Richard Wainwright
Senior Director

Richard is a Senior Director leading the Insurance Group in the George Town, Grand Cayman office of RSM Cayman Ltd. He has over 16 years professional experience providing assurance services, the last 12 of which have been in the Cayman Islands where Richard specializes in providing assurance services in the insurance and reinsurance industry. His client base includes a variety of insurance and reinsurance companies including single parent and group captives, segregated portfolio companies, portfolio insurance companies, life and annuity companies.

Richard has extensive experience in the application of US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and IFRS Accounting Standards (IFRS) along with extensive knowledge of Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) and International Standards on Auditing (ISA).

RSM Cayman focuses primarily on providing audit services to the financial services industry through its affiliation with RSM US LLP and membership of RSM International, the 6th largest global firm of accountants. RSM Cayman is the 5th largest audit firm in the Cayman Islands, is an approved auditor of regulated entities by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) and is also an approved auditor in the BVI, Bermuda and certain other Caribbean jurisdictions.

Professional Affiliations

  • Fellow - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

  • Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants (CIIPA) – Licensed Practitioner

  • Associate Member - Cayman International Reinsurance Companies Association (CIRCA)

Education

  • First Class Honours Degree in Accounting and Finance - Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK