THE COMPANY.
30
Years of Experience
650+
Reinsurance Connections
7+
Specialized Lines of Business
3
Key Global Regions
Barents Re is a leading independent reinsurance group. Since 1996, we have built a solid presence across Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America — with more than 650 reinsurance connections worldwide.
With a focus on innovation and underwriting excellence, Barents Re delivers a wide range of specialized reinsurance solutions for property and casualty insurers. Our vision is to be a key contributor to the insurance value chain by leveraging the deep expertise of our underwriting teams and their in-depth knowledge of regional markets.
We maintain a disciplined approach to underwriting, concentrating on selected lines where we have proven strength: Bonds, Energy, Construction & Engineering, Financial Lines, Life and Accident & Health, Marine Cargo, and Property.
At Barents Re, we are committed to providing exceptional service to our clients and brokers. This commitment is central to building strong, lasting partnerships and driving sustainable success.
ABOUT BARENTS RE
CAYMAN ISLANDS
Since June 8, 2018, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has licensed Barents Re Reinsurance Company, Inc. as a Class D Insurer, after successfully completing the change of domicile from Panama to the Cayman Islands.
The Cayman Islands maintains a Country Risk Tier of 2 (Low) under A.M. Best, in comparison to Panama’s Country Risk Tier of 4 (Moderate).
Incorporation date:
April 29th, 1996.
License type:
A Class D Reinsurance License is the Highest.
Regulatory Authority:
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA).
Office address:
10 Harrier Drive, Prospect, PO Box 10954 KY1-1007, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
tIMELINE
Our journey through the years
2025
We expanded into more markets with our group of companies in the insurance industry, Barents Surety (Spain and Italy), and Barents Insurance (Bulgaria).
2024
Moody’s Ratings announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of Barents Re Reinsurance Company, Inc.
2023
Barents Re Announces Strategic Leadership Shift with New CEO and Executive Chairman.
2022
Moody’s Assigns A3 Insurance Financial Strength Rating to Barents Re Reinsurance Company, Inc. (Cayman Islands), stable outlook.
2021
A.M. Best affirms ‘A’ (Excellent) Financial Strength rating for Barents Re Reinsurance Company, Inc. and Barents Reinsurance S.A.
Barents Re has been awarded as Best Specialty Reinsurer 2021, by CFI.co (Capital Finance International) in The Insurance Awards 2021.
2020
Best Independent Reinsurance Group:Barents RE was named a 2020 Global Excellence Awards Winner in the Best Independent Reinsurance Group, Spain category, by UK publisher Acquisition International.
2019
Barents Re in Double Award Win Barents Re has been awarded Best Reinsurance Company and Best Reinsurance Bonds Offering of the Year at the Global Banking & Finance Awards 2019.
AM Best affirms ‘A’ (Excellent) Financial Strength rating for Barents Re Reinsurance Company Inc.
2018
Completion of Redomestication of Barents Re Reinsurance Company, Inc. to the Cayman Islands
A.M. Best affirms ‘A’ (Excellent) Financial Strength rating for Barents Re Reinsurance Company, Inc.
Best Reinsurance Company, Global Banking & Finance Awards.
2017
A.M. Best affirms A (Excellent) Financial Strength rating for Barents Re Reinsurance Company, Inc.
Marine Cargo line of business introduced
Reinsurance Company of the Year, Global Business Awards
2016
A.M. Best affirms ‘A’ (Excellent) Financial Strength rating for Barents Re Reinsurance Company, Inc.
Outstanding Independent Reinsurance Group, Global Excellence Awards 2017.
Marine Cargo line of business introduced.
Reinsurance Company of the Year, Global Business Awards.
A.M. Best affirms ‘A’ (Excellent) Financial Strength rating for Barents Re Reinsurance Company, Inc.
2015
A.M. Best upgrades Financial Strength rating to ‘A’ (Excellent) for Barents Re Reinsurance Company, Inc.
Reinsurance Company of the Year, European Banking & Finance Awards.
2014
Reinsurer of the Year awarded by The European Magazine.
World Finance 100 Award.
2013
New offices open in London and Madrid by affiliates.
