Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 18, 2015

Interview with the President and COO: Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. (TPRE)

J. Robert Bredahl
J. Robert Bredahl is President and Chief Operating Officer of Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., and has served in this position since November 10, 2014, prior to which Mr. Bredahl served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the company from January 26, 2012. Beginning on March 1, 2015, Mr. Bredahl has also served as the President and Chief Underwriting Officer of Third Point Reinsurance Company Ltd. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Bredahl was the Chief Executive Officer of Aon Benfield Securities, Aon's investment banking group, and the President of the Americas division of Aon Benfield, the premier reinsurance intermediary and capital adviser, from November 2008 to January 2012. Prior to Aon's acquisition of Benfield in November 2008, Mr. Bredahl held various senior-level positions at Benfield, and at the time of acquisition, was Chief Executive Officer of Benfield U.S. Inc. and of Benfield Advisory. Prior to joining Benfield in March 2002, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Inreon PLC, and Managing Director and Head of U.S. Derivative Sales for Barclays Capital. Mr. Bredahl earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Middlebury College. While at Aon Benfield Securities, he held several securities licenses, including the Series 24, Series 7 and Series 63. Profile
TWST: Can you provide an overview of the company and its philosophy?

Mr. Bredahl: Sure. We are a Bermuda-based reinsurance company that began operations a little bit over three years