Kara Ebanks
Head of Division - Insurance Supervision Division, CIMA
Ms. Ebanks has over 21 years of experience in the insurance industry, beginning her career as an Account Administrator with various Insurance Managers in the Cayman Islands and later joined the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority in the Insurance Supervision Division as an Analyst in 2007. Subsequent promotions resulted in her appointment Head of the Insurance Supervision Division in July 2023.
Throughout her tenure, Ms. Ebanks has been actively involved in international engagements on various conferences and stakeholder meetings, including the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), the Group of International Centre Supervisors (GIICS) and Caribbean Association of Insurance Regulators (CAIR), where she currently serves as the associations President. Ms. Ebanks holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the University College of the Cayman Islands and a Master of International Business (Cum Laude) from Florida International University. Ms. Ebanks holds the designation of International Fellow of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners(NAIC) and the Toronto Centre and is a Re Scholar of the Reinsurance Association of America.