Energy line of business introduced.
Best Reinsurance Company of Central America awarded by Reactions Magazine.
2012
A.M. Best upgrades Outlook to Positive: ‘A-’ (Excellent) for Barents Re Reinsurance Company, Inc.
Continued expansion in Europe, Latin America and Middle East.
2011
Property line of business introduced.
2010
Rated by A.M. Best for Financial Strength ‘A-’ (Excellent) Stable Outlook.
European and Latin America expansion begins
1996
Barents Re starts operating
TEAM
Barents Reinsurance S.A. UK - Luxembourg
Amandine Motte
Dirigeant Agréé
Rejean Besner
Dirigeant Agréé
Filippo Olivieri
Head of Actuarial
Medhi Di Cesare Himeur
Head of Life
Adriaan Van Wijk
Chief Financial Officer
Odran Hickey
General Counsel
Mohammad Badreddine
Chief Operations Officer
Cecile Oosterveen
Senior Legal Counsel
Benjamin de Bontin
Head of Non-Life
Marco de Marinis
Risk Manager
Ewa Slatala
Risk Analyst
Christopher Zimmer
Actuarial Analyst
Konstantinos Filippakis
Business Intelligence Analyst
Salma Almardini
Head of Internal Audit
Salma Jaouad
Compliance Operations Manager
Sarah Mansour
Compliance Analyst
Adriana Krcmarov
Finance Operations Manager
Ibrahim Saleh
Senior Finance Manager
Clara Eid
Financial Controller
Saad Karaki
Senior Technical Accountant
Karnik Banossian
Technical Accountant
Marta Damaso
Credit Controller
Ignacio Arregui
Senior Claims Handler
Erik Pillon
Junior Actuarial Analyst
Boris Grozdanov
Claims Administrator
Elia Maalouf
Junior Credit Controller
Ghyda Maged
Senior Property Underwriter
Maya Buchinskaya
Senior Energy Underwriter
Adrien Ferrand
Assistant Underwriter
Olga Kravchenko
Underwriting Assistant
Volodymyr Vykhvatniuk
Junior KYC Officer
Pedro Rocha
HR Officer
Keith Hampton
Company Secretary
Nils Winqwist
Chief Compliance Officer
Yuxin Xie
Risk Assistant
Vrej Matiossian
Claims Handler
Anna Lasota
Senior KYC Officer
Nilson Baptista
Financial Controller
Joanne Qiao Lin
Life Underwriter
Federico Giuseppini
Life Pricing Actuary
Florent Bonifay
Senior Internal Auditor
Damien Lombardi
Underwriting Intern
Evgenia Novikova
Office & Administration Assistant
Luca Franzi
Junior Actuarial Analyst
Marek Misutka
Accountant
Vera Mascarenhas
Accountant
Barents Reinsurance S.A. UK Branch - London
Gaynore Moss
UK Branch Manager
Ed McGough
CISO
Bruce Rodger
Head of Product Centre of Excellence
Neil Radia
Data Entry Specialist
Fusun Mitchell
Senior Claims Adjuster
Ciaran Warmback
Quality Control Analyst
Carolina Ferreira
Business Integration Analyst
Jacques Nell
Senior Operations Officer
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Annual Reports
A (Excellent)
AM Best Reaffirms Barents Re’s Credit Ratings, Highlighting Strength and Stability
Financial Strength Rating
AWARDS
Recognition of Excellence
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2021
2020
Best Independent Reinsurance Group
(Acquisition International )
The Most Influential Leaders in the region
(Vida y Éxito Magazine)
2019
2018
Best Reinsurance Company Italy
(Global Banking & Finance Review)
Best Businessman of the year in Spain
(AEGA-CAT)
2017
Barents Re in Double Award Win
(The European)
Top 20 Most Influential Companies
(CEO Insight magazine)
2016
Barents Re in Double Award Win
(The European)
Most Outstanding Independent Reinsurance Group
(Global Excellent Awards)
2015
(CEO Insight Magazine)
(Baden-Baden XPRIMM)
Best Independent Reinsurance Group
(Wealth & Finance)