Dr Nigel Clarke (second left), minister of finance, discusses inclusive insurance with (From left): Orville Johnson, executive director and Sharon Donaldson, president of the IAJ; Dirk Reinhard, vice chair of the Munich Re Foundation and chairman of the Steering Committee of ICII 2022, and Katharine Pulvermacher, executive director of the
Business confidence increased by double-digit levels while consumer confidence inched slightly higher for the third quarter of 2022, reflecting the reopening of the economy. Business leaders from the financial, entertainment, hardware and tourism sectors endorsed the optimism captured in confidence survey on Tuesday amid expectations of investment. Business confidence
Published:Tuesday | October 25, 2022 | 3:01 PM The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index continued the week Tuesday regaining lost ground. Slow to moderate trading ended with an advance/decline ratio of 41/50. The JSE Combined Index advanced by 321.44 points or 0.09 per cent, to close at 365,552.96. The
According to Paul Lalor, vice-president with responsibility for general insurance at the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ), Caribbean reinsurers are "fed up" with the low rates being offered in the region. "The other problem that we have been facing that's a challenge is what they call a hard market
SPEAKERS AND TOPICS FOR THE JAMAICA CONFERENCE ON INCLUSIVE INSURANCE 2022
JAMAICA will be the host to the International Conference on Inclusive Insurance (ICII) scheduled to take place October 24-28, 2022 at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel. The hybrid conference is being hosted by the Insurance Association of Jamaica in partnership with the Munich Re Foundation and the Microinsurance Network. It will
Business Danger ahead Insurance executive warns of reinsurance risk BY DAVID ROSE Observer business writer davidr@jamaicaobserver.com Sep 28, 2022 12:15 am · Make a comment Levy...it's an uphill ride right now, but we're up to the challenge. While the Government continues to improve Jamaica's legislative framework to meet relevant international
UK food prices are rising at their fastest rate in 42 years as the cost of living crisis continues to squeeze household budgets. Food costs jumped 14.6% in the year to September - the biggest rise since 1980 - with bread, cereal, meat and dairy prices all climbing. It
Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited has created a new position for a head of group technology and redefined the jobs of three other top executives – changes that focus in the main on the financial conglomerate’s flagship insurance business. The company, which is one of the top three profit-makers on the
WASHINGTON -- U.S. inflation is showing signs of entering a more stubborn phase that will likely require drastic action by the Federal Reserve, a shift that has panicked financial markets and heightens the risks of a recession. Some of the longtime drivers of higher inflation — spiking gas prices, supply
