The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30; however, the period from mid-August through to mid-October, is the most dangerous, states Chris Hind, general manager of JN General Insurance Company (JNGI). The United States government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) points out that this eight-week period accounts for about eight out […]
Chris Hind General Manager JN General Insurance Company Jamaica escaped 2017 with some localised flooding events, although several other countries were devastated by one of the costliest hurricane seasons on record. Dr. Philip Klotzbach, a meteorologist in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, predicted near-average activity at the start of the season […]
Chris Hind The new National Road Safety Council (NRSC) target of bringing Jamaican road fatalities down to zero annually is being supported by insurer, Chris Hind. General Manager of JN General Insurance Company, Mr. Hind says Jamaica needs to benchmark itself against the safest countries in the world, to cut its road fatalities. He pointed […]
The ETF programme provides scholarships to children in need, within the high risk age group of 12 to 18 years, who reside in communities situated in the five police divisions comprising Area 4 – Kingston Eastern, Central, and Western, and St Andrew Central and South. The overall vision of the programme is to provide better […]
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JNGI along with the JN Foundation and Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) are proud sponsors of the Mona GeoInformatics (MGI) Online Fatal Crash Map. The JNGI Online Fatal Crash Map was created to display fatal road crashes in Jamaica so that anyone can go to get this information. The Map is updated every day using crash […]
ROAD SAFETY In 2012, JNGI embarked on a road safety programme encompassing three elements – Crash Hot Spot Signs, “Arrive Alive” campaign and the Online Fatal Crash Map, which is geared towards creating a positive impact through educating and motivating the public to take more personal responsibility for their behavior on the road. Crash Hot […]
