Industry
The IBAO will continue pursuing its provincial “off-site” education program, which was launched at the association’s 1998 Convention, says Rodney Hancock, education chair. And, while the program has proven “highly successful” for a first year, he adds that some fine-tuning will be made to the 1999/2000 lineup. Hancock says the off-site education program’s 23 centres […]
October 31, 1999
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Market Watch continued from page 38. The Insurance Brokers Association of Saskatchewan (IBAS) is in a “wait-and-see mode”, says president Keith Wilson, after the association’s recent conference in Saskatoon. The province’s brokers are still carefully watching the credit unions, who have expressed an interest in retailing insurance, while keeping tabs on the progress of the […]
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Peacefully, on October 19, 1999 Lewis Dunn, president and chief executive officer of CGU Group Canada Ltd., passed away surrounded by family. Beloved husband of Sandy, and father of son’s Chris, Greg (and wife Carolyn), daughter Carolyn and grandfather of Jessica. Born in Vancouver, Mr. Dunn obtained a BA in Math and Economics from the […]
Hurricane Irene, which moved from the Caribbean into southwest Florida with winds gusting at 75 miles an hour, dumped more than 18 inches of rain and caused widespread flooding in mid-October. The damage inflicted by Irene to the U.S. eastern seaboard follows closely on the heels of Hurricane Floyd which also produced widespread flooding despite […]
Technology was a dominant theme of the 79th annual IBAO Convention as Ken Orr, president of the association for the 1999/ 2000 term, issued a cautionary tone on the industry’s interface future. Speaking at the convention’s final day luncheon, he says development of single entry multiple company interface (SEMCI) has become critical to achieving the […]
As an industry within the personal financial services sector, our customers don't like us very much. To tell you the truth, I don't blame them.; The SAME PRODUCT,
By Chris MacKechnie, a consultant at Information DesignWorks | September 30, 1999
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In a deal valued at $139.5 million, CGU Canada Ltd. has purchased The GAN Company of Canada Ltd. from its French owner GAN International. GAN Canada is the 22nd largest property & casualty group in the country with net written premiums for 1998 of $195 million, amounting to just over 1% of the total market. […]
September 30, 1999
Ontario's collision repair industry is undergoing fundamental change -- however, it is a change that spells good news for a besieged industry, insurers as well as a beleaguered consumer.
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Does the next millennium begin officially on January 1, 2000 or January 1, 2001? That debate is better left to the academics. What is certain is that January 1, 2000 is the date computers must recognize. It is also the date which could signal the beginning of the biggest litigation attack to hit North America. […]
By Steve Hammond, leader of commercial underwriting practices at Ro | September 30, 1999
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If anyone harbored doubts of the political clout capable of the independent broker movement in protecting its business turf, such a notion would have been soundly thrashed by the highly effective campaign wielded against the banks in the latest round of federal regulatory reform of financial services. The federal government’s white paper on financial services […]
By Sean van Zyl, Editor | September 30, 1999
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