Bermuda International Long Term Insurers and Reinsurers today announced the appointment of Natasha Scotland Courcy to its board of directors.

Ms Scotland Courcy is senior vice-president, general counsel and co-chief operating officer at Athene Life Re Ltd, a global life reinsurer established in 2009.

“I am delighted to welcome Natasha to Biltir’s board of directors,” said Biltir executive director Ronnie Klein. “Natasha’s extensive legal experience and knowledge of multiple jurisdictions will be an invaluable asset to Biltir in our efforts to effectively represent Bermuda’s thriving long-term insurance and reinsurance industries.”

Ms Scotland Courcy was honoured to become a member of the Biltir board and said she was looking forward to supporting its advocacy efforts for Bermuda’s life and annuity industry in public policy.

“Biltir has a longstanding reputation as the leading voice for the long-term (re) insurance sector, and it is a privilege to work alongside industry colleagues supporting our industry,” she said.

In addition to her supervisory role over the Bermuda office of 76 employees and contractors, Ms Scotland Courcy oversees all legal aspects of Athene Life Re’s reinsurance transactions, corporate policy, governance and board reporting. She is the chair of Biltir’s legal and regulatory committee, where she has actively advocated for the Bermuda life sector on several important issues such as certified and reciprocal reinsurer status.

She has over 15 years of experience as a corporate attorney, with 11 of those being in the reinsurance industry. She has been with Athene since 2012. Prior to joining Athene, Ms Scotland Courcy worked as the assistant general counsel at Flagstone Re, covering complex transactions and legal operations for global subsidiaries.

Biltir was created to serve as a formal association representing the long-term insurers and reinsurers in Bermuda.

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