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Investment Committee

Investment Committee

The Investment Committee primarily monitors the Company’s investment portfolio and strategy to ensure they align with, and do not breach, statutory requirements outlined in the Insurance Act and regulations imposed by the Financial Services Commission (FSC). 

The Committee is also responsible for approving the Company’s Investment Policy and ensuring the Company invests in line with the guidelines of this policy. More generally the Committee reviews and discusses the Company’s investment strategy and helps to guide management in their investment decisions.

Our Investment Committee

Richard Fraser

Company Secretary

Independent Non-Executive

Richard Fraser joined the IronRock Board of Directors in May 2024 as an independent non-executive director and company secretary.

 

Mr Fraser is an accomplished Attorney-at- Law, having initially qualified as a Solicitor in London, England in 2000 and worked in private practice before returning to Jamaica in 2007 to gain admission to the Jamaican Bar.  Since returning to Jamaica, Mr. Fraser has held senior leadership positions in Digicel Group Limited as its Head of Mergers and Acquisitions and Director of Legal Affairs and Business Development and at Scotia Group Jamaica Limited as its General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. 

 

Mr. Fraser is a seasoned corporate commercial attorney, with significant experience in Corporate Finance, M&A, telecommunications, regulation, Banking, Insurance and Financial Services.  Mr. Fraser is the founder of Fraser Corporate Consulting, a boutique corporate advisory firm focused on providing clients with tailor made corporate transaction and strategic business development advisory and support services.

Evan Thwaites

Managing Director

Executive

Evan Thwaites is a Chartered Insurer and an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII). As the Managing Director of the Company he has primary oversight for its operations and the execution of its strategic business plan.

Mr. Thwaites was educated at Wolmer’s Boys’ School and completed management training courses in the U.S.A., the United Kingdom and Germany for the purposes of his professional development in the insurance and reinsurance industry. He spent over 30 years with Globe Insurance Company of Jamaica Limited (and its predecessor entity, Globe Insurance Company of the West Indies Limited), prior to its acquisition by Guardian Group, where he served as Managing Director. He subsequently worked as a consultant for Grace Kennedy Financial Services Limited and served as a Director of Jamaica International Insurance Company Limited, prior to forming IronRock.

Jan Polack

Director

Independent Non-Executive

Jan Polack is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Couples Resorts, where her primary focus is to oversee the financial and administrative operations and continued expansion, in which she plays an integral role.
Ms. Polack joined IronRock in January 2017 as an independent non-executive Director.

Prior to these appointments Ms. Polack served as Financial Controller at a number of companies, most recently at Caribbean Producers, and is a former Director of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Ms. Polack is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a bachelor of Accounting from St. Leo’s College, Florida.