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Friday, August 20th, 2010
I know I’ve promised Part 2 of the Risk and Rewards of Facebook, but that can wait. I’m just back from my hols and it has been a pretty exciting couple of weeks for rein4ce and the lesson is on hold because I want to bang my own drum today.
All the excitement in the office is due to the fact that:
- We made it to number four spot in the top ten most influential PR companies (it is on page 26 at the top) in the market in Reinsurance Magazine. They said of us: “The new kid on the block, ex-journalist Mairi Mallon’s rein4ce is making waves, especially in social media. One to watch, especially in Bermuda: she is pulling in new clients at speed”. And…
- Our blog was put on the list of Lexus Nexus’ Insurance Law Community’s Top 50 Insurance Blogs – which, by the way, is an excellent list of industry blogs from all kinds of market participants and their service providers. (more…)
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Friday, May 28th, 2010
Hurricane Ike 2008
The start of the Atlantic hurricane season on June 1 never really meant that much to me until I went to live in Bermuda and within the first month became glued to the weather reports as swirls of clouds spun slowly towards this unprotected dot in the middle of the Atlantic.
As it came nearer, I was surprised by the ferocity of the winds bending and stripping the trees, the swell that turned the turquoise ocean to dark muddy water, the rip currents that pulled the sand from under your feet and made you retreat from the water’s edge quickly. (more…)
Tags: Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Season, Nat/Cat, rendez-vous
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
I had a busy week last week in Bermuda, with the excellent World Insurance Forum, a breakfast briefing on social media for international business, and helping organise, PR and co-chair Reinsurance Magazine’s Bermuda Reinsurance Club. I managed to zip around on a moped for a while, re-living my youth, but did not make it to swim with the dolphins again – next time when the wind is not so high.
The World Insurance Forum was video cast, so if you were not there, you can watch it. Some really good sessions to watch if you are stuck in an airport with an iphone and some time to spare – very modern and 2.0 of WIF to record the sessions. And there was lots of great coverage of the Bermuda Reinsurance Club both before the event (well, I am a PR person…) and after…with cover in Bernews, four stories in The Royal Gazette (the best two linked here) and The Bermuda Sun. (more…)
Posted in Bermuda, Bermuda Reinsurance Club, Dublin, European Insurance Forum, LinkedIn, PR, World Insurance Forum, blog, conference, insurance, public relations, reinsurance, social media | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
I’ve got a busy week ahead. I’m off to Bermuda for a week on Sunday and have a hectic schedule. Not only is the World Insurance Forum on, with a dazzling array of top CEOs on show, with its associated lunches and dinners, but the week is stacking up with other events too.
First of all, on the quest to enlighten all those who will listen, I’m holding a breakfast briefing for International Business on Monday morning (March 15) on how they can use social media. International Business is the term used in Bermuda for companies that are domiciled there but do not do business with the locals, so it is the likes of Renaissance Re, AXIS,Arch, Endurance, Ariel Re…. there are quite a few of them. Anyhow, I’m on a mission with Goldgerg Segalla’s top blogger and LinkedIn master Dan Gerber, to show all who are willing to listen in a room in BUEI that social media can be for grown ups – and can be used in a corporate way. Thanks to @MunichReAmerica and @RiskDebate (Zurich) for calling it a “must attend event” on Twitter. (more…)
Tags: Bermuda, Bermuda Reinsurance Club, insurance, reinsurance, social media, World Insurance Forum
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
I’m dusting off my conference gear this week as March is going to be packed
full of reinsurance-relevant conferences – so if you need to work up your air miles, here is a guide to the best on this month.
This list takes you from Qatar, to Bermuda, to Arizona, to Dublin – a nice round of geographies and subjects being covered. (more…)
Tags: conference, conference season, European Insurance Forum, insurance, Mulqatar, reinsurance, reinsurance roundtable, Scottsdale Arizona, The Bermuda Reinsurance Club, World Insurance Forum
Posted in Bermuda, Dublin, blog, brokers, catastrophe, conference, conference season, insurance, qatar, reinsurance, underwriters | 2 Comments »
