Cyril Whitter, ABIC Honorary Board member, awarded the 2022 Fred Reiss Lifetime Achievement Award

Cyril Whitter will receive the 2022 Fred Reiss Lifetime Achievement Award for his “outstanding commitment and contribution to Bermuda’s captive industry.” A spokesperson said, “As the Bermuda Captive Conference celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Bermuda Captive industry, Cyril Whitter has been announced as the honoured recipient of the 2022 Fred Reiss Lifetime Achievement Award, […]

Three Students Earn ABIC Memorial Awards

The Association of Bermuda International Companies announced that three recipients of the ABIC Education Awards — Larrissa Simmons, Jada Davis, and Amelia Othman — will also receive special memorial awards named after fondly remembered past ABIC scholarship awardees. A spokesperson said, “The Shernelle Outerbridge Memorial Award for $15,000 went to Larrissa Simmons, who is entering […]

Abic Education Awards presented to 20 Bermudian students

Twenty Bermudian students received scholarships worth $605,000 to support their further education at the Association of Bermuda International Companies Education Awards. One of the island’s largest and longest-running post secondary scholarship programmes, ABICEA is funded by Bermuda international companies. After almost 45 years, it has provided support for more than 720 Bermudian students for education […]

Abic promoting diversity, equity and inclusion

A unit of the Association of Bermuda International Companies is focused on promoting a more diverse and inclusive workforce. Philip Vandoninck, chairman of Abic’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is also chief executive of Fidelis Insurance Bermuda Ltd. He said: “When you see the corporate numbers on the representation of groups by gender and ethnicity, […]

Turn Good Intentions Into Tangible Progress

The Association of Bermuda International Companies [ABIC] says it “wants to help the international business community turn good intentions into tangible progress in creating a more diverse and inclusive workforce.” A spokesperson said, “The key to advancing the transition from words to action is finding and sharing best practices that can provide fair opportunities and […]