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OUR HISTORY
OUR HISTORY1920
Operating in Jamaica
General Accident started operations in Jamaica in the 1920’s as agents for the world wide insurance company of General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corporation, GAFLAC, located in Perth Scotland, a 1885 entity with significant presence in 45 countries.
1981
FOUNDER - January, 23
Founded by DESMOND Blades, a proud Barbadian businessman who migrated to Jamaica and built the conglomerate which is now the Musson Group.
1981
Joint Partnership
General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corporation "GAFLAC" - A Scotland-based global insurance company and Musson Group of Companies.
1998
Wholly-Owned
Musson (Jamaica) Limited became the sole parent of General Accident.
1998
Brand Retained
General Accident retained it's brand, underwriting and management philosophies it was known for in the insurance and reinsurance industries, which have served the Company and its policyholders well for 30 years.
General Accident started operations in Jamaica in the 1920’s as agents for the world wide insurance company of General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corporation,GAFLAC, located in Perth Scotland, a 1885 entity with significant presence in 45 countries.
Musson Jamaica Ltd. whose core business has been involved in manufacturing and merchandising within Jamaica for the past fifty-two years, took over full ownership of General Accident in 1997.
2011
2011 Listed on Stock Exchange
In 2011, General Accident listed 20% of its ordinary shares on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and became the only publicly-traded general insurance company in Jamaica.
2019
Trinidad Acquisition
General Accident acquired a majority stake in Motor One Insurance Company Limited (“Motor One”) a Trinidadian motor insurance company headquartered in Port of Spain with a large branch network throughout Trinidad.
2020
Barbados Acquisition
May 2020 - Acquires Licence in Barbados and Operations Begin
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