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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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Comments from previous participants:
• “Thank you for this once in a lifetime experience. I feel honored and extremely grateful for having taken part of this internship.”
• “This was one of the most valuable learning experiences I’ve had, with outstanding networking opportunities. I learned about aspects of the industry, such as Professional Lines D&O, which I’d not been exposed to, and gained a solid understanding of the different career paths in insurance.”
• "Being able to sit with an underwriter to see the whole underwriting process from start to finish was fascinating and invaluable."
• "It made sense of what I had learned in the classroom."
| SUMMER PROGRAMME STUDENTS | |||
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| 2018 BERMUDA INTERNS | |||
 | COURTNEY BROWNE University of Waterloo Major: Geography & Environmental Management (Hons.) Graduation: 2019 |  | MEAGAN STECKO BFIS SCHOLAR Western University Major: Hons. Specialisation in Actuarial Science Graduating: 2020 |
 | COURTNEY KERR University of Western Ontario Major: English Language & Literature Graduation: 2019 |  | EVAN WATKINS University of Stirling Major: Business Management & Marketing (BA Hons.) Graduation: 2018 |
 | SAL D’ACQUISTO Visiting Katie School student Illinois State University Major: Risk Management/Insurance & Finance Graduation: 2019 |  | ADRIAN VILLA Visiting Katie School student Illinois State University Major: Risk Management/Insurance, Finance Graduation: 2019 |
| 2017 ATLANTA INTERNS | |||
 | WALKER CAMPBELL College of William and Mary Major: Economics Graduation: 2020 |  | CHELSEA WARREN Alabama A & M University Major: Business (MBA) Graduation: 2019 |
 | AARON REGO University of East Anglia, UK Major: Economics Graduation: 2020 |  | DANIELLE WALL Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada Major: Business (BBA) Graduation: 2021 |
| 2017 CHICAGO INTERNS | |||
 | KHAELJAH BURGESS Nottingham Trent University Major: MSc Management and Finance Graduation: 2019 |  | TASHAE TROTT Nottingham Trent University Major: BSc Psychology Graduation: 2019 |
 | TOMISHA GOATER University of Florida Major: Economics Minor: Business Admin./Comm. Studies Graduating: 2018 United World College Scholar |  | CAYLA WADE Georgia State University Major: Risk Management & Insurance Graduation: December 2019 |
| 2017 LONDON INTERNS | |||
 | CIARA BURROWS BFIS SCHOLAR University of Waterloo, Canada Major: Legal Studies & Economics Graduation: 2019 |  | KIMIKA JACKSON BFIS SCHOLAR St. John’s University, USA Major: Quantitative Risk & Insurance Graduation: 2019 |
 | ZACHARY FRIESEN BFIS SCHOLAR Trinity Western University, Canada Major: Finance Graduation: May 2018 The Institutes: CPCU 500 |  | DANIEL OATLEY BFIS SCHOLAR University of Warwick, UK Major: Philosophy, Politics and Economics Graduation: 2018 |
| 2017 SUMMER PROGRAMME STUDENTS | |||
| 2017 BERMUDA INTERNS | |||
 | Kyra Dunstan University of Western Ontario Major: Management and Organisational Studies: HR |  | Kenneth Mayne BPP Business School, UK Major: Business Management |
 | Cara Philip London SOAS, UK Major: International Development MSc |  | Sophia Schwertl University of Western Ontario Major: Management and Organisational Studies: Accounting |
 | Visiting Student From The Katie School Morgan Loy Illinois State University, USA Major: Risk Management and Insurance |  | Visiting Student From The Katie School Libby Schrishuhn Illinois State University, USA Major: Risk Management and Insurance |
| 2017 ATLANTA INTERNS | |||
 | Jasmine Dawson University of Winchester, UK Major: Classics (Hons) |  | Elizabeth Froud St. Mary's University, Canada Major: Psychology and HR |
