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
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
By Micaiah Morgan Jamaica will host the International Conference on Inclusive Insurance (ICII) October 24 to 28 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 is expected to attract over
Jamaica recorded the ninth-highest 12-month rise in cost of living in the region at June this year, according to data from a regional United Nations economic body. The inflation rate, at 10.9 per cent over the 12 months to June, ranks ninth among 33 nations in the Latin America
THE Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), in its new remittance report, indicates that for the January to July 2022 period remittance inflows to Jamaica amounted to US$1,959.4 million. Inflows are expected to track pass the US$2-billion mark in the August report pending. Visitors travelling with cash instead of using remittance channels
