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NCB Financial Group Limited is the parent company of the National Commercial Bank of Jamaica, the largest and most profitable financial institution in Jamaica. It is also the majority shareholder of Guardian Holdings Limited , [1] one of the largest insurance providers in the Caribbean, and of Clarien Group Limited , a banking and investment ...
National Insurance ( NI) is a fundamental component of the welfare state in the United Kingdom. It acts as a form of social security, since payment of NI contributions establishes entitlement to certain state benefits for workers and their families. Introduced by the National Insurance Act 1911 and expanded by the Labour government in 1948, the ...
Aasandha Archived May 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine is the national healthcare insurance scheme of the Maldives. It provides taxpayer-funded medical assistance to all Maldivian citizens. National Social Protection Agency of Maldives was formed under the National Social Health Insurance Act on August 27, 2008. It is mandated to administer the ...
National health insurance ( NHI ), sometimes called statutory health insurance ( SHI ), is a system of health insurance that insures a national population against the costs of health care. It may be administered by the public sector, the private sector, or a combination of both. Funding mechanisms vary with the particular program and country.
The Trust was founded in 1972 according to NRCD 127, with the purpose of managing the National Social Security Scheme. Before 1972, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Department of Pensions and the State Insurance Corporation. The Trust used to manage the Social Security Scheme as a Provident Fund Scheme until 1991.
The National Insurance Act Part I provided for a National Insurance scheme with provision of medical benefits. All workers who earned under £160 a year had to pay 4 pence a week to the scheme; the employer paid 3 pence, and general taxation paid 2 pence (Lloyd George called it the "ninepence for fourpence").
In 1995, the Government of Jamaica proclaimed May 10 Indian Heritage Day in recognition of the Indians' contribution to the social and economic development of the country. The arrival of the Indians more than 170 years ago is commemorated in stamps. On March 1, 1998, the National Council for Indian Culture in Jamaica was formed.
Social insurance is a public insurance that provides protection against economic risks. Participation in social insurance is compulsory. Social insurance is considered to be a type of social security. Social insurance differs from public support in that individuals' claims are partly dependent on their contributions, which can be considered as ...