Industry
The use of risk sharing pools for private passenger auto insurance in Ontario and Alberta dropped last year, according to Facility Association. And when it came to the overall usage of risk sharing pools across the country, there was a drop in market share, albeit slight. At the Facility Association annual general meeting last week, […]
By Adam Malik | March 11, 2021
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REGINA – A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed in Saskatchewan against a long-term care operator alleging it lacked proper resources to handle COVID-19. Documents filed Thursday at Regina’s Court of Queen’s Bench say the novel coronavirus spread through different Extendicare locations last fall. One of those was Extendicare Parkside in Regina, where a statement […]
By Jason Contant | March 11, 2021
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OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate on hold Wednesday even as it said it now expects the economy will grow over the first three months of this year, an about-face from its previous forecast just weeks ago that 2021 would begin with an economic slump. In January, the central bank […]
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Georgie Fleck, team manager, HRM and Central Nova Scotia, AA Munro Insurance At one point, Georgie Fleck decided to stop wearing a skirt to work for a couple of years. “And when I was asked about it, I did point out that I noticed that only those in pants advance,” recalled the current team manager […]
Jodie Kaufman Davis, Corporate Senior Vice President, H.W. Kaufman Group; Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox Canada. Jodie Kaufman Davis, managing director of Burns & Wilcox Canada, entered the Canadian insurance industry while she was making a tough choice about her career in corporate law. After eight years as a corporate lawyer, and expecting her second child at […]
By David Gambrill | March 11, 2021
Lorie Phair, president, Canadian Broker Network Women fight the stigma that you can’t be pleasant and kind while confident and assertive at the same time, said Lorie Phair, president of the Canadian Broker Network. “In fact, I was told once that I was too nice to be in a major, senior role,” Phair said. Another […]
Learning and development (L&D) leaders across Canada have cited resilience and digital fluency as the two most important “power skills” for the new world of work in 2021, one year after the COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. “There are definitely two things — among too many to count — that 2020’s challenging circumstances helped […]
By Jason Contant | March 10, 2021
The process of getting hired might be shorter in terms of start to finish these days during a pandemic when everything is virtual, but much more is happening along the way, according to a brokerage leader who recently went through the recruitment journey. Ilan Serman was brought in as the Ontario regional president at Gallagher […]
By Adam Malik | March 10, 2021
CALGARY – The Canada Energy Regulator is inviting public comment on a request by the operator of the Trans Mountain pipeline to protect the identity of its insurers, with the comment period extending beyond the requested deadline. In an online post, the federal regulator says it will accept comments on the proposal from the public […]
Selena Fredericks, Chief Operating Officer, Nomadic Specialty Underwriting She was 25 years old and fresh in the insurance industry when an inappropriate conversation took place with a male peer at an industry conference. Selena Fredericks remembers that day well. She also considers herself blessed that she has been able to find the confidence within herself […]
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