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The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), in collaboration with the Financial Information Month (FIM), partners in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, will host a Symposium under the theme - "Plan For Uncertainty…Make Insurance Your Priority" - at the National Insurance Services (NIS), Headquarters, on Monday 4th November 2019, at 5:00 p.m.

The Symposium is open to the general public.

The sessions are designed to:

  • Motivate participants to take steps to develop a plan or implement measures to deal with financial uncertainties.
  • Persuade participants who have a negative perception of insurance to change to a positive one.
  • Increase participants’ understanding of the insurance process.
  • Motivate participants to take steps to ensure that their properties meet the building codes requirements, or are retrofitted to withstand the impact of hurricanes.
  • Motivate participants who do not have an insurance policy, to obtain an insurance plan, particularly property insurance.

The topics and keynote speakers are as follows:

Topic 1: Preparing For Uncertainty: Financial Tools To Help You Protect Everyone And Everything You Care About
Presenter: Mr Joe Sheridan, The Insurance Brokers
Discussants: Mr Stanley Browne, Manager, Sagicor Insurance and Mr Stewart Haynes, Director, National Insurance Services

Topic 2: Protecting Your Finances – The Role Of The FSA - How The Insurance Act Protect Insurers And Investors
Presenter:  Ms Carla James, Attorney-At-Law, Director, FSA
Discussant: Mrs Mintrue Rose-Providence, Manager of Insurance, FSA

Persons wishing to attend the FIM Symposium are required to register by calling the ECCB Agency Office at telephone 456-1413. Registration is Free of cost.

 

SOURCE: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines