IAJ President

Sharon Donaldson
Chief Executive Officer at General Accident Insurance Company (Ja.) Limited


President’s Message

The IAJ is committed to its mission of supporting the growth and development of the insurance industry to the benefit of Jamaicans and the economy as a whole. We believe it is important to keep the public informed about the products and services that we offer and the value that they bring in securing important assets, lives and people’s well-being.

Performance of the Insurance Industry

2017 proved to be an encouraging year as the Insurance Industry saw signs of the recovery of the Jamaican economy. Gross premiums, on the General insurance side, were up by 9% over the previous year while on the Life insurance side, Gross Premiums for Individual Life were up by 7%. More importantly, we paid out $18 Billion dollars in Group Health Claims, $21 Billion dollars in Life Claims and $13 Billion dollars in General Insurance claims. Click to Read More

Past Presidents:

DR. Adrian Stokes (June 2021 to February 2022)
Fmr Senior VP Wealth & Insurance Scotia Group


Oliver Tomlinson, J.P. (November 2020 to March 2021)
Fmr General Manager, JN Life


Vernon James (April to October 2020)
Fmr General Manager,NCB Insurance


Peter Levy (2018-2019)
Managing Director, British Caribbean Insurance Company Limited, BCIC


Eric Hosin (2016-2018)
President, Guardian Life Limited


Karen Bhoorasingh (2014-2016)
President, Guardian Group General Insurance Jamaica Limited


Hugh Reid (2012-2014)
President, Scotia Life Insurance Company


Paul Lalor (2010-2012)
President & CEO, Insurance Company of the West Indies.


Jacqueline Sharp (2009-2010)
General Manager, Scotia Life Insurance Company


Andrew Levy (2007-2009)
Managing Director, Jamaica International Insurance Company


Earl Moore (2005-2007)
President & CEO, Guardian Life

Board of Directors

Sharon Donaldson

President

  Rosemarie Henry

Vice President –

Life

Paul Lalor

Vice President –

General

Chris Zacca, C.D.

Director

Karen Bhoorasingh

Director

 Oliver Tomlinson, J.p.

Director

Peter Levy

Director

Hugh Reid

Director

Orville Johnson, O.D.

Executive Director

Annette Robotham

Company Secretary

The IAJ carries out its mandate with the help of various committees comprising representatives from member companies. The committees include:

  • Public Relations & Consumer Affairs
  • Life Claims
  • Human Resources
  • General CEOs
  • Fraud

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