After graduating from King's College, London in 1987 Matthew joined the marine department of the Prudential Assurance Company underwriting in the cargo section. He joined Catlin in 1991, assisting with the underwriting of the reinsurance account and acting as an adjuster of reinsurance and marine hull claims. Since 1993 his responsibilities have been concentrated on the underwriting of the Non-Marine reinsurance accounts, specifically in the property and motor sections. He was appointed an Operations Director in 2002.
Matthew transferred to the Bermuda office as Chief Underwriting Officer in 2008.
Management
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Graham Pewter
President and Chief Executive Officer
Graham Pewter has more than 20 years of experience in the Bermuda insurance market, having served as vice president and general manager of Cologne Reinsurance Company (Bermuda) Limited from 1983-1988 and as president and managing director of LCF Edmond de Rothschild Insurance Services Limited from 1988-1992. Graham was president and chief executive of Commercial Risk Partners Limited in Bermuda, a subsidiary of SCOR SA. He joined Catlin Bermuda in February 2003.
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Matthew Sage
Chief Underwritiing Officer (Bermuda)
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Colleen Brennan
Chief Financial Officer
Colleen Brennan joined Catlin in January 2007 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Catlin Bermuda in July 2008. She has previously been Head of Financial Strategy for Catlin based in London. Prior to joining Catlin, she worked in public accounting with the predecessor of PricewaterhouseCoopers and held various posts, in both the US and Bermuda, with Zurich Group. She was also Chief Financial Officer of Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario. She is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. She is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA Institute.
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Barry McDonald
Group Treasurer
Barry McDonald joined Arthur Andersen & Company in 1981 in Winnipeg and in May 1985 he relocated to Bermuda and joined GTE REinsurance Company Limited as treasury manager. He joined Cologne Reinsurance Company in Bermuda in 1995 as general manager. In 1996 he joined Commercial Risk Partners Limited in Bermuda as vice president-finance. Barry joined Catlin in Bermuda in October 2003. He is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst.
- Malcolm Furbert Corporate Counsel
- Paul Shedden Chief Actuary
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Lisa Robinson
Human Resources Director
Lisa Robinson joined Catlin Bermuda in December 2002, having previously worked as Office Manager for Griffiths & Wanklyn Reinsurance Brokers Ltd. She is an active member of the Bermuda Human Resource Association and the Society for Human Resource Managers.