 | Niambi Landy-Philpott Acadia University, Canada Major: Mathematics and Statistics with Business |  | Carmela Robinson Temple University, USA Major: Risk Management and Insurance |
| 2017 CHICAGO INTERNS | |||
 | Tracey DeSouza Georgia State University, USA Major: Accounting |  | Anthony Howell Columbia University, NY and LSE, London Major: World History |
 | Sihle Paynter Ryerson University Major: Global Management |  | Kayla Virgil Darrell St. John's University, NYC Major: Actuarial Science |
| 2017 LONDON INTERNS | |||
 | Chris Alexander University of Bristol, UK Major: Accounting and Finance |  | Conor Lohan McGill University, Canada Major: Economics |
 | Evan Watkins University of Stirling, UK Major: Business Management & Marketing |  | Dominick Wright Whartong School of Business, USA Major: Insurance and Risk Manament and Finance |
| 2016 SUMMER PROGRAMME STUDENTS | |||
| 2016 BERMUDA INTERNS | |||
 | Anna Harrington University of Western Ontario Major: Financial Economics |  | Megan Knight University of St. Andrews,UK Major: Mathematics |
 | Aaron Nelson University of Hertfordshire, UK Major: Business Administration |  | Katie Stevenson University of Western Ontario, Canada Major: Specialisation in Globalisation |
 | Visiting Student From The Katie School Judy Cheng Illinois State University, USA Major: Actuarial Science |  | Visiting Student From The Katie School Emily Tomaszewski Illinois State University, USA Major: Business Administration |
| 2016 ATLANTA INTERNS | |||
 | Chelsy Furtado Acadia University Major: Accounting |  | Tyler Kerr University of Western Ontario Major: Finance for Management & Organisational Studies |
 | Alexandra McMartin Brock University, Ontario, Canada Major: Business Communications |  | Daniel Ritchie University of Utrecht, The Netherlands Major: Economics, Business Economics |
| 2016 CHICAGO INTERNS | |||
 | Kyle Burgess St. Marys College of Maryland, USA Major: Economics |  | Stephen Cox Elon University, North Carolina, USA Major: Project Management |
 | Julia Judd Northeastern University, Boston, USA Major: Accounting |  | Melanie Mendonca University of West of England, Bristol, UK Major: International Business |
| 2016 LONDON INTERNS | |||
 | Eleanor Boyle Rollins College, Florida, USA Major: Economics |  | Jessica Burns University of Warwick, UK Major: Business Management |
 | Tatyana Butterfield Temple University, USA Major: Risk Management & Insurance |  | Rachel Soares University of West of England, UK Major: International Business |
| 2015 SUMMER PROGRAMME STUDENTS | |||
| 2015 BERMUDA INTERNS | |||
 | Ciara Burrows University of Waterloo Major: Legal Studies and Economics |  | Zachary Friesen Trinity Western University, BC Major: Business |
 | Sydney Neal McGill University Major: Finance & International Business |  | Yuki Sun Heriot-Watt University, Scotland Majors: Actuarial Science |
 | Stefani Arapidis Illinois State University Major: Insurance and Finance |  | Courtney Guzzino Illinois State University Major: Insurance and Finance |
| 2015 ATLANTA INTERNS | |||
 | Tara Brangman Georgia State University Major: Risk Management & Insurance |  | Conner Elliott University of Waterloo Major: Science (Honors) |
 | Courtney Fisher University of Guelph Major: Accounting |  | Arthur Begeman Queen’s University Major: Environmental Science |
 | Aqib Wasif Georgia State University Major: Actuarial Science | ||
| 2015 CHICAGO INTERNS | |||
 | Emilie Bacon Roger Williams University Major: Business Management |  | Laura Burns University of Warwick Major: Business Management Now taking LLB at BPP Law School |
 | Jesse Marshall University of Southampton Major: Oceanography (MSci) |  | Denzel Simons Florida International University Major: Economics |
