Industry
It’ll be a difficult enough adjustment for Canadian P&C professionals who were working remotely to head back to the office. But it’ll be particularly challenging for those who were hired and onboarded remotely, according to a Harvard Business Review blog published last week. As companies plan how to return to the office safely sometime during […]
By Jason Contant | June 28, 2021
4 min read
Canadian property and casualty insurance brokers are applauding the passage of Bill C-208, which they say will ease the tax burden for brokerage principals who wish to sell their business to family members. “The changes proposed in Bill C-208 would have a direct benefit for brokerage owners who want to keep the business in the […]
By David Gambrill | June 28, 2021
3 min read
Aviva Canada is taking a deliberate and measured approach to change initiatives in the second half of the year, with the understanding the next few months and the looming return to the office will be a stressful time for employees. “We’re still going through and ahead with change initiatives,” Aviva Canada’s chief claims officer Bryant […]
By Jason Contant | June 25, 2021
Fears about COVID-19 infections in the workplace, questions about safety precautions, and concerns about vaccination rates are key reasons why some property and casualty insurance professionals say they are not enthused about a return to the office. Canadian Underwriter’s Working From Home survey found that nearly two in five of more than 800 P&C industry […]
By Adam Malik | June 25, 2021
Canadians who are eager to be part of the first wave of travellers to head abroad once border restrictions ease should pay close attention to what their travel insurance will and will not cover, experts say. There may be many exemptions in coverage at the moment since the Canadian government is still advising against non-essential […]
A supply chain bubble that is putting pressure on the Canadian P&C insurance industry should burst within a year or two and it’s just a matter of riding it out, an Aviva Canada claims executive suggested during a virtual fireside chat. “I’m not an economist,” said Bryant Vernon, Aviva Canada’s chief claims officer. “But from […]
By Jason Contant | June 24, 2021
A brokerage leader is concerned that “burnout” is a term thrown around too casually, and it’s not taken as seriously as it should be in the property and casualty insurance industry. “As someone who has suffered burnout, I can tell you it’s neither benign nor temporary,” said Mary-Lou MacDonald, Ottawa-based national practice leader of health […]
By Adam Malik | June 24, 2021
Now that the commute back to the office is a distinct possibility in the upcoming months, insurance providers should be making sure their clients have the right level of auto insurance coverage, particularly if it changed during the pandemic, the exec of a rate comparison site says. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, […]
By Jason Contant | June 23, 2021
As COVID draws to a close, expect the following dilemma to happen more often in a flexible workplace environment. It is one of your days to work from home. You ask your manager if you can take an hour off in the middle of your workday to run an errand. The boss agrees. Later, your […]
By Adam Malik | June 23, 2021
Many Canadians have been driving far less during the COVID-19 pandemic, but more than half of them did not reach out to their auto insurer to inquire about discounts or changes to their policies, according to a new survey from rate comparison site Ratehub.ca. The national poll of more than 1,300 Canadians with auto insurance […]
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