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GenAc ‘futureproofs’ Maisie Green
Computer donation to ignite early childhood education facility online learning General Accident continued its support of the Maisie Green Learning Centre with some crucial donations for the 2020 academic year. The early childhood development centre on Grants Pen Road was visited by General Accident Insurance Company’s Colesha Mahoney and Kerry-Ann Spencer on October 1, 2020.…
Read MoreGeneral Accident creates history surpassing $10 billion in gross written premiums in 2019
Acquisition of Trinidad subsidiary Motor One paying off BY DURRANT PATE Observer Business writer For the first time in its history, insurance company General Accident surpassed $10 billion in gross written premiums last year. This represents a 23 per cent increase over 2018, as the General Accident Group wrote more than $10.7 billion in gross…
Read MoreGenAc launches new business insurance package for COVID-19 Response
Insurance provider General Accident Insurance (Jamaica) Limited (GenAc) has rolled out a new combined business insurance policy for small- and medium-sized businesses. The Future 360 Combined Insurance Package is a combined cover policy specific to the new operational models being rapidly developed during the COVID-19 Pandemic. “GenAc realises that small to medium sized business owners…
Read MorePettier presses for Motor One
General Accident expands into T&T market Trinidad and Tobago’s Motor One Insurance Company Limited has announced Natasha Pettier as its new chief executive officer. Effective March 1, Pettier took over the operations of the legacy company, which is a subsidiary of the General Accident Insurance (Jamaica) Limited and member of the Musson Group. She was…
Read MoreGenAc Hosts Read Across Jamaica Activities
In observance of the National Read Across Jamaica Day 2020, General Accident had a virtual session for the littles ones. The insurance provider hosted a live Facebook/Instagram reading of Paula Anne Porter-Jones’ children adventure story Sandy, Tosh and the Moo Cow by Colesha Mahoney on Tuesday, May 5. The reading was broadcast on the channels…
Read MoreHow to contact GenAc
We recognise that many of our clients are worried about how local transmission of COVID-19 could affect the provision of our services. In keeping with the Ministry of Health and Wellness recommendation to limit gatherings, the management of General Accident encourages clients to use one of the many ways to conduct business. What numbers are…
Read MoreGeneral Accident receives Barbados insurance licence
The Financial Services Commission of Barbados issued General Accident Insurance Company (Barbados) Limited (“General Accident Barbados”) a license to operate as a registered Class 2 Insurer in Barbados on Wednesday April 16, 2020. General Accident Barbados is a subsidiary of General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Limited, which owns an 80 per cent share of the…
Read MoreGeneral Accident Is Open Online
We are facing an unprecedented crisis, as the world attempts to respond to the global pandemic of COVID-19. At General Accident Insurance Company, the health and safety of our clients and employees is our number one priority. With that in mind, we will be reducing our office opening hours from 9:00am to 2:00pm until further…
Read MoreGeneral Accident contributes to PSOJ Ventilator donation through Musson
The Musson Group of Companies contributed $5 million to the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica’s contribution to the nation’s fight against the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The companies General Accident (Jamaica) Limited, Seprod and T. Geddes Grant, made up the donation. Sharon Donaldson, Managing Director of General Accident, expressed that playing a part in curtailing the…
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