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Insurance brokers' rep queries NHI drug plan
Insurance brokers' rep queries NHI drug plan
Bahamas Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) President Felicia-Antoinette Knowles has reacted with skepticism to the confirmation that the National Prescription Drug Program (NPDP) - currently administered through the National Insurance Board (NIB) - will be phased out as the government's National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme rolls in.
Insurance brokers rep queries place in NHI scheme
Insurance brokers rep queries place in NHI scheme
Bahamas Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) President Felicia Knowles told Guardian Business yesterday that, after meeting with the government's National Health Insurance (NHI) team last week, it is clear that the government envisions no place in the NHI scheme for the hundreds of agents and brokers who work in the private health insurance industry.
INSURANCE BROKERS: OVER 25 TO 'FALL OFF'
INSURANCE BROKERS: OVER 25 TO 'FALL OFF'
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
MORE than 25 per cent of all existing Bahamian insurance brokers and agents are unlikely to be licensed under the new Act governing the sector, the Insurance Commission told Tribune Business yesterday.
Arvind Baghel, the regulator's head of insurance supervision, confirmed to this newspaper that around 25 of the existing 85 insurance brokers and agents -...
BROKERS 'CUT OUT' OF HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE MARKET
BROKERS 'CUT OUT' OF HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE MARKET
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
THE outgoing Bahamas Insurance Brokers Association's (BIBA) president has again complained that ties between commercial banks and large brokers are "cutting everyone else out" of the homeowners insurance market, with such arrangements proving "unfair" to consumers.
Vaughn Culmer, head of Vaughn Culmer & Associates, whose term as BIBA head expires at year...
CGI Donates $15,000 to PHA
CGI Donates $15,000 to PHA
The Colonial Group International (CGI) family of companies has donated fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) to the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) to help in the fight against Coronavirus...
Kirkwood John Edward Simms
Kirkwood John Edward Simms
A Celebration of the Solemn Eucharist of the Resurrection in Thanksgiving for the life of Kirkwood John Edward Simms, 61 years, a resident of Hepburn Alley, will be held on July 8th, 2023 at 10am at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Baillou Hill and Wulff Roads, Nassau, The Bahamas. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road. Left to ...
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RMS Insurance Agents and Brokers support Heart Month
RMS Insurance Agents and Brokers support Heart Month
NASSAU, Bahamas -- February is Heart Month, celebrated world-wide to bring awareness and take a stand against Heart Disease.
In support of reducing heart disease in the Bahamas, community minded RMS Insurance Agents and Brokers recently made a check presentation to The Sir Victor Sassoon Bahamas Heart Foundation, a non-for-profit organization that has provided over four thousand Bahamian children...
Grant: Someone should resign over BAMSI
Grant: Someone should resign over BAMSI
Former Minister of Works Neko Grant said yesterday it is "inconceivable and unbelievable" that the government executed a contract with a contractor who did not have all-risk insurance.
Muscroft, Cowper take top prize at BHA tourney
Muscroft, Cowper take top prize at BHA tourney
It turned out that 13 was a lucky number for 25 seasoned and budding golfers, as they walked away with awards at last Sunday's Bahamas Hotel Association's (BHA) 13th Annual Golf Tournament at the Ocean Club Course on Paradise Island.
Despite the threat of inclement weather, a record number of 104 golfers registered to claim bragging rights while helping to raise over $20,000 for student scholarshi...
Making her mark at the top of the trade
Making her mark at the top of the trade
A YOUNG Bahamian woman has made history by being the first Bahamian to work for one of the world's most prestigious insurance brokers.