Management Team

Suzanne Williams-Charles

CEO

Suzanne Williams-Charles is the Chief Executive Officer at the Bermuda International Long Term Insurers and Reinsurers association.  Williams-Charles has over 25 years of industry experience.  As CEO, Williams-Charles is responsible for leading the organization’s global advocacy, public and regulatory policy initiatives.  Williams-Charles is also responsible for leading BILTIR’s community outreach agenda.

Prior to joining BILTIR, Williams-Charles was the Director of Policy and Regulation, Corporate Secretary and Data Privacy Officer at the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers.  Before that, she served as Head of Reinsurance Compliance at Hiscox Re and spent over a decade in increasing roles of responsibility at the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA), culminating in her role as Deputy Director of Insurance Supervision.

Williams-Charles began her career with KPMG as an auditor.  She is a Certified Public Accountant and Privacy Officer and has achieved several insurance industry designations.  Williams-Charles also serves as a Director on the Boards of WeSpeak Bermuda and HBSC Life (Bermuda) Limited.

Suzanne can be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; telephone 441-525-5353

David Altmaier

Executive Advisor

David Altmaier joined the Southern Group in 2023 after spending 14 years as an insurance regulator for the state of Florida. From 2016 – 2022, David served as Florida’s Insurance Commissioner. He was NAIC President in 2021, and the Vice Chair of the IAIS Executive Committee from 2019 – 2022. He is based in Tallahassee, Florida.