Mr. Ralph Palm President and General Managing Director has concurrently assumed the position of the acting Managing Director of ENNIA Caribe Leven NV, ENNIA Caribe Schade NV and ENNIA Caribe Zorg NV. Mr. Gilbert Martina who has served in that position since 2013, has left the ENNIA Group in order to pursue other personal objectives. We thank Mr. Gilbert Martina for his years of service and wish him every success in his future undertakings. The company will actively pursue a search for the appointment of a successor to this position.

June is “baby month” for baby food manufacturer Nutricia, and because of this, they are hosting a photo contest for mothers and their babies under 3 years of age.

Last Sunday, 4 schools battled for the title of “Curaҫao’s best math team” in a packed auditorium at the University of Curaҫao. In an extremely close final round of this competition, which was broadcast live on television, the Römer school team finally emerged as the winner.

Wednesday March 15  ENNIA received, for the third time in a row, the Amigoe Express ‘Best Insurance Company’ award.

Tempo Curaҫao has extended its collective pension plan from ENNIA and has chosen to keep collaborating with ENNIA to invest in the future of its employees.

ENNIA celebrates life and gave a well-stocked ENNIA Baby Box to the first baby born in the new year. On Aruba, as well as Bonaire, Curaçao, and on Sint Maarten, the brand new parents of the first baby to be born in 2017, received a plentiful package filled with products for the parents and their child. Photo: first born baby on Bonaire in 2017.

By the end of February 2017 ENNIA will publish its financial statements for 2015. The reason why this is six months later than usual, is that the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten, responsible for the regulation and supervision of insurance companies in Curacao and Sint Maarten, adopted new guidelines as per September 1st, 2015. Subsequently, deliberations between ENNIA and both its external auditor KPMG and CBCS to assess the implications required some time. For clients this doesn’t make any difference.

As of January 1st, Curacao Ports Authority (CPA) has once again taken out a ten-year collective pension insurance for its employees. A collective pension plan offers very favorable terms and more comprehensive coverage for those insured. CPA sees this as a very important part of its employee benefits program.

This week, ENNIA is publishing a brochure about Zika containing the latest information about the virus, as well as numerous great tips for prevention. The colorful and easy-to-read brochure can be downloaded in four languages from the ENNIA website. It is also being distributed for free, while supplies last, at all ENNIA offices.

The PROJECT Foundation in Bonaire is offering its employees a flexible collective pension plan through ENNIA. “The reason we chose ENNIA is because of the high level of flexibility they offer in their pension products”, said Mick Schmit, Founder and Director of the foundation. “We would like to provide our employees with a personalized pension plan. ENNIA offers options that take the individual needs of our employees into account.”