Called ACAR (Costa Rican Association of Insurers and Reinsurers), it is chaired by Guillermo Constenla, head of INS, the National Insurance Institute.

“Constenla explained that the association has been created to assist the Insurance Superintendence in generating a more fluid insurance market”, reported El Economista.

Source: ElEconomista.net

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October 2013

In the last five years penetration of the insurance market did not reach even 2% of GDP because people see insurance as an unnecessary expense.

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Sagicor has been authorized by the Superintendent of Insurance to sell personal and general policies.

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