Doctors Hospital Medical Assistance Sunshine Insurance Marathon Bahamas

Doctors Hospital Donated Funding, Medical Staff Team Ambulance and Volunteer Assistance to Sunshine Insurance Marathon Bahamas Given the fact that we work and live in such beautiful surroundings everyday, we tend to take for granted the reasons millions of tourist visit our shores each year.

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Halkitis: Govt, insurers still have opposing views on health insurance VAT change

Government and the insurance sector continue to have dialogue over the government's plan to move the burden of value-added tax (VAT) costs on healthcare services for insured people from both the insured person and the insurance provider to solely the insured person, Minister of Economic Affairs Michael Halkitis revealed yesterday, explaining that the insurance sector has ...
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BASE: Group insurance means more cruise business for excursion operators 

The Bahamas Association of Shore Experiences (BASE) continues to prepare its membership to benefit from more cruise passenger business through a group insurance plan, the association's President Denise Johnson told Guardian Business yesterday. Johnson said there has been significant interest in the insurance scheme, that will allow cruise companies to recommend insured BASE members' products to ....

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Higher insurance costs expected as reinsurers shirk risk in region

Increasing catastrophic natural disasters have reduced the appetite of reinsurers for certain kinds of risk in this region, paving the way for increases in the cost of insurance next year, Bahamas First's Group Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Warren Rolle told Guardian Business yesterday, adding that it is not yet know, though, what level of ...

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Govt to renew parametric insurance as hurricane season begins

The Bahamas' parametric insurance provided by the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility SPC (CCRIF) should be renewed by today, Prime Minister Philip Davis said yesterday. His announcement comes as meteorologists track two disturbances that could potentially bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to The Bahamas. One of the disturbances, which will be in the area by tomorrow ...

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Businessman Mario Carey Urges Insurance Company Reform, Liberalize Whole Life, Extend Health Coverage

Less than one week after insurance companies asked the Insurance Commission to allow them to invest in U.S. funds, a leading businessman is calling for a lifting of similar restrictions on the consumer, declaring that Bahamians should be allowed to seek coverage from companies outside the jurisdiction.

“The laws that govern how and where Bahamians can obtain health and life insurance hurt the...

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Insurance Commission Partners With Lupus 242 For Second Consecutive Year

For the second consecutive year, the Insurance Commission of The Bahamas has partnered with Lupus 242 for lupus awareness month. This year marks a decade since the local non-profit has set out to raise awareness and provide support to its members. Thanks to the generous donation from the Insurance Commission, Lupus 242 will, once again, assist group members with the purchase of medication and phar...

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Jamaica studying Bahamas unemployment insurance

JAMAICAN officials are in The Bahamas studying its unemployment insurance programme as part of their feasibility study concerned with introducing the benefit to their country.

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Simplified Lending Acquires Affinity Insurance, Opens in RND Plaza with Full Slate

One of the fastest-growing financial services firms in The Bahamas, Simplified Lending, announced today it has acquired Affinity Insurance Agency, a full-fledged insurance agency regulated by the Insurance Commission of The Bahamas.

The announcement came from Simplified Lending’s founder and CEO, Robert Pantry.

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Bahamas First launches country's first online portal to purchase insurance

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