JN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Managing Director of the Gleaner Company
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Job Titles:
- Acting General Manager
- Member of the Management Team
- Chairman of the Board of Perishables Limited
- Financial Services Executive
Mr Hugh Reid was appointed Acting General Manager of JN Life Insurance Company in December 2020. Mr. Reid is an experienced financial services executive and entrepreneur, with a track record of success in general management, customer service, sales management, investments, life insurance, mortgage finance, financial accounting and financial management in the financial services, construction and real estate industries.
He joined The Jamaica National Group as a Consultant in November 2018 and successfully completed and participated in several projects in the areas of financial analysis, project financing, project appraisal, as well as policy and strategy development. He was appointed Executive in the JN Group Accounting and Financial Reporting Unit in October 2019.
In 2016, Mr Reid established Customer Needs LLC, in Georgia, Atlanta, a startup company with a focus on real estate investing and financial education. Prior to that, he served in a number of senior management roles as President of Scotia Jamaica Life Insurance Company; Chief Operating Officer at the Victoria Mutual Building Society; Senior General Manager at the National Housing Trust; and has also worked in the life insurance and internal audit sectors.
He completed the MSc, Accounting and the BSc, Economics, both at The University of the West Indies. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (UK), the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica and the Life Management Institute (US) and completed the International Housing Finance Certificate at Wharton, University of Pennsylvania.
Mr Reid is Chairman of the Board of Perishables Limited; Director of the Kingston College Development Trust Fund and the Kiwanis Foundation of Jamaica; and Vice Chair, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Jamaica Chapter. He is Past President, Insurance Association of Jamaica (2012-2014); Fellow of the Jamaican Institute of Management (2006); and has had a long association with the Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew - Distinguished Club Secretary, Kiwanian of the Year, Past Distinguished President 2000-2001 and Kiwanis Hixson Fellow * Lt. Governor's Award, Division 23 EC&C District, Kiwanis International, for outstanding service as Divisional Treasurer.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Senior Manager, Sales
Othneil Blagrove is a results-oriented Financial & Insurance Sales Manager, with a wealth of experience and expertise in life insurance sales and financial services.
Mr. Blagrove recently joined the JN Life Insurance Company in the capacity of Senior Manager for Sales. His previous experience included working at the SAGICOR Arm of Chancellor Insurance Agency as a Unit Manager in Life Insurance Sales. He also worked for the NCB Financial Group and has 10 years of retail banking, along with 15 years of sales and project management experience.
He completed his Bachelors of Science (BSc) at The University of the West Indies and attained financial designations as LUTCF (Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow), FSS (Financial Services Specialist), FSCP (Financial Services Certified Professional) at The American College of Financial Services, Pennsylvania. Mr Blagrove is also certified in Ordinary Long Term Insurance and Equity Linked Insurance from the College of Insurance & Professional Studies, Kingston.
He holds the distinction of being a qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) with eight years of membership in The Premier Worldwide Association of Financial and Insurance Professionals while obtaining numerous awards including; Advisor of The Year, Top Sales Person in product sales, Top Sales person in investment income, Staff of the Quarter and Advisor of the Quarter.
Peter Morris was appointed Chairman of JN General Insurance Company...
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Senior Manager, Customer Experience, Operations & Product Development
Sandrina Watkins joined the JN Life team in July 2013. Later that year, she was promoted to the post of Product Development & Operations Manager.
She is charged with overseeing the growth and expansion of JN Life products and services. Prior to joining JN Life, she was employed to the Jamaica National Building Society.
She holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Wales and a BSc. in Economics and Statistics from The University of the West Indies.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Underwriter
- Senior Manager - Customer Experience, Operations & Product Development
Ms. Holness is an Underwriter by profession, trained under the guidance of Mercantile and General Reinsurance Company (now Swiss Re)…