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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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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

104, 2019

Fayval Williams urges Jamaicans to buy into Wigton IPO

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Fayval Williams (second left) with, from left, Milverton Reynolds, managing director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ); Earl Barrett, general manager, Wigton Windfarm Limited; Gary Peart, CEO, Mayberry Investments Limited, and Oliver

104, 2019

VMBS targets the self-employed with new mortgage offer

President and CEO of the VM Group, Courtney Campbell (front left), explains to beauty therapist at the Heart College of Beauty Services, Jo-Hannah Owens (centre), how she can become a homeowner under the specialised groups mortgage offer. Looking on

104, 2019

Stop borrowing to supplement your income, banker urges

Ryan Parkes, chief, business banking and public sector engagement, JN Bank, addresses teachers about financial management during an investment seminar organised by the Jamaica Teachers’ Association for its members on March 26. The event was held at Mandeville Hotel

104, 2019

Orthopaedic surgeon supports formal training of motorcyclists

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Orthopaedic Surgeon at the St Ann’s Bay Hospital, Dr Cary Fletcher, supports the provision in the new Road Traffic Act for formal training of motorcyclists in Jamaica.

Dr Fletcher was speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’,