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Sarah Demerling

Sarah Demerling

Global 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

Sarah leads the Bermuda Insurance practice and leads our Investment Funds practice with a specialty in insurance-linked securities (ILS).

She has over two decades of experience in the Bermuda legal market and is widely recognised as the go-to in her field.

Sarah is a trusted advisor on all facets of Bermuda corporate and regulatory law. She has extensive market experience in advising on a range of structures and providing counsel to major international (re)insurers (covering both P&C and long term(life)), sponsors, asset managers, private equity houses and principals on the formation, licensing and ongoing regulatory requirements of applicable vehicles, as well as M&A and alternative risk financing transactions (including catbonds and side-cars).

She works closely with our Fintech team in all aspects that span from insurtech, innovative insurer, and tokenised funds, and is known for her commercial and innovative approach.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Insurance - Bermuda

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Sarah Demerling is well versed in insurance M&A and securities issuances, with further experience concerning incorporation and licensing. She is a regular adviser to many significant names in the market.

Investment Funds - Bermuda

Spotlight
Spotlight

Individual Editorial
Sarah Demerling is highly regarded for her Bermuda investment funds practice and displays additional strengths in insurance and regulatory work.

Strengths

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  • She is very responsive and knowledgeable, as well as very commercially astute.

    InsuranceChambers Global Guide
  • Her knowledge of Bermuda's financial services regulatory environment is unparalleled.

    InsuranceChambers Global Guide
  • Sarah Demerling is great. She understands the issues and can offer practical advice in a clear, concise manner.

    InsuranceChambers Global Guide
  • Sarah provides consistently excellent client service and pragmatic solutions.

    InsuranceChambers Global Guide
  • Sarah Demerling and her team provide high-quality legal counsel, demonstrating deep expertise, responsiveness and effective collaboration.

    InsuranceChambers Global Guide
  • Sarah is practical, pragmatic, easy to work with and terrifically knowledgeable.

    Investment FundsChambers Global Guide

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