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NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020 19 DUGGAN CONSULTING LTD 50TH ANNIVERSARY T HERE ARE 17 fully qualified actuaries in Jamaica who are either Fellows of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries or Fellows of the Society of Actuaries. In addi- tion, there are several associates. There are also many Jamaican actuaries in Canada, the UK and the US. The actuaries in Jamaica work in actuarial consulting firms, insurance companies, the Financial Services Commission and at The University of the West Indies. The two most prominent Jamaican actuaries are Hon Daisy McFarlane Coke and Michael McLaughlin. Daisy is the pioneer of the ac- tuarial profession in Jamaica, who has been the mentor for many young Jamaican actuaries and actuarial students over the years. She was the first Jamaican to be- come an actuary of the Institute of Actuaries in the UK. She was one of the founding members of the Caribbean Actuarial Association (CAA) in 1991. She was the first president of the CAA and held that post for six years. Daisy was conferred with the Order of Jamaica in 2002. In 2018, she was awarded the pres- tigious international award by the International Association of Consulting Actuaries – The Max Lander Award. This is a Lifetime Achievement Award offered to a consulting actuary every two years. Michael McLaughlin worked most of his actuarial career over- seas. He became the president of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) in the US in 2009-2010. In addition, he has served the International Actuarial Association in several roles. In 2014, he was awarded the SOA Presidential Award for Outstanding Volunteerism. Michael is a philanthropist, being a founder along with his wife, Mary, of the Trees That Feed Foundation. This is an NGO which plants fruit trees in several low GDP countries, including Jamaica and Haiti. Michael has just recently been awarded the Phiatus Award by the Worshipful Company of Actuaries in the UK. This is awarded to an actuary who has made an impressive contribu- tion to charity. JAMAICAN ACTUARIES Kay-Ann Johnson, former member of staff, speaking to students of Holy Childhood High School, her alma mater, about actuarial science at our office