Financing Insurance in the New Year

An important requirement for motor vehicle ownership is insurance.  Apart from it being mandatory, it provides significant benefits to motorists in the event of theft, damage, injury or death depending on the type of coverage. Insurance coverage is either third-party or comprehensive.  Third-party compensates for one’s legal liability for property damage, injury or death to […]

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‘Let’s Reduce the Christmas Toll’ JNGI Boss Urges

With persons becoming vaccinated against COVID-19 and the number of confirmed cases trending down in Jamaica, it is expected that the nation’s roads will get busier during the Christmas season as persons get into the mode of holiday shopping, attending social events and visiting family and friends. However, an important aspect of the festive season […]

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Insurer Urges Homeowners to Prepare for Hurricane Season Peak

With September being the peak of the June to November Atlantic Hurricane Season, Joseph Holness, assistant general manager, JN General Insurance Company (JNGI), is urging homeowners to ensure that the necessary preparatory activities to secure their property are already complete. “A major hurricane can result in substantive damage to property, which can be costly to […]

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JNGI and CGM Join Hands to Reach out to CCRP Members

JNGI Silver Shield Launch Winner: Chris Hind (right), General Manager, JNGI, presents a prize to CCRP member, Tanya McDonald Tomlinson (centre), winner of a quiz held during the Facebook Live launch of JNGI Silver Shield Auto and Property Insurance last year. Participating in the presentation is founder and CEO of CCRP, Jean Lowrie-Chin. The JNGI […]

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Secure Home and Content This Hurricane Season

Mitigate against financial loss this hurricane season by insuring your home and its contents with JN General Insurance.  As the longest established general insurance company operating in Jamaica, we have perfected the art of providing affordable insurance coverage and excellent customer service. A home insurance policy provides coverage for residential properties in the event of […]

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Underinsurance or No Insurance – A Bad Idea

Joseph Holness, Assistant General Manager, Reinsurance and Underwriting, JN General Insurance “A common mistake that some homeowners make is not to insure their property for the full replacement value, thus creating the issue of underinsurance,” advised Joseph Holness, Assistant General Manager, Reinsurance and Underwriting, JN General Insurance (JNGI).  “As a result, if an insured peril […]

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The Economics of Road Safety

How Road Crashes Affect Productivity The effects of road traffic crashes are more than physical, social, and psychological.  They also have direct economic implications, such as absence from work by the victims who are recovering from serious injuries; and the death of some citizens in their most productive years, removing them from the workforce entirely. […]

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