He is an industry veteran and leader of one of the leading branches of Guardian Life of the Caribbean Limited, headquartered in Trinidad & Tobago. W. Nathaniel Wiltshire was recently elected to the position of President of the Caribbean Association of Insurance and Financial Advisers (CARAIFA) formerly CALU.
When the late Owen George Thompson joined the former Jamaica Mutual Life Assurance Society in 1970, his mission was to make a significant mark in the Life Insurance Industry and that he did. He quickly “found his feet” and became a top producer very early in his career, qualifying as a member of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) in successive years and by 1977 was heralded as a Life Member of MDRT.
Amado has had a career in the Life Insurance Industry over 26 years from Rookie of the Year to Agent of the year 6 times; Unit Manager; Agency Manager; receipt of his country’s Association (LUATT) Agency of the year title 6 times (including a hattrick), to Regional Branch Coordinator overseeing 4 agencies and 100 agents.
He Joined the Life Insurance Industry in 1970 with Colonial Insurance Company of Jamaica after a 9 year military career, with the West India Regiment and Jamaica Defence Force. He left the Army as Intelligence Sergeant with a commendation for exemplary service and a recipient of the 1962 Jamaica Independence Medal.
R. Danvers (Danny) Williams has had a distinguished career in the life insurance industry spanning some 58 years. He is the Founder and Past President and Chief Executive Officer of Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited (formerly Life of Jamaica Limited), one of the largest life insurance companies in the West Indies.
Roy Sydney, a champion of a man, joined the insurance industry in 1959 with Confederation Life and was promoted to the position of Supervisor eight years after.
Edward Balderamos fondly known as Eddie joined the insurance industry forty years ago and has been a member of CARAIFA for Twenty Four (24) of those years.
Frank Williamson Odle, an extraordinary Barbadian and a long standing member of the Barbados Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (BARAIFA) joined the Life Insurance Industry as a young and enthusiastic sales representative with Confederation Life in April 1972 after being a teacher of mathematics and science in secondary schools in Barbados and the United States of America.
Pat Gilding is a 38-year veteran in life insurance sales in the Caribbean, earning the Industry’s most prestigious awards, while giving pioneering service to the industry and her country. She became a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) in 1982, Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI) in 1988, with a specialty in Pension Planning, and a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) in 1999.
Harry Pilgrim is a former Regional Manager for Sagicor Capital Life’s insurance operations in Belize. He held that position for twelve (12) years, up to December 2012. Currently, he is an Alternate Director on the National Health Insurance Committee of the Social Security Board of Belize, Alternate Chairman of the Board of Management of the Anglican Cathedral College (formerly the St. Michael’s College – his alma mater), and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Belize. He is also seen as a “perennial contributor” to the Kidney Association of Belize.
