(IRMG) 24th annual conference at the Marriott Castle Harbour Resort on Monday.

Some 300 conference participants will be attending this year's event, a conference first started by captive insurance pioneer and IRMG founder, Mr.

Fred Reiss.

Most of the participants are clients of IRMG, whose CEO, Mr. Gareth Bradburn, will have introductory remarks. The delegates will get together at a Sunday reception followed by dinner at the hotel. The conference winds up with a Wednesday afternoon golf tournament and evening dinner.

IRM (Bermuda) Ltd. president, Mr. Robert Virtue, said "Conference seminars are slated for the morning leaving the afternoons free for business meetings scheduled by the participants. The conference is a place where the insureds and risk managers and some of the brokers can meet with insurers.'' Mr. John Head III, vice chairman of Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. and director of Sphere Drake Holdings Ltd. will make a presentation entitled "The Year 2005''. Mr. Head is also the managing member of Head & Co. L.L.C., a merchant banking firm specialising in the insurance industry.

Dr. Matthias Schubert of Cologne Re will be speaking on "Pollution Legal Liability'' and Ms Judy Hanratty of British Petroleum makes an address on "Management of Risk - an Holistic Approach.'' Other speakers include Mr. Tom Hutton of Risk Management Solutions Inc. with "Earthquake Analysis'' and Mr. Jules Kroll of Kroll Associates with a talk called "The Fraud Tidalwave.''