to Nick Hoadley about:  her career journey from law graduate in to insurance and joining RenaissanceRe 10 years agomoving to Bermuda in 2019 for a one-year secondment and what’s kept her on island business growth and acquiring Validus Re in 2023the characteristics that make RenaissanceRe a great place to work engaging in wider aspects of island life and her involvement with the DEI...

On the podcast this week, we welcome Andrew Thornton, Head of Advisory at Grant Thornton Bermuda. Andrew shares: an overview of his career journey from trainee accountant with Ernst & Young to joining Grant Thornton 20 years agomoving to Bermuda 2 years ago to run the advisory side of the businessthe outcomes of acquiring and merging with local firm, Arthur Morrishaving the ambition to grow from 20 people and seeking insurance experts to join the teamwhat makes Grant Thornton Bermuda a...

On the podcast this week, we continue our Bermuda series by interviewing Jesse DeCouto and Tonia Morgan at Canopius Re. Chief Underwriting Officer, Jesse and Chief Financial Officer, Tonia talk about: their respective career journeys to joining Canopius Rewhere the business is now and plans for the future the culture and characteristics that make it a great place to work  their passion for mentoring and helping young people turn in to young professionals the international opportunities...

On the podcast this week, we’re delighted to launch our new Bermuda Series by interviewing Katie Partington-Howarth, Chief Capital Officer at Ariel Re Katie talks to Nick Hoadley about: Her career background and joining Ariel Re in 2005The culture and characteristics that make it a great place to work  How she engages in wider aspects of Bermuda lifeThe opportunities Ariel Re provide for high-performers Her advice on how to build a successful career in Bermuda What she’d do differently if...

"We are in professional services. We're going to treat people like adults and with that is individual responsibility with freedom”, says Janine “It’s giving them the ability to do what they do best without all the other stuff that gets in the way. It's refreshing, it attracts people.” Janine charts her career journey from HR Administrator and the different view of HR at HNI that led her to joining the business as Director of People in 2014. Janine gives insight in to HNI becoming an agency...

“We really look for a person that lives the Graham values versus having insurance technical expertise. Of course, there's times where you really need that but if we're proactive and know how we need to hire, what our growth goals are, how we've historically performed, then we're going to prefer to grow our own, even if they have 15 years experience”, says Karen. Sharing her 15 year career journey from HR Assistant to SVP Human Resources, Karen discusses the growth of Graham Company over the...

“We usually start off with a base job description, and then we have conversations with people, it's really important that we grow our own”, says Danielle. ONEGROUP’s Chief of Staff charts her career journey from hospitality in to insurance and overseeing the business’ marketing, communications, IT and agency operations. Danielle highlights the growth trajectory the company is on throughout the North East as well as South Carolina and Florida.  She talks through ONEGROUP’s strategic M&A...

“We listed immediately following what was the worst public market environment in modern day. The IPO market was completely shut down. Our S-1 had been confidentially filed and we ended up having almost 60 ‘Testing the Waters’ meetings with investors. It allowed us to learn about how investors thought about our company and the market. It ended up being incredibly valuable,” says Andrew as he describes Skyward’s turnaround journey to the first successful IPO of 2023. Andrew shares the benefit...

"Everybody's incredibly focused and just talking about it shows a level of commitment to it. It's about being really selective with the organisations that you work with, look to acquire and vice versa”, says Andy. He describes Gallagher’s global growth, the 25 tenets of the Gallagher Way, maintaining cultural consistency as the business has scaled from it US roots to 45,000 colleagues globally and the world’s 3rd largest insurance broker. Andy shares Gallagher’s selective approach to...

“Part of it simply is the tone from the top and walking the four corners. Early on there would be people who would walk up to me and say in the 10 years or 15 years, I've worked here, I've never spoken so much with the CEO”, says Todd. “I do love a good chat with folks and talk about their lives and their futures and we continue to work on that.” Todd and Susan talk through their career journeys from M&A Lawyer and Corporate Banking to joining Atlanta-based Builders Insurance Group as...

“Our culture has gotten us through a lot of different challenges. 2020 opened a lot of doors to do things differently”, says Laura. “Now that people are working differently, how do we recreate opportunities for people to connect to our culture and thrive, keeping that drive to win, succeed and do right by our people.” Laura gives us an insight in to her career paths of HR and Insurance, joining Team Phly and the journey to becoming a business with $4bn of premiums, 2000 employees and...