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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.

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Life Insurance (2016-2017)
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Claims Payout (2012-2013)
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Statistics on The Insurance Sector.

The insurance industry in Jamaica is one of the largest in the Caribbean. In 2017, Jamaica’s insurance sector had over 795 Sales Representatives in Life Insurance servicing among 6 life insurance companies. In 2017, Jamaica’s insurance sector had over 500 Sales Representatives in General Insurance servicing among 10 general insurance companies. Learn More >

Industry Statistics

MOTOR INSURANCE

PROPERTY INSURANCE

HEALTH INSURANCE

RETIREMENT INSURANCE

2604, 2019

PM wants full briefing on plans for Bernard Lodge housing projects

Prime Minister Andrew Holness points to something of interest in the model of the Silver Sun Estates housing project in St Catherine as he toured the project with chairman of West Indies Home Contractors (Wihcon), Peter Melhado on Wednesday.

2604, 2019

Absolutely no pegging J$ to US$, says Clarke

MONTEGO BAY, St James — In response to a recent call for the pegging of the Jamaican currency to the US dollar, Minister of Finance Dr Nigel Clarke has highlighted the creation of 100,000 jobs among a raft of tangible

2404, 2019

Increasing income driving growth of Jamaica’s fast food industry — Forbes

A recent Forbes article penned by environmental, food and agriculture writer Daphne Ewing-Chow, entitled ‘The Globalisation Of Fast Food, Public Health And Why We Should Have An Eye On Jamaica’, noted that quick-service restaurants on the island are proliferating faster

2404, 2019

Agriculture minister seeks Chinese grant to help coffee industry

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A sum of US$100 million in grant funding has been requested from the Chinese Government to advance the development of the local coffee industry.

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Audley Shaw said the money will be