Published:Thursday | May 19, 2022 | 12:10 AM Contributed Participants celebrate their achievements in the recently held Optimist International – Caribbean District Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The contest was a sponsored event by the Guardian Group Foundation, which supports programmes geared at the cultivation of
Published:Wednesday | May 18, 2022 | 12:06 AM The British Caribbean Insurance Company (BCIC) hopes to help the sport of golf in Jamaica move forward, with an injection of much-needed investment and resources. The Jamaica Golf Association (JGA) hosted a fundraising tournament on May 15, geared towards the participation of
May 05, 2022 12:00 am ADVANTAGE General Insurance Company Limited (AGIC) is looking to technology to further optimise its operations and shore up its net profit which fell to a five-year low, with 2021 seeing a decline of 46 per cent to $400.85 million. AGIC’s net profit has been shrinking,
The newly installed president of the Insurance Association of Jamaica, IAJ, is warning that insurance rates could rise due to a reprioritisation of reinsurance funds. Sharon Donaldson, who was recently elected president at the association’s annual meeting, says some reinsurers may shift away from the Jamaican and regional market. Insurance
Interesting and informative articles regarding what's happening in the Jamaican Insurance Industry. IAJ NEWS BULLETIN JANUARY TO MARCH 2022 UPDATED MAY 2 FINAL
Jamaican banknotes AS the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) inches closer to realising the full roll-out of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) or Jam-Dex, the bank is clarifying that it is not launching a war on cash. While speaking at the recent Jamaica Observer Business Webinar, deputy governor of banking & currency
SAGICOR Group Jamaica Limited (SJ) achieved its highest first-quarter (January - March) earnings to date as its net profit attributable to shareholders grew by 31 per cent to $3.82 billion, a figure which exceeded the $2.70 billion recorded in Q1 2019. The diversified financial services conglomerate’s revenue remained flat during
Published:Wednesday | May 11, 2022 | 12:10 AM Buoyed by a fourfold growth in profit for the March quarter, NCB Financial Group Limited has a favourable outlook on the periods ahead, despite the global uncertainties sparked by the Russia-Ukraine war. Its optimism rests in part on rising interest rates that
Hosin leaving Guardian Life for group position, finance chief ascends to presidency Share6 Published:Wednesday | May 11, 2022 | 12:06 AM File Patrick Hylton, chairman of Guardian Holdings Limited and Group CEO of NCB Financial. Amid pending changes at the top of the for Guardian Group’s management team, the insurance
Contributed SAY AHH – GOOD JOB! Ziraili Manumohalland, student of Alpha Infant School, anchors himself in the spanking new dental chair at the Alpha Dental Clinic and gives a lion-sized yawning access to dentist Dr Kimberly Freeman (second left) for an oral examination. The occasion was the official handover of
