Critical illnesses can be defined as any major life-threatening condition such as stroke, heart attack and, of course, cancer. Insurance against such events is considered an important part of financial plnning. Insurance can provide funds for illnesses such as a cancer diagnosis which could cost millions for treatment. Coverage under
Health insurance premiums are expected to increase as a perfect storm of events converge to push up costs. Insurance industry leaders say that they have been holding back on upward revisions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, opting instead... https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20211016/health-insurance-premiums-spike-driven-medical-inflation
A new feature has arrived on Instagram, and businesses should be excited about it. Instagram has now added WhatsApp to its connection tabs on Instagram business profiles. It is another way for your customers to get in touch, spark conversation and facilitate a personal feel with your Instagram community. Facebook
Victoria Mutual (VM) Group has received high marks from The Banker, a Financial Times publication out of the United Kingdom which has ranked the entity as the overall second-highest performer among financial institutions in the region last year. The financial paper in its assessment ranked the VM Group high among
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Jamaica’s central bank wants cash-intensive industries to set up digital wallets to pay pensioners, enable toll road payments, and facilitate remittance flows. That would cover nearly one million people, cumulatively, based on the figures cited by Bank of Jamaica Governor Richard Byles during the Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism virtual
Another surge in consumer prices in September pushed inflation up 5.4 per cent from where it was a year ago, matching the highest shift since 2008 as tangled global supply lines continue to create havoc. US consumer prices rose 0.4 per cent in September from August as the costs of
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its forecast for Jamaica's economic recovery, now saying it expects growth to reach 4.6 per cent this year. The figure, which was released in the World Economic Outlook yesterday, is up from the 1.5 per cent expansion the IMF forecast in April and
Despite making significant progress in strengthening Jamaica's anti-money laundering/counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) framework, Minister of Finance Dr Nigel Clarke says the court proceedings between the Jamaican Bar Association and the Government will delay the country from leaving international money-laundering lists. “… Because it is before the court I don't want
As oil prices on the global market climb to seven-year highs, managing director of Petrojam Winston Watson is warning Jamaicans that further price hikes could be on the horizon. “OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) did not increase their production the way people expected so that drove up
