Jason Contant

Brokerage executives share M&A strategies

Canadian Underwriter asked several Canadian P&C brokerage executives what they look for in a deal and their overall deal-making strategy.

By Jason Contant | September 26, 2024

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How brokerages can raise capital for M&A

“Aside from borrowing from banks, raising capital from insurers or private equity (PE) still continues to be the most common route."

By Jason Contant | September 25, 2024

3 min read

A different type of auto fraud

Automotive application fraud is up 54% year-over-year in Canada, largely driven by falsified credit applications and identity theft.

By Jason Contant | September 24, 2024

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Regulator seeks feedback on auto rating, underwriting

Ontario’s financial services regulator is consulting on new guidance related to auto insurance rating and underwriting regulation.

By Jason Contant | September 23, 2024

3 min read

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Wawanesa chief executive to retire, successor named

Wawanesa president and CEO Jeff Goy is retiring and will be replaced by Evan Johnston, the company’s EVP of strategy and related businesses.

By Jason Contant | September 19, 2024

2 min read

Will CrowdStrike event trigger a cyber hard market?

The CrowdStrike event shouldn’t trigger the next cyber hard market or lead to significant rate increases, a CFC expert said during a webinar.

By Jason Contant | September 17, 2024

3 min read

How to grow your specialty lines consumer base

Some specialty lines markets such as cyber are facing difficulties identifying new buyers and growing the customer base.

By Jason Contant | September 16, 2024

2 min read

U.S. insurer shares entry plan for Canadian affluent home, auto markets

Market demand was behind PURE Insurance’s entry into the Canadian affluent home insurance market and plans to enter the auto insurance space.

By Jason Contant | September 11, 2024

3 min read

A cyber side effect of the CrowdStrike outage

Threat actors tried capitalizing on blue screen of death errors following the CrowdStrike event in July, CFC said in a webinar.

By Jason Contant | September 10, 2024

3 min read

U.S. insurer enters Canada with affluent homeowners’ insurance, to offer auto in 2025

U.S. insurer PURE Insurance has expanded into Canada with insurance for affluent homeowners, and plans to enter the auto insurance market.

By Jason Contant | September 9, 2024

3 min read

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QBE Canada creates multinational underwriting role

QBE Canada has appointed Caroline Fenn to its newly created role of multinational underwriting manager, the company announced Thursday.

By Jason Contant | September 5, 2024

1 min read

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