About

Jennifer Perez is senior counsel for Bupa Global Latin America (Bupa), a division of UK-headquartered private healthcare insurer Bupa International. One of the largest medical insurers in the world, Bupa provides its members access to a global network of hospitals and clinics and offers coverage in both members’ home countries and abroad. Perez has been with Bupa since 2009, providing legal support to its health insurance activities across Latin America and the Caribbean. She also plays a key part in the company’s employee relations initiatives and has, in recent years, re-designed Bupa’s corporate governance programme. Perhaps her most notable contribution to Bupa has been helping it to expand in the region. In 2012, Perez led on the Florida registration of three international offices – a process she completed in an accelerated time of four months and which made Bupa just the second international insurer to open operations under the enabling regulatory law. She followed this by leading on the opening of new Bupa offices in Guatemala (2013) and Panama (2014). These activities led to Perez and the Miami-based legal team being recognised with the Regulatory and Financial Services team award at the 2015 Global Counsel Awards. In 2013, she was chosen as one of 12 “Hispanic Women of Distinction” by Latina Style Magazine, and as one of 40 Rising Stars by the Daily Business Review. She has since been acknowledged with a number of further awards, including being named one of Attorney at Law Magazine’s “Attorneys to Watch” in 2015. Recognition has also come from within Bupa. In 2010, Perez received Bupa’s employee award for ethical achievements while in 2011 she was nominated to attend Bupa’s UK-based leadership programme designed to build the next generation of senior leaders within the company. Perez has been a member of the elected board of directors of the Cuban American Bar Association (CABA) since 2009, in which time she has led significant fundraising activities to provide funds for the provision of free legal aid to disadvantaged members of the community. She also frequently participates in CABA’s mentoring programme, helping to raise funds for those who cannot afford tuition and to guide young students to their first legal jobs.