Conference Schedule

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Registration Desk, Vendors, Booth & Cyber Cafe Set Up

Additional Meeting Room: Bermudiana (located off the hotel lobby, and is available for BIMA and other members to book for meeting use during the conference.) -Contact: info@bermudacaptive.bm

7:15 am

Port Royal Golf Course

Golf Tournament: Sponsored by Performa Ltd.

Golf Tournament at the Port Royal Golf Course, home of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Transport to pick up golfers from hotel lobby at 7:15 am. The tee off time is at 8:00 am. A box breakfast will be supplied.

7:30 am

Registration Desk

Registration Desk opens

8:00 am

Wake Up Walk: TBC

From beach terrace, over beach dunes, Horseshoe Bay and Fairmont Southampton hotel property. Continental breakfast will be supplied at the end of the walk.

9:30 am -10:30 am

Session A1

Pre-Conference Tutorial A: An Introduction to Bermuda and Captive Insurance

A basic introduction to captives looking at the different types, the advantages they can offer, basic tax considerations, the history of captives, and the regulatory environment in Bermuda.

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Exhibition Hall

Networking Break

11:00 am -12:00 pm

Session A2

Pre-Conference Tutorial B: How to Establish a Captive

A discussion of the various stages in the establishment of a captive, from the role of the feasibility study to the application process. The session will also review the roles of third party organisations in a captive structure and how they should be selected.

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Exhibit Hall Opens

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Amphitheatre

Introductory Remarks

Speaker(s):

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

Amphitheatre

Round Table Discussions

Moderator:
  • Lawrence Bird, Managing Director, Marsh IAS Management Services (Bermuda) Ltd.

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Exhibition Hall

Networking Break: Sponsored by Dyna Management Services Limited

Coffee, juice, and water

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Session B, Poinciana Room

Who Are the Agenda Setters for Regulatory Changes?

By briefly summarising recent regulatory changes in Bermuda, this session explores the hierarchy of standard setting bodies IAIS and EIOPA, as well as those bodies such as the IMF and OECD who carry out assessments.

Moderator:
  • Andy McComb, President & CEO, CTC Insurance Management (Bermuda) Ltd.

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Beach Terrace

Welcome Cocktails: Sponsored by PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Welcome cocktails at Beach Terrace with golf prizes.

7:30 am

Registration Desk

Registration Desk opens

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Room A

BCOA Breakfast and AGM

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Exhibition Hall

Breakfast with Exhibitors

Continental Breakfast to be served.

9:00 am - 10:15 am

Amphitheatre

Market Industry Speaker: Don Kramer

10:15 am - 10:45 am

Exhibition Hall

Networking Break: Sponsored by Dyna Management Services Limited

10:45 am - 12:00 pm

Concurrent Session D1 Room A

Captive Benchmarking- What Does It Tell Us?

Ellen Charnley will lead a panel discussing recent trends in captives and what recent benchmarking reports actually tell us.

10:45 am - 12:00 pm

Concurrent Session D2 Room B

Expanding a Mature Captive

William Montanez, President of the Bermuda Captive Owners Association (BCOA), leads a panel consisting of a captive owner, a reinsurer, and an insurance manager, reviewing how a mature captive successfully expanded operations.

Moderator:
  • William Montanez, Director, Risk Management for Ace Hardware Inc., Chicago, IL

10:45 am - 12:00 pm

Concurrent Session D3 Room C

Investment Strategies for the Small / Medium Captive

This panel will examine the investment opportunities available to start-up and small captives, as well as those operating under the constraints of collateral requirements. Moderator- TBD

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Amphitheatre

Key Note Speaker Luncheon: Sponsored by Wells Fargo

Speaker(s):
  • Ken Schmidt, Brand Visionary and Communications Strategist for Harley-Davidson Motor Company

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Concurrent Session E1 Room A

Solvency II - What Does It Mean For You?

The panel will de-mystify Solvency II, explaining what it is and the status of Bermuda's equivalency status, and analyse the impact that equivalency, or the absence of equivalency, will have on your captive.

Moderator:
  • Stephen Kuzyk, Partner, Deloitte Bermuda

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Concurrent Session E3 Room C

Bermuda as a Domicile for Latin American Captives

This session will review the latest developments in Latin-American captives and the advantages of Bermuda as a domicile.

Moderator:
  • Steve Arrowsmith, Executive Chairman, JLT Insurance Management

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Exhibition Hall

Networking Break: Sponsored by CapVisor

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Concurrent Session F1 Room A

Good Governance for Captives

This session reviews what would be considered a good governance framework for captives, including a discussion of the need and role of independant directors.

