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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

1205, 2020

Earn more using leverage

Pedestrians are seen reflected in a quotation board displaying stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on May 7, 2020. Tokyo stocks opened lower on May 7 after a three-day public holiday, tracking recent declines on Wall

1205, 2020

Governor Byles promises Jamaica will be off EU blacklist next year

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Richard Blyle is promising that Jamaica will be off the European Union blacklist of countries that pose financial risks to the bloc because of anti-money laundering and terrorism financing shortfalls.

Jamaica is among 12 countries

1205, 2020

Wall Street indexes gain despite massive US job losses

Wall Street’s main indexes gained on Friday as staggering job losses in April due to the coronavirus outbreak were still slightly better than feared, adding to optimism from an easing in US-China friction.

The US unemployment rate has risen to 14.7%,

1205, 2020

IDB says Caribbean’s tax revenue under threat amid deteriorating outlook

In this April 3, 2020 photo, women wearing protective face masks stand at a safe distance to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus, as they wait for food assigned to their children outside a school in the