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Episodes
Apr 18, 2023
Apr 18, 2023
34 min
In this episode of Navigate series, listen in to the leaders in the Captive industry and find out about the upcoming Captive conference, key themes and aims, being held on September 12-13th in Bermuda.
Grainne Richmond joined Aon Insurance Managers (Bermuda) Ltd. in September 2022 as Executive Vice President, Head of Captives. Prior to joining Aon, she was Vice President of Strategic Risk Solutions (Bermuda) Limited (‘SRS’) (formally Dyna Management Services Ltd. Mrs. Richmond, by background is a qualified CPA (FCA Ireland) and has over 21 years of Captive experience both in Bermuda and Cayman having held senior roles at SRS, Artex Risk Solutions, and International Advisory Services. Prior to Captive Management Ms. Richmond worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dublin in the business advisory division working on a variety of International and Irish companies. Ms. Richmond is heavily involved in the Bermuda Industry and is former President of Bermuda Insurance Management Association (which is now part of the Bermuda Captive Network. She works closely with industry peers in discussions with the Bermuda Monetary Authority, Registrar of Companies, and the Bermuda Government. In March 2023, Ms. Richmond was nominated in Captive Review Global Top 50 professionals for expertise and service in the Captive Industry
Leslie Robinson has over 34 years’ experience in the insurance industry; 23 years in captive management and 11 years as an Assistant Director at the Bermuda Monetary Authority. Leslie is currently Senior Vice President – Head of Underwriting & Claims at Willis Towers Watson Management (Bermuda) Limited.
Leslie earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Emory University and is also an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute of London (ACII). She is a Justice of the Peace and was appointed Senator for the Bermuda Government in November 2022. She is a Director of the Bermuda Captive Network through her employment at Willis.
Sponsors –
Aon Insurance Managers (Bermuda) Ltd. and WTW
Mar 31, 2023
Mar 31, 2023
37 min
In This Episode of Best Health, we speak with Dr. Charles Swart to learn not only about the types of pain that can cause suffering to many. We also learn about the professional methods Dr. Swart engages with in order to intervene in a person’s experience with pain to assist them to live a better and more fulfilling life.
Dr. Charles Swart is an Oxford-trained anaesthetist and pain management specialist. He has been practicing anaesthesia and pain management for more than twenty years. Dr. Swart introduced the treatment modality of radiofrequency therapy to Bermuda in 2009, the first of its kind.
He is a full-time consultant anaesthetist and pain specialist, both in private practice and also the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. He has a ‘super specialty’ in interventional pain medicine.
Sponsor – Bermuda Pain Clinic
Bermuda Pain Clinic specializes in, Treatment of Acute & Chronic & Cancer Pain, Specialist radio frequency service, including pulsed dose radio frequency and denervations. They also provide Comprehensive image-guided interventional pain services and diagnose & Treat complex pain syndromes
Mar 13, 2023
Mar 13, 2023
19 min
In this episode of the Navigate Series, Tanya Beattie Head of Actuarial at Grant Thornton Bermuda describes GTs global network, their decision to move into the Bermuda market place and their top three objectives for 2023.
Tanya joined the firm as a Director in early 2022, leading the P&C Actuarial team in Grant Thornton Ireland and, as of the start of 2023, is the Head of Actuarial for Grant Thornton Bermuda.
Tanya is a qualified actuary with significant expertise across the Insurance industry in areas such as Regulation, Risk Management, Actuarial Function and Solvency II. She brings both commercial and regulatory acumen, having assumed various roles to date across both the Insurance industry – where the bulk of her career was in key roles within the European headquarters of one of the world’s largest P&C Insurers – and also in Insurance Supervision with a leading European insurance regulator.
Sponsor – Grant Thornton Bermuda
Feb 24, 2023
Feb 24, 2023
37 min
In This Episode of Best Health…. We speak with Maureen Ryan about how her meditation practice of twenty-five years influences her offerings as a physiotherapist and thus client healing processes.
Maureen Ryan is a registered physiotherapist in Bermuda. She is also a provider of services in the techniques of myofascial release, acupuncture and craniosacral therapy through her private practice, Myotherapy Centre.
Maureen has previously been the team physiotherapist for the Bermuda national football team the Bermuda National rugby team, and of the Bermuda national cricket team. Maureen travelled to the World Cup qualifiers spanning the years 1996 through 2009. As Team Physio, Maureen has travelled to the Olympics, two Commonwealth Games, and two Pan American Games.
Sponsor – Lindos
SM: @LindosBermuda
Web: https://lindos.bm
Feb 13, 2023
Feb 13, 2023
29 min
In this episode of the Navigate Series, listen to an in depth analysis of the Bermuda commercial and residential real estate market and what we can expect going into 2023.
Buddy Rego commenced his real estate career working in the family business, Rego Limited, established in 1949. Following University, Buddy worked in Hong Kong for over 5 years in Foreign Exchange and Precious Metal markets.
In 1983, Buddy returned to Bermuda to become President of Rego Realtors Ltd. In December 2006, the company joined the prestigious Sotheby's International Realty network.
Buddy is internationally recognized as a real estate leader and remains highly invested in the Bermuda community. He founded Turks and Caicos Sotheby’s International Realty in 1989 and has served as president of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.
