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PALIG
Our Company
People you can trust for life
A leading provider of life, accident and health insurance across the Americas
Mission, Vision and Values
Our Mission
To meet the life, accident and health insurance needs of individuals and businesses in the Americas and to ensure financial security and peace of mind.
Our Vision
To build on the company’s 110‑year heritage of financial strength, commitment and trusted financial security, and to improve our policyholders’ sense of well‑being, while becoming the leading insurance carrier in the Americas.
Our Values
- Authenticity: We are genuine and communicate openly, remaining true to one’s ideas, opinions, words and actions.
- Transparency: We are straightforward and open about everything we say, do and convey.
- Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions and honor commitments.
- Collaboration: We believe in the power of working together to achieve common goals. Our contributions are thoughtful, intentional, proactive and empathic.
- Integrity: We are honest, ethical and build trust through principled judgement and responsible actions.
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Our History
Pan‑American Life opened its doors for business in New Orleans in 1911. Founded by Crawford H. Ellis, Edward Simmons, Marion Souchon and Eugene McGivney, the company had a clear objective to meet the insurance needs of individuals and businesses in Latin America.
Ellis, who worked with the United Fruit Company transporting goods between New Orleans and Central America, had seen first‑hand the need for these services in the region. In collaboration with his colleagues, he envisioned a company for the Americas that would provide best‑in‑class insurance solutions and trusted financial security.
More than 110 years later, that vision is still at the heart of who we are.
Pan‑American México
Pan‑American México, Compañía de Seguros, S.A. de C.V. arrived in Mexico in 2012 as part of our organic growth strategy to become a company for the Americas. Thanks to our heritage of trusted financial strength and our personal insurance solutions including credit life, major medical, and personal accident insurance, Mexican families and businesses can always have peace of mind and the support they need.
A Message from our Country Director ‑ Luis Carlos Covarrubias
For over a decade, Pan‑American México, Compañía de Seguros S.A. de C.V. has continued to foster a footprint throughout the country, and I am very proud to reaffirm that today, Pan‑American has a solid foundation in Mexico. We are fortunate to have been entrusted by our clients to protect what matters most to them: their health and lives.
Pan‑American Mexico, Compañía de Seguros, S.A. de C.V. is key to PALIG’s continued growth, and as experts in Major Medical, Group Life, Personal Accident, and Mass Marketing insurance, we ensure that each insured individual and business we serve, regardless of their size, finds the solution they are looking for in us.
Our relationships based on trust for life resonates in Mexico. For us, the trust placed in us by our partners, and insureds is one of our most valuable assets. We look to the future with great enthusiasm as we move forward with our mission, and a powerful commitment to be there when our policyholders need us most.
PALIG
Our Leadership
Local Leadership
Executive Management Team
Local Leadership
Executive Management Team
Luis Carlos Covarrubias
Country Director
Alfredo Macías
Legal Director
Edgar Tarango
Actuarial Subdirector
Eduardo Peñuelas
Director ‑ Underwriting
José Alberto García
Director of Finance and Administration
Fernanda Munguia
Group Commercial Manager
The steady stewardship of Pan‑American Life Insurance Group’s internationally experienced leadership team ensures that Pan‑American Life continues to transform the vision of its founders into trusted financial security and peace of mind for its customers.
José S. Suquet
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Robert DiCianni
President ‑ Global Benefits
Steven A. Friedman
President of Finance and Investments | Chief Financial Officer
Bruce Parker
President – Global Life
Geri Gaughan
President and Chief Operating Officer of Mutual Trust Life Solutions
Daniel Costello
Executive Vice President – International Markets
Frank Recio
Executive Vice President ‑ Operations and Technology
Carlos Aldana
Senior Vice President – Corporate Finance
Lisa Baudot
Senior Vice President ‑ Chief Investment Officer
José Corrada
Senior Vice President ‑ General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Bryan Scofield
Senior Vice President – Human Resources
Ivan Vergara
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Selig Ehrlich
Chief Actuary and Risk Officer
Alvaro Muñoz
Vice President Financial Reporting, Controller
Ana Melissa Ramos J.
Vice President, Deputy Global Human Resource Officer
Marta Reeves
Vice President – Corporate Marketing
PALIG Cares
PALIG’s mission is to protect lives, provide peace of mind and support the people we serve by having a positive impact on their communities. Through PALIG Cares, employees and executives come together to give back and have a positive, lasting impact by supporting projects and organizations that invest in and work to solve some of the biggest challenges facing the region.
Donation to the National Institute of Pediatrics: As part of the PALIG Cares initiatives for Pan‑American Mexico, a donation of a children’s electric cart was made to the National Institute of Pediatrics. The donation will transport children to the operating room, support children during their surgery and ease stress for patients and their families.
Our 2023 Community Partners
Arts Refreshing the Soul Aruba Aquatics Federation Asociación de Niños y Adultos Mayores Jesucristo es mi Hogar – Guatemala FCIB Walk for the Cure 2020 ‑ Grenada Fundación Asómate a la Realidad ‑ Colombia Fundación Niños con Cáncer ‑ Honduras Hijas de la Caridad de San Vicente de Paul ‑ Panamá Hospital Pediátrico – México | La Gasca ‑ Ecuador New Orleans Community Outpost ‑ Barbados New Orleans Homework Programme ‑ Barbados Public Action to Deliver Shelter |
If you are an organization and would be interested in partnering with PALIG or would like to submit a Donation/Sponsorship Request, please complete the Contribution Request form.
Our Ratings
Choosing an insurance provider to protect your family or your business is an important decision. However, having the seal of approval from independent rating agencies such as AM Best and Fitch Ratings, can help make your decision on which insurance company is best for you a bit easier.
Independent rating systems verify and validate a company’s financial strength by evaluating their balance sheet, operating performance, business profile and financial ability, to meet its obligations to policyholders.
We are proud to share that Pan‑American México, Compañía de Seguros, S.A. de C.V. received an 'AA+(mex)' rating, with a Positive Outlook from Fitch Ratings.
Pan‑American Life Insurance Company and its wholly owned subsidiary Pan‑American Assurance Company have an 'A' (Excellent) rating from AM Best and an 'A' (Strong) rating from Fitch Ratings and that AM Best has also given an 'A' (Excellent) rating to Pan‑American Casualty Company.
These ratings are strong endorsements of the financial strength that enables us to be there when our clients need us the most.
Fitch Ratings: 'AA+(mex)' Positive Outlook
As of September 1, 2023
AM Best Rating 'A' (Excellent)
As of November 9, 2023