| 2015 LONDON INTERNS | |||
 | James Gilmour University of Sussex Major: Chemistry |  | James Gregory Babson College Major: Business Management |
 | William MacKenzie University of Bristol Major: Economics |  | Tom Svensen University of Dundee Major: Civil Engineering Design & Management |
| 2014 SUMMER PROGRAMME STUDENTS | |||
| 2014 BERMUDA INTERNS May 27 - June 13 | |||
 | Daniel Andrade University of Toronto Major: Actuarial Science Graduation: 2015 |  | Sophie Isaac Mount Saint Vincent University Major: Accounting / Start: Sept. 2014 Bermuda College – Associates 2013 |
 | Zakiya Smith Middlesex University, UK Major: Business Management Graduation: July 2014 |  | Justin Tavares University of Central Florida Majors: Finance / Management Graduation: 2015 |
 | Ryan Curran Illinois State University Major: Insurance and Finance Graduating May 2015 |  | Spencer Richardson Illinois State University Major: Insurance and Finance Graduation December 2014 |
| 2014 ATLANTA INTERNS July 7-18 | |||
 | Rachel Barnes Bowdoin College, ME Major: Economics / Earth & Oceanographic Science Graduation: 2015 |  | Asha Ford Georgia State University – starting Sept. 2014 Major: Insurance and Risk Management Bermuda College - graduated 2014 |
 | Alexis Richens Jacksonville University Double Majors: Business / Dance Graduation: 2015 |  | Taliah Shakir Durham University, UK Major: Business & Management Graduation: 2015 |
 | Catannian Sanogo Georgia State University Major: Business Admin. Finance/Actuarial Science Graduation: Dec. 2014 | ||
| 2014 CHICAGO INTERNS July 7-18 | |||
 | Kelly Barnes George Washington University, DC Major: Psychology Graduation: 2014 |  | Kris Furbert European School of Economics, Spain Major: Business Graduation: 2015 |
 | Melissa Rodrigues St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada Major: Business Administration Graduation: 2014 |  | Kishana Thomas-Quallo St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada Major: Business Administration Graduation: 2014 |
| 2014 LONDON INTERNS July 7-18 | |||
 | Honor Brady Major: Civil Engineering (MEng) Hong Kong University exchange student - 2010 Graduation: 2012 |  | Juliette Ferrari-McComb Major: Mathematics Graduation: 2014 |
 | Nicholas Scarcliffe Manchester Metropolitan University Major: Advertising and Brand Management Graduation: 2014 |  | Jason Shrubb Bates College, USA Major: Politics / Minor: Mathematics Graduation: 2015 |
| 2013 SUMMER PROGRAMME STUDENTS | |||
| 2013 BERMUDA INTERNS May 27 - June 14 | |||
 | Alex-Andre Bassett Dalhousie University – graduated 2012 Major: Marketing Management |  | Ceilidh Blood Bard College at Simon’s Rock Majors: Quantitative Studies/Music Graduating 2014 |
 | Nicholas Butterfield St. John’s University, New York Major: Risk Management & Insurance Graduation 2013 |  | Oliver Kempe Newcastle University Major: Architecture Graduated 2010 |
 class="img-frame" /> | Rebecca Peisker Illinois State University Major: Actuarial Science Graduating 2014 |  | Dana Thomas Illinois State University Major: Insurance Graduation 2014 |
| 2013 LONDON INTERNS June 3-14 | |||
 | Helen Crisson Johns Hopkins University, USA Major: Applied Mathematics and Statistics Graduating 2014 |  | Elizabeth Dunkerley Aberystwyth University, UK Major: International politics and strategic studies Graduation 2013 Kings College London - Post-graduate course in Science & Security |
 | Jaime Ferrari-McComb University of Exeter, UK Major: Business Graduation 2013 CASS Business School, London – Post-graduate course in Insurance & Risk Management |  | Catherine Outerbridge Davidson College, USA Major: Political Science and Philosophy Graduation 2013 Kaplan Law School, London – Post-graduate course in Law |
