1961 marks the establishment of Maritime’s presence in the Trinidad and Tobago financial market. Maritime Life Assurance Company of Halifax (Canada) commences business through a Branch operation.

Maritime Life expands and acquires Maritime Life Property Development Company Limited. Maritime Life Property Development Company Limited is subsequently renamed Keystone Property Developers Limited and undertakes large scale commercial property development.

Maritime Life becomes the first foreign life insurance company to be locally controlled, with 74.2% of the company’s shares owned by nationals.

Maritime INA is formed as a joint partnership between Maritime Life and the Insurance Company of North America. Eventually, Maritime Life becomes the major shareholder of the company and the name is changed to Maritime General Insurance Company Limited. Maritime Life now owns 100% of Maritime General.

1983 marks a very important year in the company’s life as Maritime Life Assurance Company sells the balance of its holding, passing total ownership into the hands of nationals of Trinidad and Tobago.

Maritime Leasing Company Limited, another subsidiary, is established to specialize in the financing and leasing of equipment to corporate citizens. The first payment of dividends to Maritime Life shareholders is made in this year.

The Maritime Financial Group is established. This solidifies the direction in which the company has been moving over the years, and is in keeping with its corporate mission – to provide complete financial services to all spheres of the community on a sound and economically feasible basis.

Fidelity Finance and Leasing Company Limited, whose primary focus is lending and medium and long term investment planning, begins operating as a financial institution licensed under the Financial Institution Act 1979.

Nettletons Limited, a subsidiary handling the Group retail operations, trading as Food Giant Supermarket begins operations. The Maritime Centre in Barataria is opened and the Corporate Offices of the Group are relocated from Chancery Lane in Port of Spain.

1999 marks the establishment of the Chaguanas, Marabella, Tobago and San Fernando Financial Services Centres.

North East and North West Financial Services Centres are established in the Maritime Centre.

The South Regional Centre on Cipero Street San Fernando opens, which houses the relocated San Fernando Service Centre and the Point Lisas Branch operations.