Deposit Insurance Corporation

DID YOU KNOW...? The DIC calculates the insured amount on both principal and interest amounts. Only banks licensed by the Central Bank and that have Bahamian Dollar business are members of the DIC. Opening several accounts in different branches of the same bank or at the same branch will not increase your insurance deposit payout. Deposits held at different member institutions are separately insured. Deposit insurance is available for eligible deposits, up to a maximum of B$50,000. Deposits held in the name of a sole proprietor are insured in the single account category, and therefore aggregated with the personal deposits of the business owner, when determining insurance cover. Loans will be deducted from monies owing to you in calculating insurance cover. Money held in a joint savings account (e.g. husband and wife) are insured separately from money held in saving accounts individually owned.

What is Deposit Insurance?

Trust Accounts

There are cases where deposits/accounts may be held in trust. For example, a parent (the trustee) may establish a bank account at a member institution for his/her child (the beneficiary). In this case, the deposit is being held in another right and capacity for the purpose of calculating the insurable amount.

Illustration A: Calculation of DI Coverage on Trust Account

In a simple scenario, Joe establishes a trust account for his two sons, and also has two accounts with the same member institution.

Depositor Accounts Branch Amount Insured Comments
Joe Savings Main $15,000 Joe is the depositor on 3 accounts, including 1 trust account. He is the beneficial owner of 2 accounts.

Trust account balances are not combined with a trustee’s individual accounts, so to obtain the insurable/payout amount, deposits which are beneficially owned by Joe are added together and the loan balance deducted from the deposits to obtain the insurable/payout amount.

Deposits held on the trust account are insured separately, with each beneficiary’s interest being insured up to a maximum of $50,000 for a total coverage of $100,000.
Checking Bay $5,000
Loan Bay ($5,000)
Total $15,000 $15,000
Joe in trust for John/Mike Savings Main $200,000 $100,000
Grand Total $115,000

What is Deposit Insurance?

In simple terms, deposit insurance provides peace of mind in the unlikely event your bank should experience difficulty and be forced to close. Read on for details on the who and what of the coverage we provide.

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