Moderator:
  • Michael Frith, Partner, Conyers Dill & Pearman

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Concurrent Session F2 Room B

Effective Uses of Segregated Account Companies

A panel consisting of i) an insurer, ii) a broker, and iii) a captive owner, discuss the reasons their company was registered as an SAC and provide practical examples of how they are using the facility.

Moderator:

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Concurrent Session F3 Room C

Taking Your Investment Strategy to the Next Level- Optimizing Your Captive's Strategy Asset Allocation (SAA)

A panel will examine the role of analytic systems, of varying complexity, that might prove to be beneficial support tools when deciding on strategic asset classes for an investment portfolio. The panel will also discuss how to evaluate the investment manager's efficacy in executing a tactical portfolio management to implement strategic allocation and investment objectives.

Moderator:
  • Carl Terzer, Principal, CapVisor Associates, LLC

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Concurrent Session G1 Room A

Reinsuring Your Captive in the Bermuda Market

A panel of Bermuda reinsurers discuss their appetite for captive business, indicating what they have written to date and what they are looking to do in the future.

Moderator:
  • Scott Gemmell, Vice President, Nautilus Indemnity

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Concurrent Session G2 Room B

Covering Your Tail- Captive Considerations When Physicians Become Employed

A panel consisting of a captive owner, risk manager and broker will discuss the issues involved when hospital systems choose the employment model for physicians. Discussion points will include whether to place physicians in your captive, managing the transition to employee and using the ERM approach in the assessment of physician practices.

Moderator:
  • Cyril Whitter, President, Independent Management Ltd.

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Concurrent Session G3 Room C

Financing Employee Benefits Through Your Captive

Experienced practitioners will describe what it takes to make large programs consisting of group life, disability, medical/healthcare and even post-retirement benefits succeed in captives. The session will show what needs to be done, what works and what is best practice.

Speaker(s):
  • Wendy Liu, Head of Central Deal Desk for Corporate Life and Pensions, Zurich Financial Services Group
  • Brian Quinn, Director & Chief Underwriting Officer, Granite Management Limited
Moderator:
  • M. Page Rouse, Vice President and Manager - Captive Division, Chartis Bermuda Limited

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Cocktails/Wine Tasting with Exhibitors: Sponsored by Butterfield, KPMG, Marsh IAS and Legal Solutions Group

7:30 am

Registration Desk

Registration Desk opens

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Exhibition Hall

Breakfast with Exhibitors

Continental Breakfast to be served.

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Session H, Room A

Global Market Outlook

Henk Potts, Director of Global Investment Strategy for Barclays Wealth, and a senior HSBC economist share their opinions on the global financial and economic outlook.

Speaker(s):
  • Henk Potts, Director of Global Investment Strategy, Barclays Wealth

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Exhibition Hall

Networking Break: Sponsored by Strategic Risk Solutions (Bermuda) Ltd.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Concurrent Session I1 Room A

Tax Update

Catherine Sheridan (KPMG Bermuda) and Tom Jones (McDermott, Will & Emery) review the latest development in taxation impacting captives.

Speaker(s):

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Concurrent Session I2 Room B

SPI's- An Emerging Opportunity

A look at how SPI legislation has impacted the Bermuda Insurance Market. The panel will review the ILS market development and expansion, including an outlook on expected future market performance and what this means for the Bermuda and captive market.

Moderator:
  • Susan Lane, Senior Vice President - Business Development, Aon Insurance Managers (Bermuda) Ltd.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Concurrent Session I3 Room C

The Canadian Captive Market

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Concurrent Session J1 Room A

GAAP Update

The panel will review the latest developments in GAAP, as well as the momentum of companies switching to IFRS and the impact of such a switch.

Moderator:
  • David Gibbons, Senior Manager, Assurance, PricewaterhouseCoopers

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Concurrent Session J2 Room B

The Many Perspectives on Collateral

A fronting carrier, insurance broker, captive owner & manager and a banker discuss one of the more contentious obligations of a captive- the provision of collateral. The panel will review current trends, issues and concerns.

Moderator:
  • Robert Quinn, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Bank

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Concurrent Session J3 Room C

Bermuda as a Domicile for Canadian Captives

This session will review the latest developments in Canadian captives and the advantages of Bermuda as a domicile.

Moderator:
  • Rochelle Simons, Bermuda Insurance Management Association (BIMA)

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Exhibition Hall

Lunch with Exhibitors

2:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Session K, Room A

Closing Session - Captive Hot Topics

A panel of industry experts from different disciplines discuss topical issues affecting captives such as Dodd Frank, Solvency II, and investing in the current climate, in the conference's closing session.

Moderator:

3:15 pm

Booths Closing Time

7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Great Sound Lawn

Gala Dinner: Sponsored by Barclays Wealth

Drinks from 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm on the Great Sound Lawn at Fairmont Southampton Dinner under tent from 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm