Maxim Marquez entered the life insurance industry in June 1992 as an Agent with Guardian Life of the Caribbean and five years later in 1997 he was promoted to Unit Manager. His performance as a Unit Manager and clear dedication to his clients attracted the attention of Maritime Life Insurance Company and that company recruited him as an agency Manager in 2005.
In 2010 Maxim made the decision to move his Agency to Algico/MetLife where he continued his meteoric growth and development. Very soon thereafter, Algico/Met life was acquired by The Pan American Life Insurance Group (PALIG) and in 2013 he was offered the position of Vice President and Regional Director of Agencies. Maxim Marquez holds a Bachelor of Economics Degree from the University of the West Indies and an MBA from the Henley Business School.
This dynamic, determined, affable, and outstanding citizen of Trinidad and Tobago has enjoyed an Illustrious career in the Insurance and Financial Services Industry giving yeoman service at the Executive and Board level to the Association of Trinidad and Tobago Insurance Companies, The Life Underwriters Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LUATT) / Trinidad and Tobago Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (TTAIFA) and The Caribbean Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (CARAIFA).
As a signal honour by his peers in the land of his birth in the year 2017 Maxim Marquez was inducted into the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Hall of Fame.
He is a Life Member of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) and served as its local Chair in 2000 and 2001. Maxim has also led by example as an individual producer qualifying for numerous Industry and Sales awards over the last 3 decades.
Maxim Marquez is a proven results-oriented and decisive leader, expert presenter, public and motivational speaker. In his current position Maxim is responsible for developing and managing PALIG’S strategic initiatives and plans for agency distribution, sales, and marketing in the Caribbean. He is highly respected and is an aptly qualified insurance and financial services executive, currently responsible for approximately 400 agents in 24 agencies spanning 13 countries.
Maxim Marquez is married to Alison; he is the father of four children and has one grandson. He loves fishing, boating, and spending time on the beach.
For his outstanding, meritorious, avid support, service and leadership in the Caribbean that has contributed to elevating the image of Insurance Advisors, we salute this stalwart.
The Caribbean Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (CARAIFA) is delighted to induct Maxim Marquez Bsc (Econ.), MBA as its Hall of Fame Inductee for the year 2023.