| 2013 CHICAGO INTERNS July 8-19 | |||
 | Brittany DeFrias St. John’s University, USA Major: Risk Management & Insurance Graduating 2014 |  | Shari Gilbert Cass Business School, UK Major: Insurance & Risk Management Graduating 2013 Brunel University, London 2009 – 2012 Major: Financial Computing |
 | Heidi Trott University of Virginia, USA Major: Global Development Studies Graduating 2014 Oundle School, UK |  | Somer Zuiker Queen’s University, Canada Major: Accounting Graduating 2015 |
| 2013 ATLANTA INTERNS July 8-19 | |||
 | Campbell Duffy Roger Williams University – Graduation 2013 Major: Finance Bournemouth University – 2008 to 2010 Finance (Hons.) Degree |  | Matthew Hogan Durham University, UK – graduating 2014 Major: Economics |
 | Tucker Moore Williams College – graduating 2014 Major: Economics |  | Christopher Wright Lancaster University – graduating 2015 Major: Economics |
 | Michelle Allade Georgia State University – post-graduate course in Math | ||
| 2012 SUMMER PROGRAMME STUDENTS | |||
| 2012 BERMUDA INTERNS | |||
 | David Bedard University of Connecticut Major: Geography and Political Science Graduating May 2013 |  | Alison Charlton University of Tampa Major: International Business & Management Graduating Dec 2012 |
 | Ryan Eve St. John’s University, New York Major: Risk Management & Insurance Graduating 2014 |  | Lyndsay Forrest Lafayette College Major: Business & Economics Graduated 2010 |
 | John Mahoney Visiting Katie School student Illinois State University Double Major: Insurance and Finance Graduating 2013 |  | Dan Pettie Visiting Katie School student Illinois State University Double Major: Insurance and Finance Graduating 2013 |
| 2012 CHICAGO INTERNS | |||
 | Sam Bridges University of Liverpool, UK Major: Law Graduating 2013 |  | Sophie Farrow University of Bristol, UK Major: Civil Engineering / Actuarial Graduating MEng 2014 |
 | Peter Miller Connecticut College Major: History Graduating 2013 |  | Dominique Richardson Barry University Major: Business Administration (Finance) Graduating 2014 |
| 2012 ATLANTA INTERNS | |||
 | Magic Boyles Junior Major: Actuarial Science Bermuda College - Graduated 2011 St. John's University Graduating 2012 |  | Michael Jones Newcastle University, UK Major: Zoology - Graduated 2012 Fall 2012: Cass Business School - MSc Insurance & Risk Management |
 | Fraser Moore University of Edinburgh, Scotland Major: Engineering Graduated MEng 2012 |  | Devin Page Georgia Institute of Technology International Affairs: Security & Development Graduating MSIA 2013 |
| 2011 SUMMER PROGRAMME STUDENTS | |||
| 2011 BERMUDA INTERNS | |||
 | Ebony Brockington Junior Major: Accounting Temple University, |  | Michael Coles Freshman Major: Finance and Insurance Northeastern University |
 | Teniko Eve Sophomore Major: Risk Management St. John's University |  | Jennifer Madeiros Senior Major: Risk Management St. John's University |
 | Scott Adams Visiting Katie School student Junior Major: Insurance Illinois State University |  | Allen Kus Visiting Katie School student Junior Major: Insurance and International Business. Illinois State University |
| 2011 LONDON INTERNS | |||
 | Victoria Borges Senior Major: Commerce St. Mary’s University |  | Robert Jardine Junior Major: Economics, Computers and Management. St. Andrew's University |
 | Sanae Russell Junior Major: Risk Management St. John's University Graduating 2012 |  | Antionay Tankard Senior Major: Business Howard University |
| 2011 CHICAGO INTERNS | |||
 | Ashley Madeiros Junior Major: Risk Management and Insurance St. John's University |  | Derek Pailing Junior Major: Economics Queens University |
 | Akira Robinson Senior Majors: Accounting University of Tampa |  | Kiara Somner Senior Temple University |