Penny MacIntyre started as a journalist at Wall Street Journal / Dow Jones and is a Partner at Rego Sotheby's International Realty managing its commercial practice, human resources, operations and business development.
Fortune 100 clients’ and individuals seek out Penny as an international commercial real estate expert with headquarters, retail, data centres, hotel resorts, industrial parks and airport facilities. Penny has been instrumental in the success of a number of Bermuda’s most notable commercial sales, redevelopments and leased properties.
Penny serves as the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce Real Estate Division Chair; Ignite Entrepreneur Mentor and Chair of the Bermuda Hospital Charitable Foundation.
Sponsor – Rego Sotheby’s International Realty
Jan 27, 2023
Jan 27, 2023
51 min
In This Episode of Best Health, we speak with Feven Binega-Northcott on the positive impact a birth doula provides parents for their pregnancy and birthing experience.
Feven Binega-Northcott is a birth and postpartum doula and childbirth educator in Bermuda. She has been doing this work for fourteen years. In recent years, Feven transitioned to doing this work full-time following a career as a Montessori Early Childhood educator.
Feven is also certified in hypnobirthing education, lactation training and is a trainer of childbirth professionals.
Sponsor – Lindos
SM: @LindosBermuda
Web: https://lindos.bm
Jan 9, 2023
Jan 9, 2023
34 min
In this episode of the Navigate Series, hear BCB’s initiative in helping first time buyers to get on the property ladder, their key strategies and an outlook on the banking industry in Bermuda for 2023.
Neville Grant is the Chief Executive Officer of Bermuda Commercial Bank. Neville’s nearly 30-year business career includes a number of senior roles in banking formally with HSBC, both locally and internationally, as well as the former General Manager of Bermuda Economic Development Corporation. Neville sits on a few boards and committees including Fortitude Re, Bermuda Economic Development Corporation and the Centennial Bermuda Foundation. After spending time with his wife, 15-year-old son and 13 -year old daughter, Neville spends his time boating, exercising and travelling for enjoyment.
Sponsor – Bermuda Commercial Bank
Website: https://www.bcb.bm/
Dec 30, 2022
Dec 30, 2022
1hr 15 min
In this episode of Best Health, we’re getting expert fitness advice from two people who have done the hard yards – literally.
Retired track and field athletes turned personal trainers, Dre and Jermain help us navigate through the fitness noise and provide realistic, sustainable health guidance to get us ready for 2023.
For more information and training support, you can contact Hindssight Fitness:
PHONE: (441) 543-0248
WHATSAPP: (441) 599-0412
INSTA: @ABSBYDRE / @HINDSSIGHTFW
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/absbydre
EMAIL: INHINDSSIGHT / ABSBYDRE@GMAIL.COM
This episode of Best Health has been sponsored by Lindos. Why go anyplace else?
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Sponsor – Lindos
SM: @LindosBermuda
Web: https://lindos.bm
Dec 12, 2022
Dec 12, 2022
42 min
What kind of a year has it been for Bermuda in 2022 and what can we expect for 2023?
Nathan Kowalski
Nathan is the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager at Anchor Investment Management Ltd. He sits on the firm’s investment, compliance, and finance committees and has been with the company since 2003. Nathan holds a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) designation and is a Fellow of CSI (FCSI). He is the President of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce.
Jonathan Kent, Business Writer
Jonathan is a freelance corporate writer for clients in the international business sector and a business journalist. He is well known to many in Bermuda’s business community, having previously worked for 15 years as Business Editor of The Royal Gazette. During his journalistic career, he also covered news and sports for UK national and regional newspapers and magazines, including the Daily Mail, The Independent on Sunday and the Grimsby Telegraph. Jonathan has an MSc in International Management from the University of Liverpool.
Nov 25, 2022
Nov 25, 2022
46 min
In this episode of Best Health, we welcome Carrie Lee into the Sound Lounge to separate health facts from fiction.
Podcast Summary
In this episode of Best Health, we’re covering the commonly misunderstood facts and myths surrounding fitness and nutrition.
Will I get bulky if I lift weights? Can I lose fat on targeted areas of my body?
Carrie Lee, one of Bermuda’s favourite Personal Trainer’s and myth debunking queen is here to differentiate between fact and fiction, taking the guesswork out of your workout.
Carrie is a certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, health mindset coach, and CEO of Carrie Lee Fitness coaching.
Carrie pulls back the curtain on fitness industry gimmicks, myths, and misconceptions and provides her clients with realistic, practical tools and knowledge to help them thrive without giving up the foods they love. Carrie brings along with her decades of experience having spent over 20 years yo-yo dieting, trying every weight-loss solution money can buy, and ultimately undergoing her own personal transformation losing and maintaining a 75lb weight loss through healthy, sustainable lifestyle changes.
For more information or PT sessions, you can contact Carrie Lee directly:
W: http://www.carrieleefitness.com
IG: @carieleefitness
Enjoy this episode? Check out our other episodes of Best Health and catch a new episode out on the last Friday of each month.
Get social with us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter:
@RGMags
@TheRoyalGazette
#RGBestHealth
This episode of Best Health has been sponsored by Lindos. Why go anyplace else?
SM: @LindosBermuda
Web: https://lindos.bm