Risk
Rating assumptions about Canada's vulnerability to earthquake risk appear to have been shaken. The resulting uncertainty in the London insurance and reinsurance market has led to some capacity being withdrawn from Canadian property risks.
November 1, 2012
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The Canadian Infrastructure Report, reflecting input received from 123 municipalities across the country, has given some types of infrastructure high grades. Other systems, however, might benefit from a few more lessons.
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Ontario brokers, like their counterparts elsewhere in the country, are looking to get in front of a number of issues to ensure the long-term health of the broker channel.
The tsunami failed to materialize and the shaking, although having a far reach, did not produce any significant damage. Not so for concern.
3 min read
Steven Hawkins, incoming president of the Toronto Insurance Conference, expects to be spending time on a number of efforts that will benefit brokers.
5 min read
CANADIAN MARKET Net income up, loss ratios down Financial results for the Canadian property and casualty insurance sector improved during the first six months of 2012 improved over the same period in 2011, new figures from MSA Research Inc. show. Net income increased 57.5% to $2.100 billion for the first half of 2012 compared with […]
1 Mark Blucher [1] has been named the interim president and CEO of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), effective immediately and until further notice. Blucher’s most recent role was as ICBC’s senior vice president of insurance, a position he has held since joining the corporation in 2010. In that role, he was responsible […]
The insurance industry is not scoring high when it comes to consumer trust. Ability, reliability and benevolence can help ensure insurance companies are seen as trusted and concerned about the well-being of insureds.
September 30, 2012
Companies are trying to learn the language of today's way of communicating, one replete with social media vehicles ranging from Facebook to YouTube.
Debbie Thompson, the incoming president of Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO), is a passionate advocate for the customer experience that she feels only community-minded brokers can provide.
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