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6 Dec 2018

Pan-American Life Insurance Group Names New General Manager for the Dutch Caribbean Islands

NEW ORLEANS–December 03, 2018 – Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG), a leading provider of insurance and financial services throughout the Americas, announced today that Olivier Van De Gevel has joined the company as General Manager (Designate) for the Dutch Caribbean Islands pending the corresponding regulatory approvals.

Mr. Van De Gevel will be responsible for business development and growth, field force management as well as financial performance for the market. He will report to Greer Quan, PALIG CEO for the Caribbean.

“Olivier has extensive experience in the insurance industry and knowledge of the Caribbean, particularly the needs of customers that call the Dutch islands home. His expertise will be instrumental to our continued growth in the market,” said Robert DiCianni, President Global Benefits of Pan-American Life Insurance Group. “Having him on our team will allow us to continue providing excellent service to our producers and policyholders, while adding new talent that will contribute a fresh and innovative perspective for PALIG.”

Mr. Van De Gevel joins PALIG from Guardian Group Fatum in the Windward Islands, where he was Country Manager. He has nearly 17 years of insurance and financial management experience from his work in The Netherlands, Amsterdam and the Caribbean, including leadership positions with Zwitserleven Advieslounge. He is an active member of the St. Maarten Insurance Association, St. Maarten National Health Council and the Rotary Club of St. Maarten. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Hanzehogeschool, HEAO of Groningen in The Netherlands.

About Pan-American Life Insurance Group

Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG), a leading provider of life, accident and health insurance throughout the Americas, has been delivering trusted financial services since 1911. The New Orleans-based Group is comprised of more than twenty-member companies, employs more than 2,100 worldwide and offers top-rated individual and/or group life, accident and health insurance, employee benefits and financial services in 49 states, the District of Columbia (DC), Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The Group has affiliates and branches in Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, and 13 Caribbean markets, including Barbados, Cayman Islands, Curacao and Trinidad and Tobago. For more information, visit the Pan-American Life website at palig.comfollow us on Facebook @PanAmericanLifeTwitter @PanAmericanLifeInstagram @panamericanlife.latam, and connect with us on LinkedIn at Pan-American Life Insurance Group.