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Personal info of kids with disabilities accidentally shared: Manitoba government

WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government says human error resulted in the personal information of 9,000 children with disabilities being unintentionally shared. The province says the breach occurred on Wednesday when staff from Children’s Disability Services sent an email intended for Manitoba’s children’s and youth advocate to about 100 agencies and advocacy groups. The email contained […]

By Jason Contant | August 28, 2020

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How Fairfax is addressing anti-Black racism

The corporate parent of Northbridge Insurance has formed its own anti-racism committee and joined a new Canadian organization that aims to create opportunities for visible minorities and indigenous people in the industry. “We have formed a Black Initiatives Action Committee,” said Prem Watsa, CEO of Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., whose insurance subsidiaries include Northbridge […]

By Greg Meckbach | August 28, 2020

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Opinion: Expected M&A rise brings opportunities for brokers

Transaction liability insurance is a valuable tool for helping buyers and sellers facilitate mergers and acquisitions — and presents a significant opportunity for brokers to add value to their client offering and drive revenue growth. From humble beginnings more than 15 years ago, the success of the representations and warranties (R&W) insurance has become widespread, […]

By Adam Malik | August 27, 2020

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What is the future of ridesharing insurance in Canada?

Once autonomous vehicle technology becomes commercially feasible for public transportation, it will be widely adopted, predicts Obaid Rahman, vice president of commercial underwriting and specialty lines at Economical Insurance. “In my view, when autonomous technology is commercially viable for public transportation, the propitious economics of the model will result in widespread adoption,” Rahman told Canadian […]

By Jason Contant | August 27, 2020

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