| 2010 SUMMER PROGRAMME | |||
| 2010 BERMUDA INTERNS | |||
 | Nakia Foggo Junior Major: Finance St. John's University, Graduating 2011 BFIS Scholar |  | Michelle Looby Junior Major: Accounting Mount Saint Vicent University through Bermuda College Graduating 2011 |
 | Madeline Gardner Senior Major: International Relations and Quantative Economics Tufts University Graduating 2010 |  | Justin Ross Junior Major: Accounting Howard University. Graduating 2011 |
 | Visiting Katie School student Laura Nance Junior Major: Insurance Illinois State University Graduating 2011 |  | Visiting Katie School student Rebecca Kagan Junior Major: Insurance and International Business. Illinois State University Graduating 2011 |
| 2010 LONDON INTERNS | |||
 | Carlie Peniston Junior Major: RM and Insurance St. John's University Graduating 2011 BFIS Scholar |  | Laura Robinson Senior Majors: Economics / Geography Mount Holyoke College Graduated 2010 |
 | Denae Preece-Saunders Junior Major: RM and Insurance St. John's University Graduating 2011 BFIS Scholar |  | Donita Stevens Junior Major: RM and Insurance Temple University. Graduating 2011 |
| 2010 CHICAGO INTERNS | |||
 | David Amaro Senior Major: Law with Honours University of Kent Law School, UK LLB Dalhousie University Graduated 2008 - Finance |  | Sam Outerbridge Senior Major: Geographical Economics and Urban Planning Queens University Graduated 2010 |
 | Alison Bolton Junior Majors: Business Management and Organisational Studies / Geography University of Western Ontario |  | Shannan Swan Junior Major: RM and Insurance and Managerial Science Georgia State University Graduated 2010 |
| 2009 SUMMER PROGRAMME | |||
| This was the first year we doubled the number of Bermudian interns to accommodate demand, sending 4 students to each county. | |||
| 2009 BERMUDA INTERNS |
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 | Damir Armstrong St. John's University Major: RM and Insurance. |  | Andrew Osborne McGill University Double Major: Economics & Geog. Graduated 2010 BFIS Scholar. |
 | Patrick Doyle St. Joseph's University. Major: Finance. Graduated 2010 |  | Shannon Thompson Oakwood University Double Major: Math and Finance. 2009 Graduate. |
 | Visiting Katie School student Joanna Leggett Junior Illinois State University, Major: Insurance and Finance. Graduated 2010 |  | Visiting Katie School student Taylour Vranek Junior Illinois State University, Major: Insurance and Finance. Graduated 2010 |
| 2009 CHICAGO INTERNS |
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 | Stephen Bath University of British Columbia. Major: Accounting and Commerce. 2009 Graduate. BFIS Scholar. |  | Gregory Martin Wilfred Laurier Uni. Major: Honors Communication Studies and Business Administration. Graduated 2010. |
 | Melissa Holland St. Joseph's University. Major: Actuarial Science and Math. Graduated 2010 |  | Christina Ratteray Southern Adventist University. Double Major: Math and Finance. Graduated 2010. BFIS Scholar. |
| 2009 LONDON INTERNS |
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 | Tiffany Austin St. John's University. Major: Actuarial Science. Graduated 2010 |  | Stacy Oughton Mount St. Vincent University through Bermuda College. Major: Business Administration with Accounting. Graduated 2010. BFIS Scholar. |
 | Jonathan McBeath Wharton School of Business. Major: Economics with Actuarial Science and Finance. Graduated 2010 |  | Travis Stevens St. John's University. Major: Risk Management and Insurance and Computer Information Systems. Graduated 2010. |
| 2008 SUMMER PROGRAMME | |||
| 2008 BERMUDA INTERNS | |||
 | Daniel Hill Graduate Temple University, PA Major: Actuarial Science (Graduated May 2008) |  | Tyler Owen Junior St. John's University Major: Risk Management and Insurance (Graduation: '09) |
