Eugene Hamilton was born in Water Works, Cayon on the 7th of September 1953.

He has a sterling record of academic achievement, which began at the Cayon All-Age School from which he graduated at the top of his class. He pursued further education from the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association (LIMRA), Hartford, Connecticut, USA and the Life Management Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, obtaining Certificates in Management and Marketing. He later attended the Administrative Staff College of India and the National Training Institute in Malaysia where he gained a Strategic Management Certificate for Senior Managers. In 1994 he qualified as a Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI) and has since obtained further qualifications in Management and Regulatory Compliance.

Eugene has a wealth of professional work experience, which includes Teaching at his Alma Mater, the Cayon All Age School at age sixteen; Bank Clerk at SKNA National Bank; Debit Manager/Agent, Assistant Manager/Staff Manager and Manager of the St. Kitts Nevis and Anguilla offices of British American Insurance Company Limited; Marketing Manager, Assistant General Manager and General Manager & Principal Officer of the National Caribbean Insurance Company Limited. He is presently the Manager of the St. Kitts Branch of British American Insurance Company Limited.

His other prestigious accomplishments include past Chairman of the Insurance Industry Forum on Rates, Taxes and Insurance; Past Member of the Capital Market Development Committee; Past Member/Liaison Officer of the Coordinating Committee for the13th Annual LIMRA Caribbean Conference. Eugene was recognised for his expertise and was appointed as Manager of the Annual Conference of Insurance Association of the Caribbean (IAC) in June 1996. He is a consistent annual qualifier to the Million Dollar Round Table as well as his Company’s annual Convention.

From 1981–1995, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis. He also served as one of the three (3) Members of the Electoral Commission of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis between 1989 and 2000 and as Secretary to the Board of the National Caribbean Insurance Co. Ltd between 1991 and 1995.

Despite his demanding schedule, Eugene Hamilton has always contributed to the development of his Nation. He was Chairman of the St. Mary’s Park Committee and President of the Cayon Dance Movement. In terms of sporting development he fulfilled the role of President for both the Cayon Football Club and the Rural East Football Association. He was also the Manager of the Cayon 1st Division Football Team. He was himself an avid sportsman who captained his village Cricket and Football Teams and also represented his Cayon Community in both Football and Cricket.

He was responsible for designing Health Insurance programs for treatment at home and abroad, covering all Civil Servants in St. Kitts and Nevis.