Forums, Social Media and Reinsurance Clubs… all in sunny Bermuda

BUEI 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. Continue reading

March Madness – reinsurance and insurance conferences a go-go

I’m dusting off my conference gear this week as March is going to be packedglobe 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. Continue reading