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The 2020 IAJ YEARBOOK – TENTH EDITION is now available. The publication contains several interesting and informative articles along with the Jamaican Insurance Industry’s 2019 statistics. The statistics reflect the 2019 performance over 2018. A number of the member companies of IAJ have provided assistance in this publication and their presence is reflected in the Yearbook. The Yearbook is presented in TWO sections. Part1 contains articles and other valuable information while Part 2 contains the Statistics. CLICK HERE FOR THE TWO SECTIONS.IAJ YEARBOOK 2020 PAGES OCTOBER UPDATED DEC 30 PART 1 2020 YEARBOOK STATISTICS updated DEC 30 PART 2

2020 YEARBOOK STATISTICS updated DEC 30 PART 2

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Biometric data for NIDS database will be encrypted

IAJ2021-01-17T07:23:08+00:00January 17th, 2021|0 Comments

PROGRAMME director for the National Identification System (NIDS) Warren Vernon says that biometric data for the national identification database will be encrypted to prevent unauthorised access. “Your fingerprint and facial image will be encrypted, so [...]

Sagicor investment bonanza – Playa Hotels share sale to net $14b for real estate acquisitions

IAJ2021-01-15T03:24:07+00:00January 15th, 2021|0 Comments

Insurance giant, Sagicor Group Jamaica, SGJ, is set to stanch multibillion-dollar losses on its investment hotel portfolio of 20 million shares in international hotel chain Playa Hotels and Resorts, held through several of its associated [...]

Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart — an icon among icons

IAJ2021-01-08T15:05:54+00:00January 8th, 2021|0 Comments

A lot has been said about the late Gordon “Butch” Stewart, and his impact on entrepreneurship and the general development of Jamaica. In my eyes (as I have said in the past), he has had [...]

The economy saw big declines

IAJ2021-01-08T00:49:01+00:00January 8th, 2021|0 Comments

Published:Wednesday | January 6, 2021 | 12:15 AMNeville Graham/Business Reporter January 2020 would have opened with some amount of optimism about the Jamaican economy. At that time, the economy would have completed 19 consecutive quarters [...]

Slippery slide for local stocks in 2020 – JSE finishes near bottom of global exchanges list

IAJ2021-01-08T00:44:28+00:00January 8th, 2021|0 Comments

Published:Wednesday | January 6, 2021 | 12:08 AMSteven Jackson/Senior Business Reporter Previous Next 1 2 It’s been a slippery slide for the local stock market over the past two years and the pandemic has made [...]

BOJ imposing stronger capital, liquidity requirements on banking sector

IAJ2021-01-06T14:55:36+00:00January 6th, 2021|0 Comments

There will be more changes to Jamaica's banking system in 2021, as the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) imposes stronger capital and liquidity requirements to make it more resilient to economic and financial shocks. In a [...]