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Clients looking for lifestyle products, such as boat or cottage insurance, are getting younger. How brokers can seize an opportunity
By David Gambrill | July 22, 2021
3 min read
In planning their future hybrid offices, Canadian insurance industry employers will need to carefully consider office design approaches, a blog published Thursday by Harvard Business Review advises. “By all indications, the future of work is hybrid,” wrote Jim Keane and Todd Heiser in the blog, Strategies for Building a Hybrid Workplace that Works. “But getting […]
By Jason Contant | July 22, 2021
5 min read
OTTAWA – The C.D. Howe Institute says 70 to 75 per cent of Canadian passenger auto sales will have to be zero-emission vehicles by 2030 in order to achieve the federal government’s emissions targets. The think tank says about 7.7 million electric or other no emission-vehicles would be required to be on the road in […]
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Statistics from Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) show a definitive link between the lifting of COVID-19 public health orders and an increase in serious collisions and fatalities on roads in the province. Throughout the pandemic, Canadian Underwriter has reported auto insurer commentary and police data suggesting that the lockdowns drastically reduced auto collision frequency, while increasing […]
By Jason Contant | July 21, 2021
Hundreds more British Columbians have joined the thousands already forced from their homes by wildfires as several local governments ordered residents to get out Tuesday night ahead of nearby blazes. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary declared a local state of emergency and ordered 122 properties evacuated, while residents in another 304 properties have been […]
EFH Holdings Inc., the Mississauga, Ont.-based corporate owner of Insurance Company of Prince Edward Island (ICPEI), is applying to change its name ICPEI Holdings Inc. EFH was known until December 2020 as Echelon Financial, which owned Canadian P&C insurer Echelon Insurance until 2019. Echelon Insurance is now owned by CAA Club Group, which also owns […]
By Greg Meckbach | July 20, 2021
Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company is allowing the “vast majority” of its team members to choose where they want to work starting mid-September. The move will provide flexibility to employees, allow continued support of the business, and support recruiting and retaining top talent, Wawanesa’s senior vice president and chief people and culture officer, Jodi Carradice, told […]
By Jason Contant | July 20, 2021
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – Ontario is imposing new restrictions on the mining, rail, construction and transportation industries in the province’s northwest to reduce the likelihood of human-caused fires. The move comes as 107 active wildfires burn in the region, with 32 of those not under control. The government says operations that are now restricted include certain […]
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If back-to-the-office conversations are just starting at your company, or if you are finding that an early strategy isn’t working, employers should take a three-step approach to creating a successful plan, a business strategist suggests. As a manager, the first step is to make sure you understand the company’s official guidelines, Liane Davey, an author […]
By Jason Contant | July 19, 2021
4 min read
Whether it’s a solar or wind turbine farm, or any other energy-related facility, an insurer expert is raising red flags about the quality of people at job sites. Underwriters care about a site and its propensity to be hit by bad weather — such as hail, fire or hurricane — as well as whether there […]
By Adam Malik | July 19, 2021
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