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IAJ President – Peter Levy- Motor Uninsured
Managing Director BCIC- Speaks on the amount of uninsured motor vehicle on the road in Jamaica and the dangers it creates for the insured driver.

IAJ President – Peter Levy- General Uninsured
Managing Director BCIC- Speaks on the amount of the uninsured population in Jamaica.

Past Statistics:

Life Insurance (2016-2017)
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General Insurance (2014-2015)
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Claims Payout (2012-2013)
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General Insurance (2014-2015)
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Statistics on The Economy.

Review of Economic Performance
October – December 2018.

The PIOJ presents preliminary estimates on economic performance for each quarter, approximately 6 weeks following the end of the quarter being reviewed. This is based on preliminary information available from the major data providers.

This release of the preliminary estimate is consistent with developments in all modern economies globally, where it is the common practice to release a 1st, 2nd and even a 3rd preliminary estimate before the final official figure is released. Learn More >

Current Statistics

GOVERNMENT FISCAL MONITORING

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

BOJ RATE POLICY

JAMAICA ECONOMIC DATA

709, 2021

CMC) Caribbean countries commit to building agricultural resilience to climate change challenges

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (CMC) — Caribbean agriculture ministers Monday committed themselves to building the resilience of their agrifood systems to tackle the challenges they are experiencing as a result of the region’s vulnerability to climate-change related natural disasters.

The regional

709, 2021

Jamaica among ‘coolest’ pavilions at World Expo 2020, Dubai

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The team Jamaica camp is upbeat after the island’s Country Pavilion was named one of the ‘coolest’ at World Expo 2020, Dubai.

The ITP Media Group’s subsidiary, Time Out Dubai, recently published an article featuring the “coolest country

709, 2021

Man dies in freak tractor accident; co-workers stunned

OCHO RIOS, St Ann — A freak accident that claimed the life of a tractor operator at Noranda Bauxite company in Discovery Bay, St Ann, has left his colleagues stunned and in anguish.

Fifty-three-year-old Mark Wint died last Thursday after he

209, 2021

IAJ NEWS BULLETIN APRIL TO JUNE 2021

IAJ NEWS BULLETIN covering the period April to June 2021 includes several informative articles relating to activities in member companies and other involvements of the IAJ. Good reading material.

NEWS BULLETIN APRIL TO JUNE 2021 FINAL