Ron C Hamilton Email & Phone Number

London, GB

• BMS Group is a dynamic and independent specialist (re)insurance broker with a global presence. With operations across the UK, US, and internationally, BMS Group is recognized for its entrepreneurial spirit.
• Leading the development and implementation of a comprehensive risk and compliance framework to ensure sustainable and profitable business growth.
• Providing independent oversight and challenge within the second line of defense, driving alignment between business operations and governance requirements.
• Managing emerging risks by identifying, assessing, and mitigating key exposures while ensuring timely escalation and resolution of material issues.
• Partnering with senior stakeholders, including the Group Risk Director, Group Compliance Officer and General Counsel, to deliver insights and ensure compliance with U.S. regulatory and statutory requirements.
• Overseeing risk management tools and facilitating training to enhance compliance awareness and embed a culture of risk management across the organization.

Hamilton, BM

The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) regulates Bermuda's financial services sector. The BMA supervises, regulates and inspects financial institutions operating in the jurisdiction. It also issues Bermuda’s national currency, manages exchange control transactions, assists other authorities with the detection and prevention of financial crime, and advises.

White Plains, New York, US

• Transforming small credit union formed in 1965 to increase wealth and eradicate poverty in modern age.
• Developed a three-year strategic plan; revised Nominating Committee, onboarding more Board Directors; secured numerous grants, completed Board Governance training of all Board Directors, beginning digitalization.
• Grew net income over 4 times over 2 year period enabling us to declare a dividend the first time in over 25 years.

Zurich, Zurich, CH

• Key Responsibilities:
• Consulted on key strategic and group projects, providing advisory support to the Business Excellence Managing Director.
• Developed roadmap to enhance and standardise risk assessment and feedback loop globally.
• Created a strategic roadmap to address target operating model driving greater business enablement and solid governance.
• Drove operational excellence through targeted initiatives, enhancing cross-functional collaboration and process improvement.
• Partnered with leadership to implement solutions for optimizing business performance.

Zurich, Zurich, CH

• Role Overview:Role resulted from the 2023 organizational transformation. This senior role is part of a global team having responsibility for Americas region that represents ~$11B in premium and enabling 7 Managing.
• Strategic Collaboration: Chief of Staff & business partner to US P&C RE CEO, cultivated and maintained partnerships with key stakeholders across the Swiss Re group.
• Initiative Leadership: Led cross-functional initiatives that drove business growth, operational excellence, and client satisfaction.
• Growth Strategy Support: Assisted in the creation and execution of growth strategies and action plans for target markets, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and market dynamics.
• Executive Reporting: Developed and presented executive-level reports and strategic recommendations to business leadership, including reporting to the CEO and Board of Directors.
• Governance Execution: Ensured agreed controls are in place and executed to keep risks within tolerance.

Zurich, Zurich, CH

• Role Overview:Appointed to the Americas Executive Leadership Team, directly reporting to the President & CEO. This highly specialized developmental role was designed to expand, deepen, and strengthen holistic system.
• Strategic Collaboration: Worked closely with peers across the region to ensure sound strategic design, communication, and operational execution of critical strategic priorities.
• Leadership Initiatives: Led and amplified key initiatives that evolved company culture and drove system value through commercial projects.
• CEO Collaboration: Partnered with the CEO of Reinsurance Americas in their role as Regional President, overseeing the development and management of regional cost plans, funding requests, and other strategic.
• Team Leadership: Led a diverse team of approximately 120 business services colleagues, located throughout the region with a significant hub in Mexico City. Ensured the delivery of business services to the Division’s.
• Successfully collaborated on strategic priorities to enhance regional operations.

Zurich, Zurich, CH

• Proposed and led the creation of a new team resulting in improved operational efficiency and more robust governance in the first line. We had responsibility for $28B L&H and P&C Reinsurance Business Unit and reported.
• Devised the strategy to drive solid governance and latest digital analytics to enhance internal controls capacity.
• Synthesized key findings and recommendations, influencing strategic decisions at the senior management level.
• Coached and developed a global team of 40 FTEs (Associates to Senior Vice Presidents) achieving above average engagement scores.
• Managed and strengthened relationships with 60+ senior stakeholders, fostering cross-functional collaboration.
• Designed and implemented risk management strategies, increasing audit scores, reducing control deficiencies and increasing self-raised issues.

Zurich, Zurich, CH

• In response to external auditors’ material deficiency finding, served as governance thought partner to Board/Executive Committee in crafting governance (including ERM and reputational risk management) strategy for.
• Responsible for the evaluation, development, implementation and maintenance of the global Governance strategy for P&C/L&H Reinsurance Claims, Reserving and Technical Accounting.
• Developed business controls, risk control self assessments and guidelines which were consistent with risk appetite.
• Determined global applicability of regional issues detected.
• Managed implementation of global Group Risk & Compliance initiatives.
• Appointed Business Continuity Manager for a location with 400+ employees—recognized as best globally. Updated exercises/scenarios to incorporate traditional/non-traditional security incidents/threats; developed online.

Zurich, Zurich, CH

Mandated to create a Center of Excellence Services and Analytics hub for underwriting standards, tool management, auditing, and compliance topics, first on a regional level, then a global level in 2010. Managed external audit team.

Boston, MA, US

• PORTFOLIO RISK MANAGER, GE INSURANCE SOLUTIONS (2004 – 2006)
• Introduced new Enterprise Risk Management program into portfolios: assisted with design and implementation risk governance programs/risk management processes nationally to ensure consistency in risk assessments.
• Launched a feedback loop for experts-leaders discussions; managed setting of corrective action levels and consequences.
• Led Sustainability Champion efforts: partnered to develop framework for reputational risk mitigation/sustainability goals and monitored portfolio for adherence to Firm’s sustainability business risk profile.GLOBAL.
• Resolved 96% of transactions within expected turnaround time—worth $7B in premiums—via a risk lens.NORTH AMERICA CASUALTY FACULTATIVE RISK MANAGER, GE INSURANCE SOLUTIONS (2002 – 2003)
• Executed projects saving $2M over three years and simplified submission process that decreased by 20% completion time.RISK MANAGER, GE CAPITAL CORPORATE (2000 – 2001)