MGAs used to be “operating in the shadows” but that has changed since the formation of the Canadian Association of Managing General Agents (CAMGA) two-and-a-half years ago. In our sixth What’s on Dec? podcast, CAMGA executive director Steve Masnyk shares his thoughts on the hard market from an MGA perspective. He also discusses compliance, minimum […]
By Canadian Underwriter | April 25, 2023
17 min read
Équité Association president and CEO Terri O’Brien discusses how the industry is tackling insurance fraud, including the use of artificial intelligence and data analytics. During this Fraud Prevention Month chat, she’ll join hosts Pete Tessier and Curt Wyatt to touch on insurance fraud investigations, trends in auto insurance fraud, and patterns during the early […]
By Jason Contant | March 21, 2023
11 min read
Commercial lines differ from personal lines when it comes to broker-carrier connectivity. Northbridge Insurance and insurance software company Acturis will take you behind the scenes of the development of an API data exchange solution. They’ll look at typical interactions in the commercial space that could be made more efficient, and provide some data exchange use […]
By Canadian Underwriter | February 21, 2023
16 min read
The current macroeconomic environment of high interest rates and inflation is affecting the entire insurance ecosystem, and how insurers cover replacement costs is no exception. Listen as Opta Information Intelligence president Greg McCutcheon discusses insurance to value, data points used, and key variables in estimating a rate increase. He’ll also provide an update on the […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 24, 2023
12 min read
Canadian Underwriter’s 2023 Executive Outlook series asked the country’s top insurance company leaders to tell us the most important challenge facing the industry in 2023, and how the P&C industry should respond. In our second ‘What’s on Dec?’ CU podcast, Marc Lipman (Lloyd’s Canada), Andy Taylor (Gore Mutual) and Matthew Turack (CAA Insurance) share their […]
By Canadian Underwriter | December 13, 2022
14 min read
In the inaugural 15-minute episode of CU’s What’s on Dec?, Smythe LLP partner Mike Berris discusses how market forces affect multiples and brokers’ selling habits. He also talks about how the current interest rates will influence M&A activity, business issues broker owners should consider if they are looking to expand and sell, and whether smaller […]
By Canadian Underwriter | November 8, 2022
12 min read
Canadian Underwriter is pleased to announce today’s launch of its new podcast series, What’s on Dec? in partnership with industry veterans Pete Tessier and Curt Wyatt. Tessier and Wyatt will be well-known to those who listen to The Insurance Podcast, and CU is excited to team up with them to present CU’s own podcast, What’s […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | November 8, 2022
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