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Why brokers’ virtual meetings will survive the pandemic

Virtual meetings during the pandemic have allowed brokers to conduct more structured client meetings with a sharper focus, according to an expert from Aon. Sixteeen months ago, at the onset of the global pandemic, video meetings produced some confusion because everyone was dealing with an unfamiliar situation, Bill Besse, chief client officer, commercial risk solutions […]

By Adam Malik | July 8, 2021

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Westland buys two digital brokerages

Westland Insurance has acquired two digital brokerages in a move intended to expand its tech offerings to brokers, renters, and homeowners. In the first of two deals announced Thursday, Agile Underwriting Solutions, owned by Westland, has acquired managing general agency (MGA) Exhale Insurance. Founded in April 2019, Canadian-owned Exhale has adopted digital technology to deliver […]

By David Gambrill | July 8, 2021

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Niagara top doctor says reopening border with U.S. this summer is too risky

The top public health official in Ontario’s Niagara Region says he wants the U.S.-Canada border to stay closed until the fall even as local business leaders and politicians call for the opposite to support the area’s tourism-reliant economy. Dr. Mustafa Hirji said the risk of reopening the border this summer is too great, especially with […]

By Adam Malik | July 8, 2021

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Former Aviva Canada VP now CEO of TD Insurance

James Russell, a former senior executive with The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company and Aviva Canada, is now leading The Toronto-Dominion Bank’s property and casualty insurers. Russell’s appointment results from a re-assignment of several TD senior managers. Russell has replaced Raymond Chun as CEO of Security National Insurance Company, TD Direct Insurance Inc., TD […]

By Greg Meckbach | July 7, 2021

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