Duggan Consulting Limited

NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020 4 DUGGAN CONSULTING LTD 50TH ANNIVERSARY MESSAGES I AM delighted to be leading this organisation as we celebrate 50 years of service in Jamaica. Our office started here in Jamaica in 1970 under the guidance of Michael Bell, a young actuary who was seconded fromRWatson & Sons (a UK firm of consulting actuaries). Prior to that, any actuarial advice to Jamaican companies had to be ob- tained from overseas as there were no actuaries in Jamaica. Over the past 50 years, we have experienced many changes in the organisation. In the mid-1990s, R Watson & Sons and the Wyatt Company (an international firm of actuaries and benefit consult- ants) formed an alliance and the firm was renamed Watson Wyatt Partners (West Indies). The name of the firmwas subsequently changed to Duggan Consulting Limited on July 1, 2003. We pride ourselves in providing quality service to all our clients and we are committed to maintaining high standards of excellence and personalised service. Over the past 50 years, we have advisedmany clients in Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean, such as Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Lucia and Trinidad. We want to take this opportunity to thank all our clients, both small and large, for the support they have given us over the years. We look forward to continue serving you in the future. I would also like to thank my actuarial colleagues, including PhillipWhittaker, W. St ElmoWhyte, Andrew Grant and Erle Robinson. We all studied together in those early years and supported each other. Finally, I have to thank our mentor and forerunner, Daisy Coke, for all her advice and support over the years. Once again, we express our ap- preciation to our clients, partners and colleagues for their support as we celebrate this significant milestone. ASTORW. DUGGAN Managing Director We look forward to continue serving T HE BOARD of Directors of the Caribbean Actuarial Association takes great pleasure in congratulat- ing the team at Duggan Consulting Limited on reaching the milestone of 50 years of operations in Jamaica. Over the years, Duggan Consulting has grown with Jamaica and the Caribbean, and its partners and consultants have been at the forefront of the growth of the actuarial profession in the Caribbean and interna- tionally. As actuaries, you have helped watch over the security of national financial systems such as pension and social security arrangements, and you have done so with pride and excellence. To Astor, Cathy and Shubhash and the many current and past members of the Duggan Consulting team: thank you for your contribution to national, regional and international development. We are proud to call you our friends as well as our profes- sional colleagues. The CAA would not be where it is today without your sacrifice and commitment. May you continue to serve the Jamaican and Caribbean people for a long time, and to represent us all internationally. KYLE RUDDEN President, Trinidad & Tobago SIMONE BRAITHWAITE President-Elect, Barbados JANET SHARP Immediate Past President, Jamaica Standing at the forefront of actuarial growth