Hugh Barit

Chairman and CEO, Performa

Session: Managing Risk and Returns: Navigating Market Volatility in Uncertain Times

Hugh is Performa’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer having founded the firm in 1992.  With over 30 years of captive insurance experience, he leads the firm’s offshore relationship management effort and is a frequent speaker at the Bermuda and Cayman captive conferences and industry events.  Prior to forming Performa in 1992, he was vice president and director of offshore marketing for the Matuschka group, a large global asset management company with offices in Munich, Zurich and London. He began his career at IBM in 1983 where he was responsible for marketing the firm’s products to multinational insurance companies. Hugh graduated from Hobart college with a B.A. in economics.

Hugh works out of Performa’s Hamilton, Bermuda office.