Duggan Consulting Limited

NAME OF FEATURE | THE GLEANER | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020 6 DUGGAN CONSULTING LTD 50TH ANNIVERSARY T HE JOURNEY began when Michael Bell, a young actu- ary from R Watson and Sons in the UK, landed in Jamaica on July 9, 1970. Bell arrived in Kingston to open an office at 32 Duke Street of- fering the growing financial industry local actuarial consulting services in pensions and insurance. R Watson and Sons provided the opportunity for many actu- arial students to obtain first-class actuarial experience. Denise Radix fromTrinidad was the first actuarial student; she qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in 1976. During the period 1970 to 1993, there were nine resident partners from R Watson and Sons in the UK. In 1993, Astor Duggan became the first Jamaican to be appointed a resident partner. In the mid-1990s, R Watson and Sons formed an alliance with the Wyatt Company (an international firm of actuaries and benefit con- sultants) and the firm in Jamaica was renamedWatsonWyatt Partners (WI). In 2000, the business of Watson Wyatt Partners (WI) was transferred to local ownership and the firm in Jamaica was renamedWatsonWyatt Duggan and Company Limited. In 2003, the name of the firm was changed to Duggan Consulting Limited. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OFFERED OVER THE YEARS Over the 50 years we have offered Brief history of the firm DUGGAN CONSULTING LIMITED (ORIGINALLY R WATSON AND SONS) PLEASE SEE HISTORY , 7 Members of staff – Front row (from left): Karen Hew-Sang, Astor Duggan, Cathy Lyn, Monique Colquhoun. Middle row (from left): Nickesha Montaque-Burton, Colleen Chin, Sheldene Williams, Brian Blake. Back row (from left): Peton Muschette, Shubhash Gosine, Shaquile Reid. In 2000, the business of Watson Wyatt Partners (WI) was transferred to local ownership and the firm in Jamaica was renamed Watson Wyatt Duggan and Company Limited. In 2003, the name of the firm was changed to Duggan Consulting Limited.