 | Visiting Katie School student Mark Esposito Junior Illinois State University Major: Finance (Graduation: '09) |  | Visiting Katie School student Jon Perry Junior Illinois State University Major: Insurance (Graduation: '09) |
| 2008 CHICAGO INTERNS | |||
 | Kimberly Lewis Sophomore University of North Carolina at Charlotte Major: Risk Management & Insurance. |  | Doya Morgan Graduate University of Hartford Major: Insurance & Finance (Graduated May 2008) |
| 2008 LONDON INTERNS This was the first year we sent two students to experience the London insurance market. |
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 | Lorenzo Whitehurst Junior Temple University Major: Actuarial Science. Graduating 2010. |  | Jahvon Washington Junior St. John's University Major: Risk Management & Insurance. |
| 2007 SUMMER PROGRAMME | |||
 | Brian Steinhoff Senior St. Mary's University, Halifax Major: Commerce (Finance) Graduating Dec. 2007 |  | Erica Suber Junior Temple University - Major: Actuarial Science. Graduating in May 2008 |
 | Visiting Katie School student Amber Armand Junior Illinois State University -Major: Insurance and in Finance Graduating 2008 |  | Visiting Katie School student Kellyn Wilson Junior Illinois State University Major:Insurance Graduating 2008 |
| 2007 CHICAGO INTERNS | |||
 | Raquel Correia Graduate University of Hartford Major: Insurance Finance and Economics Finance Graduated May 2007 |  | Hataya DeSilva Senior Temple University Major: Actuarial Science Graduating Dec. 2007 |
| 2006 SUMMER PROGRAMME | |||
| 2006 BERMUDA INTERNS | |||
 | Robin Anderson Graduate - May 2006 University of Guelph Major: Math |  | Laetitia Parfitt Junior London Metropolitan University, UK Major: Insurance and Risk Management. |
 | Visiting Katie School student Mitch Carey Junior Illinois State University Major: Insurance and Finance. |  | Visiting Katie School student Steve Dubiel Junior Illinois State University Major: Insurance and Finance. |
| 2006 CHICAGO INTERNS This was the first year we sent two students to experience the Chicago insurance market. The organisation and hosting was done by alumni of the Katie School of Insurance and Finance at Illinois State University working in the Chicago market. |
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 | Jonathan Ball Junior Temple University Major: Insurance and Risk Management. |  | Duane Wilson Junior Dalhousie University Major: Economics. |
| 2005 BERMUDA INTERNS | |||
 | Kyle Smith Graduate Hiram College, Ohio Major: Math Graduated May 2005 |  | Visiting Katie School student Kevin Conner Junior Illinois State University Major: Insurance Graduating 2006 |
 | Visiting Katie School student Paul Sikora Junior Illinois State University Major: Insurance Graduating 2006 | ||
| 2003 BERMUDA INTERNS | |||
| Visiting Katie School student Chris Colwell Junior Illinois State University Major: Actuarial Science and Insurance Graduating 2005 | Visiting Katie School student Nicholas Borus Junior Illinois State University Major: Insurance and Finance Graduating 2004 |
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| 2002 BERMUDA INTERNS | |||
 | Shivonne Place Junior St. Johns University, Peter J. Tobin School of Business BSc in Risk Management and Insurance. |  | Akilah Wilson Sophomore Entering St. Johns University, Peter J. Tobin School of Business in Sept. Major: Finance and Insurance. |
| Visiting Katie School student Amanda Marcille Junior Illinois State University Major: Finance and Insurance Graduating 2003 | Visiting Katie School student Albert Margis Junior Illinois State University Major: Finance and Insurance Graduating 2003 |
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