Kathleen Faries

Head of Bermuda Branch, TMR 

Kathleen Faries is Head of the Bermuda Branch of Tokio Millennium Re AG (TMR). Kathleen joined TMR in 2007.

Kathleen has over 25 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance market including property and casualty broking into the U.S., London and Bermuda markets as well as developing and managing captive insurance companies.

Prior to her current position, Kathleen was Chief Executive Officer of Tokio Solution Management Ltd. She spearheaded the expansion of TMR’s capital markets strategy with the start-up of Tokio Solution and Shima Re in 2012 and has been instrumental in building TMR’s reputation as a leader in the ILS arena. She is currently Chair of the Tokio Solution Management Ltd. board and a member of the board of Shima Re.

Kathleen is founding member and Co-Chair of ILS Bermuda Ltd which was instrumental in launching the ILS Bermuda Convergence event – a leading ILS networking event held annually in Bermuda. Kathleen also sits on the board of the Bermuda Insurance Institute (BII) and represents TMR AG as part of the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR).

Kathleen received the Bermuda Insurance Institute’s (BII) Industry Leader of the Year award in 2015 and was named one of Insurance Day’s 2015 Power 50 Top Influencers in Reinsurance where she was recognized for promoting innovation and a bold approach to transforming the industry.