Latest Industry News

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 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

2002, 2023

New portal for stock market investors

Investors who hold stocks, bonds and other securities and have them deposited at the Jamaica Central Securities Depository, now have a web-based portal that can take care of queries about their accounts and give real-time updates on securities that they

1902, 2023

US inflation slows to 6.4 per cent, but price pressures re-emerge

The pace of consumer price increases eased again in January compared with a year earlier, the latest sign that the high inflation that has gripped Americans for nearly two years is slowly easing.

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20230215/us-inflation-slows-64-cent-price-pressures-re-emerge#.Y-5XoDQRD0w.mailto

1902, 2023

Business DBJ to launch angel, venture capital funds

RECOGNISING the need for more capital solutions for start-ups in the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) space to scale their businesses, the Development Bank of Jamaica has plans to introduce two new programmes that will match MSMEs

1902, 2023

Microsoft fusing ChatGPT-like tech into search engine Bing

Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google into a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence.

The revamping of Microsoft’s second-place search engine could give the software giant