Industry

Big Moves: The P&C industry’s recent executive shuffles

Intact Financial Corporation, Trisura Guarantee Insurance Company, and brokerages NFP and Westland Insurance Group all announced changes at the senior executive level over the past week. Patrick Barbeau, Intact Patrick Barbeau will become Intact Financial Corporation’s executive vice president and chief operating officer effective May 31, Canada’s largest insurer announced last week. He is currently […]

By Jason Contant | May 17, 2021

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Montreal library closes after hacking attack on daycare registration website

MONTREAL – A large library in Montreal will be closed until Tuesday morning in the wake of a hacking attack on Quebec’s public daycare registration website. Quebec’s Treasury Board Secretariat issued a recommendation on Friday evening urging all government bodies using software developed by the same company as the daycare registration site to immediately suspend […]

By Jason Contant | May 17, 2021

1 min read

Why should we be social on social media?

Having a social media strategy is a proven approach that supports numerous business objectives such as growth, engagement, brand loyalty, SEO, and more. And with 25.35 million users in Canada, it makes sense that people’s buying decisions can be strongly influenced through social media. Are you, as a broker, taking advantage of its full marketing […]

May 17, 2021

4 min read

Why wildfire is moving into ‘peak peril’ range

Wildfire is now moving into the range of a “peak peril” type of risk, similar to earthquakes and hurricanes, Risk Management Solutions, Inc. (RMS) told Canadian Underwriter recently. Overall, in both Canada and the United States, wildfire risks are starting to move from what the insurance industry traditionally thought of as an attritional risk — […]

By Jason Contant | May 14, 2021

3 min read