ENERGIZING THROUGH MAKING INNOVATION RESILIENT. Relm Insurance Ltd. (Relm) is a Bermuda-domiciled specialty insurance carrier serving emerging industries, with a focus on digital assets / Web 3.0, cannabis and psychedelics.
Meet Our Team
Joseph Ziolkowski Co-Founder & CEO
Joe is the Co-Founder & CEO of Relm. His decade-long track record as a risk management professional and insurance entrepreneur includes the successful launch of two insurance company startups along with execution of alternative risk financing and risk transfer solutions for national and multinational companies. Joe received a BS in Management & Business from Skidmore College in 2004. Joe holds the professional designations of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associates in Underwriting Management from The Institutes.
Jeffrey Jabon Head of Underwriting Operations, Strategic Projects & Products
Jeffrey has 25+ years of P&C experience and is currently a Senior advisor to several innovative start-up enterprises. Prior to being an independent advisor, Jeffrey worked at EY where he was Senior Manager on the Americas FSO Advisory Team responsible for insurance operations improvement, underwriting performance consulting and business transformation projects.
Carol Faries SVP, Finance and Accounting
Carol joined Relm with nearly two decades of experience in the Bermuda insurance marketplace. Carol serves as the Financial Controller for Relm, proving paramount in the company’s establishment and maintenance of their financial and regulatory requirements.
Trevor Nelson VP of Risk
Prior to joining Relm as VP of Risk, Trevor spent nearly a decade in internal audit roles for some of the largest insurers and reinsurers in the Bermuda market. Trevor has lead group-wide risk assessments, executed risk-based annual audit plans and implemented and managed Sarbanes-Oxley and COSO 13 compliance for NYSE publicly traded reinsurers. Trevor has extensive experience developing internal control frameworks and process documentation, deficiency remediation plans, along with preparation of reports for Senior Management, committee and board members.
Drew Taylor VP of Financial and Professional Lines
Prior to joining Relm, Drew was Managing Director of independent retail insurance broker AlphaRoot/FounderShield, a subsidiary of Baldwin Risk Partners (NASDAQ: BRP). During his tenure, Drew led AlphaRoot’s emerging markets team with a focus on risk management consultancy and insurance placements in the cannabis sector, sharing economy, cryptocurrency and web2 and web3 sectors.
Donavan Burgess SVP, Underwriter - Digital Assets,
Prior to joining Relm, Donavan Burgess was an Assistant Vice President, Senior Underwriter at AXA XL (Bermuda) within their Professional and Cyber Liability Team.
Eric Roberts VP of Claims
Eric is responsible for implementing Relm’s fully integrated claims management strategy and directly managing Relm’s outsourced claims service providers, including TPAs, legal and actuaries. Prior to joining Relm, Eric was a claims professional at Pekin Insurance for more than 14 years where he learned the claims profession from the ground- up. Eric began his career as a claim representative and was subsequently promoted to field adjuster, CAT adjuster, service office manager, and most recently he held the role of Regional Claims Manager. Eric managed a claims team of 18 full-time employees. In addition to being responsible for the performance of the Claims department, Eric managed customer service interactions for all claims activities, complaints and developed training and coaching programs and implemented performance standards for his team.
Jamie Harrison VP of Human Resources & People Operations
Jamie Harrison has a background in operational management with a strong concentration in Human Resources and Organizational Development. She started with the Target Corporation just after graduating with a Bachelor’s in Organizational Communication from Western Michigan University. She held multiple positions including Customer Service Executive, Salesfloor Executive, Logistics Executive, HR Executive, HR Business Partner, and finally as a Store Team Leader, managing a team of 9 Executives and 350 employees. During this time, she pursued her Master’s Degree in HROD.
Sophia Zaller VP of Business Development
Sophia joined Relm Insurance as the company’s fifth employee in July 2021. As an Underwriter, she evaluated risks and structured insurance policies for businesses operating across the digital assets / Web3 ecosystem, including crypto exchanges / wallet providers, bitcoin miners, DeFi protocols, NFT marketplaces, and institutional staking firms. As VP of Business Development, she oversees strategic communications, marketing and public relations.
