Bermuda’s Trillion-Dollar Question: Systemic Risk or Resilient Hub?
Update: 2025-09-09
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In this episode of Inside the Deal, host Helen Souza sits down with InEvo Re's Chief Risk Officer, Andrew Sooboodoo to unpack Oliver Wyman’s recent report examining whether Bermuda’s long-term (re)insurance sector, home to over a $1 trillion in life reserves, poses systemic risk to the global financial system.
From stress-test scenarios like credit crises and asset fire sales to the growing influence of private equity ownership, this conversation offers a clear-eyed view of Bermuda’s role as an innovation hub and financial powerhouse. Helen and Andrew explore the island’s regulatory resilience, future challenges, and why global markets continue to look to Bermuda as a trusted jurisdiction.
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