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CAREERS

Meeting a Need

Established by leaders of Bermuda's insurance industry in 1996, BFIS is tasked with ensuring that Bermudian students are provided with opportunities to attain the education and training necessary for careers in Bermuda's insurance industry.

This is being achieved through scholarships, mentoring, internships and career guidance.

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WHAT DOES INSURANCE HAVE TO DO WITH YOU?
In Bermuda, you work in insurance, or you’re related to someone who does, or you live next door to someone who does. Insurance is the driving force in Bermuda’s economy, and Bermuda is now one of the top insurance capitals in the world, which it has become within your lifetime.

The insurance industry in Bermuda directly employs thousands of people, most of them Bermudians, ranging from clerical staff to a growing number of company presidents. Insurance people eat in our restaurants, buy goods and services, have their hair cut by local barbers, and fly in and out on airplanes that would probably not be in service without them.

Careers in insurance require the ability to research and analyse and then to make use of what’s been learned to make a judgement about what risks the company will underwrite.

Although most of those in the industry do have insurance-specific degrees, such as Risk Management, Finance or Economics, you will find others with degrees in English, History or Philosophy. What they have demonstrated, in their discipline, is the ability to absorb and analyse information and communicate their conclusions to others.

If you enjoy math problems, maybe you have the talent and skills needed to be an actuary or a catastrophe computer modeller. With a degree in Geography you might find yourself underwriting risks that are related to earthquakes or bad weather. The work is engrossing and the pay is good. In Bermuda, if you have these skills or the ability to develop them, good jobs are available.

2010 AWARD RECIPIENTS

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      Eoin McMahon

      BFIS Scholar 2011
      Actuarial Science
      Southampton University, UK

      Graduating 2014

      Saltus Grammar School

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      Juliette Ferrari-McComb

      BFIS Scholar 2011
      Mathematics
      Surrey University, UK

      Graduating 2013

      Westminster School, CT
      Bermuda High School For Girls

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      Emily Potts

      BFIS Scholar 2011

      Information Technology

      Stirling University, NY

      Graduating 2013

      Bermuda High School For Girls

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      Nikki-Lynn Marshall

      BFIS Scholar 2011
      Economics
      Boston University

      Graduating 2014

      Bermuda High School For Girls

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      Andrew Fubler

      BFIS Scholar 2011
      Business and Finance
      Mount Saint Vincent University at Bermuda College

      Graduating 2012

      Cedarbridge Academy

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      Eden Smith

      BFIS Scholar 2011
      Accounting
      Bermuda College

      Graduating 2015

      Berkeley Institute

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      Devin Page

      BFIS Post-Graduate Scholar 2011
      Business and International Affairs
      Georgia Institute of Technology

      Graduating 2013

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      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

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      Jaryn Martin

      BFIS Scholar 2010
      Actuarial Science
      University of Western Ontario

      Graduating 2014

      Saltus Grammar School

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      Ebony Brockington

      BFIS Scholar 2010
      Accounting
      Temple University

      Graduating 2012

      Bermuda College
      Cedarbridge Academy

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      Robert Maycock

      BFIS Scholar 2009
      Economics and Math
      Dartmouth College

      Graduating 2012

      IS Language School, France
      Wycliffe College
      Saltus Grammar School

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      Helen Crisson

      BFIS Scholar 2010
      Applied MAth and Statistics
      JOhns Hopkins UNiversity

      Graduating 2014

      Bermuda High School for Girls

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      Antionay Tankard

      BFIS Scholar 2009
      Business
      Howard University

      Graduating 2011

      Bermuda College
      Berkeley Institute

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      Dominique Richardson

      Bermuda Scholar 2010
      Business Finance
      Barry University

      Graduating 2014

      Berkeley Institute

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      Robert Jardine

      Bermuda Scholar 2009
      Economics, Management and IT
      St. Andrew’s University, UK

      Graduating 2012

      Strathallen School
      Saltus Grammar School

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      Brittany DeFrias

      BFIS Scholar 2010
      Risk Management and Insurance
      St. John’s University, NY

      Graduating 2014

      Saltus Grammar School

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      Michael Coles

      BFIS Scholar 2010
      Finance and Insurance
      Northeastern University

      Graduating 2014

      Saltus Grammar School

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      Ashley Madeiros

      BFIS Scholar 2010
      Risk Management and Insurance
      St. John’s University, NY

      Graduating 2012

      Bermuda High School for Girls