{"id":2965,"date":"2021-04-13T12:49:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T16:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craftedcaribbean.com\/caricris\/?p=2965"},"modified":"2025-07-02T12:49:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:49:38","slug":"sagicor-life-jamaica-limited-slj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftedcaribbean.com\/caricris\/rating-releases\/sagicor-life-jamaica-limited-slj\/","title":{"rendered":"Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited (SLJ)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>RATING DRIVERS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\">\n<p class=\"badge\">Supporting Factors<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Leading market position in the Jamaica insurance industry and a strong distribution network support a consistent and healthy financial performance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Overall financial stability supported by continued healthy profitability<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Strong capitalisation level, in excess of regulatory requirement<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: 120%;\"><span class=\"badge\">Constraining Factors<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Protracted low interest rate environment has the potential to challenge SLJ\u2019s Asset Liability Management position<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Significant business and financial exposure to the highly indebted Jamaican economy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"badge\">Rating Sensitivity Factors<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: 120%;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Factors that could lead to an improvement of the rating and\/ or Outlook include:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Improvements in the macroeconomic environment of Jamaica resulting in sustained higher levels of economic growth, i.e., real GDP growth of 2% &#8211; 3% sustained over the next 12 \u2013 15 months, or significantly lower debt levels i.e., a debt to GDP ratio of below 75% by December 2022<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: 120%;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Factors that could lead to a lowering of the rating and\/ or Outlook include:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Restructuring of the sovereign (GoJ) debt profile leading to a haircut in the principal of government bonds or a more than 30% reduction in the value of these bonds, thereby adversely impacting SLJ\u2019s concentrated long term annuity business<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Deterioration in the financial performance and profitability of SLJ, with a greater than 9% fall in premium income<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">COMPANY BACKGROUND<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: 120%;\"><span style=\"line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited (SLJ or the Company), a member of the Sagicor Group of Companies, commenced operations in 1970 as the first Jamaican-owned life insurance company. In 2013, a holding company, Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited (SGJ) was established, and this entity owns 100% of SLJ. Sagicor Life Incorporated (SLI) is the majority shareholder of SGJ and the principal operating subsidiary of Sagicor Financial Company Limited (SFC)<a id=\"ftnref1\" style=\"vertical-align: super;\" href=\"#ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>, which itself owns 49.11% of SGJ. SLJ is considered the main operating subsidiary of SGJ. Following the reorganisation of the Jamaican operations, SLJ was delisted from the Jamaica Stock Exchange and replaced by SGJ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: 120%;\"><span style=\"line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">The Company, operating through 12 branches, markets an extensive range of long-term and equity-linked Individual Life insurance products, Group Life, Group Health, Personal Accident plans and Group Pension plans. Some of the Company\u2019s other services include residential and commercial mortgages, annuities, real estate development and management, investment management and lease financing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a id=\"ftn1\" style=\"vertical-align: super;\" href=\"#ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><i><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\"> Following the completion of the business combination and strategic acquisition of Sagicor Financial Corporation by Alignvest Acquisition II Corporation, a Toronto-based Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation (SPAC) in December 2019, a new entity, Sagicor Financial Company Limited was incorporated and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Analytical Contacts:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; color: black;\">Andr\u00e9 Joseph<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Tel: 1-868-627-8879 Ext. 224<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Cell: <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; color: black;\">1-868-788-4693<\/span><\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">E-mail: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:ajoseph@caricris.com\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">ajoseph@caricris.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><i> <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; color: black;\">Keith Hamlet<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Tel: 1-868-627-8879 Ext. 229<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Cell: 1-868-487-8356<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">E-mail: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:khamlet@caricris.com\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">khamlet@caricris.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><i> <\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Website: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.caricris.com\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">www.caricris.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">E-mail: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri', sans-serif;\"><a>info@caricris.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">Disclaimer<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\">:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;\"> CariCRIS has taken due care and caution in compilation of data for this product. Information has been obtained by CariCRIS from sources which it considers reliable. However, CariCRIS does not guarantee the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of any information and is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of such information. No part of this report may be published \/ reproduced in any form without CariCRIS\u2019 prior written approval. 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