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Derek Stenson
Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
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Financial Services: Regulatory

Cayman Islands

3 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

Corporate & Finance

Cayman Islands

5 Years Ranked

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Corporate & Finance - Cayman Islands

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Derek Stenson assists with the full suite of finance and corporate issues. His reputation is particularly strong in the field of insurance. He advises numerous major insurers and reinsurers, and is widely agreed to be one of the leading lawyers in this arena.

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Financial Services: Regulatory - Cayman Islands

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Band 3
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Derek Stenson heads Conyers' insurance and reinsurance team. In this role he regularly counsels insurance companies on regulatory issues pertaining to licensing and data protection.

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Strengths

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Derek Stenson stands out for his energy, commerciality and ability to pre-empt industry trends.

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He is a great team leader and is hugely commercial.

Corporate & Finance respondent
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Derek Stenson is an exceptional lawyer who consistently strikes the right balance between legal advice and practical guidance. He is highly responsive, thoughtful and a pleasure to work with.

Corporate & Finance respondent
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Derek Stenson stands out for his deep and longstanding expertise across both offshore and onshore jurisdictions, which brings exceptional strategic value to our matters.

Financial Services: Regulatory respondent
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Derek Stenson remains highly approachable and hands-on, ensuring matters are handled with care, urgency and a clear commercial focus.

Financial Services: Regulatory respondent
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Derek offers regulatory insight that few others can match, providing advice that reflects both current expectations and future direction.

Financial Services: Regulatory respondent
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Articles, highlights and press releases

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Article

The Prudential Solvency Regime of the Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) set out its approach to group (or consolidated) supervision in a November 2023 regulatory policy update (the Regulatory Policy).

Aug 11, 2025
Authored by Derek Stenson
Article

Insurance and Asset Managers in the Cayman Islands: A Perfect Marriage?

The significant growth in life & annuity reinsurance in the Cayman Islands has showed no signs of slowing in the past few years and a material ingredient of this growth is Cayman reinsurers sponsored by large private equity/asset manager groups who have had a marked footprint in the Cayman Islands.

May 14, 2025
Authored by Derek Stenson, Cristina Faro
Article

ReConnect Recap: Key Takeaways from the 2025 Conference

If last year’s first ReConnect conference embodied a successful proof of concept, the second iteration has not only maintained momentum, but leveraged last year’s foundation to propel towards greater success.

May 12, 2025
Authored by Derek Stenson, Sophia Greaves, Chiara Nannini, Jacqueline King, Róisín Liddy-Murphy, Philippa Gilkes, Cristina Faro, Frank Farrell

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