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This is being achieved through scholarships, mentoring, internships and career guidance.
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Akira Robinson, Ashley Madeiros, Derek Pailing and Kiara Somner start their intensive 2 week ‘Intro-to-Insurance’ today. They’ll be visiting Zurich, Allied World, Swiss Re, Hinkhouse Williams Walsh LLP, ACE USA, Aon, Travellers, Chartis, Arch Insurance and Gen Re.
They will be learning many aspects of the industry including:
- The submission process, either a renewal or new business submission that we receive from a broker and the step by step accelerated underwriting process.
- An overview of primary casualty including loss sensitive programs, Defense Based Act coverage and property coverage and modeling in critical cat zones.
- Casualty Facultative Reinsurance – Auto Liability, General Liability, Work Comp, Structures, Clients & Competitors perspectives.
- Exposure to various sides of the business (Property, casualty, excess, claims and marketing) to give the “big picture” perspective.
- Job shadowing with a Management Liability broker.
- Commercial Underwriting of bond and financial products, middle market, technology, global, inland marine, construction.
- Sessions with various underwriting divisions including Construction, Executive Liability, Property, Primary Casualty & Excess Casualty.
- Looking at insurance from a lawyer’s perspective.
It’s not all work – they are being taken out to dinner and a Cub’s game and are going on the Insurance Associates boat cruise!

Eoin McMahon
BFIS Scholar 2011
Actuarial Science
Southampton University, UK
Graduating 2014
Saltus Grammar School
Juliette Ferrari-McComb
BFIS Scholar 2011
Mathematics
Surrey University, UK
Graduating 2013
Westminster School, CT
Bermuda High School For Girls
Emily Potts
BFIS Scholar 2011
Information Technology
Stirling University, NY
Graduating 2013
Bermuda High School For Girls
Nikki-Lynn Marshall
BFIS Scholar 2011
Economics
Boston University
Graduating 2014
Bermuda High School For Girls
Andrew Fubler
BFIS Scholar 2011
Business and Finance
Mount Saint Vincent University at Bermuda College
Graduating 2012
Cedarbridge Academy
Devin Page
BFIS Post-Graduate Scholar 2011
Business and International Affairs
Georgia Institute of Technology
Graduating 2013
Teniko Eve
BFIS Scholar 2010
Risk Management and Insurance
St. John’s University, NY
Graduating 2013
Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong
Warwick Academy
Jaryn Martin
BFIS Scholar 2010
Actuarial Science
University of Western Ontario
Graduating 2014
Saltus Grammar School
Ebony Brockington
BFIS Scholar 2010
Accounting
Temple University
Graduating 2012
Bermuda College
Cedarbridge Academy
Robert Maycock
BFIS Scholar 2009
Economics and Math
Dartmouth College
Graduating 2012
IS Language School, France
Wycliffe College
Saltus Grammar School
Helen Crisson
BFIS Scholar 2010
Applied MAth and Statistics
JOhns Hopkins UNiversity
Graduating 2014
Bermuda High School for Girls
Antionay Tankard
BFIS Scholar 2009
Business
Howard University
Graduating 2011
Bermuda College
Berkeley Institute
Dominique Richardson
Bermuda Scholar 2010
Business Finance
Barry University
Graduating 2014
Berkeley Institute
Robert Jardine
Bermuda Scholar 2009
Economics, Management and IT
St. Andrew’s University, UK
Graduating 2012
Strathallen School
Saltus Grammar School
Brittany DeFrias
BFIS Scholar 2010
Risk Management and Insurance
St. John’s University, NY
Graduating 2014
Saltus Grammar School
Michael Coles
BFIS Scholar 2010
Finance and Insurance
Northeastern University
Graduating 2014
Saltus Grammar School
Ashley Madeiros
BFIS Scholar 2010
Risk Management and Insurance
St. John’s University, NY
Graduating 2012
Bermuda High School for Girls