Risk
The Risk Management Counsel of Canada (RMC), a national network of law firms that works with the insurance industry, recently held its annual insurance industry social event at the Steam Whistle Brewing’s historic Roundhouse in Toronto. The Event entitled, ‘CANAD-OPOLY’ included attendee participation and exposure to regional-themed food, entertainment and refreshments. WICC (the Women in […]
May 31, 2008
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If "insurance to value" is as important a concept as brokers and insurers say it is, why aren't more people taking the concept more seriously?
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New technology can help insurers keep pace with changing construction values and maintain better contact with their policyholders -- two things that will help tackle the thorny question of insurance to value
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Canadian industry representatives at the Risk and Insurance Management Society’s (RIMS) 2008 Conference in San Diego gathered for the RIMS Canada Council’s ‘Canada Night Reception’ on Apr. 29 at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Sponsored by CGI and the Canadian Litigation Council, the gathering allowed Canadian conference attendees […]
Risk and Insurance Management Society 2008 Conference, San Diego
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All hands were on deck as Canadian delegates set sail and docked in San Diego for the Risk and Insurance Management Society’s (RIMS) 2008 Conference Apr. 26 -May 1, 2008. It was full and by as conference delegates navigated a sea of conference hospitality and host events, taking-in all the latest scuttlebutt and local grog.
Fred Wilson laid his laptop on the table, doffed his coat and slid into a window seat. I sat down beside him. Two of our fellow travellers, brokers Bob and Harry, occupied the seats opposite us on the VIA rail car. “Nice change from air travel,” Fred said as he flipped open his laptop. “Easier […]
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Some time ago, a Canadian reinsurance company executive casually commented on the swirl of controversy around the concept of finite reinsurance. Paraphrased quite a bit, his argument essentially was: Sometimes in the effort to make and move money, the insurance industry has become too sophisticated for its own good. One has to wonder if this […]
April 30, 2008
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Canadian insurers are taking advantage of soft market conditions and renewed public confidence to ask politicians and regulators for more flexible means to change auto rates
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Toronto’s famed Roy Thomson Hall, usually host to symphonies, provided the backdrop to the AIG Canada 2008 Symposium in April. Industry delegates gathered to discuss The Globalization of Liability: Managing Multinational Solutions. Paul Brophy, senior vice president of AIG Executive Liability’s national accounts division, moderated the first panel session, exploring globalization and litigation trends around […]
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