Did you know, medical cannabis has been legal in Canada since 1999? Since then there have been numerous amendments to the laws, as well as a significant increase in Canadians who have purchased medical cannabis. According to Health Canada – approximately 167,000 Canadians were recipients of medical cannabis during the last quarter of 2016/2017. […]
By Ad Ops | January 9, 2019
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Canadian Underwriter approached Canadian P&C industry executives with two questions: 1) What is the single most important change the industry must make looking forward into 2019? 2) How might this change be brought about? Their answers, featured in our 2019 Executive Outlook, may provide you with insight as you set your own agenda for change. […]
By Jason Contant | January 4, 2019
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Canadian Underwriter approached Canadian P&C industry executives with two questions: 1) What is the single most important change the industry must make looking forward into 2019? 2) How might this change be brought about? Their answers, featured in our 2019 Executive Outlook, may provide you with insight as you set your own agenda for change. […]
By Jason Contant | January 3, 2019
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Canadian Underwriter approached Canadian P&C industry executives with two questions: 1) What is the single most important change the industry must make looking forward into 2019? 2) How might this change be brought about? Their answers, featured in our 2019 Executive Outlook, may provide you with insight as you set your own agenda for change. […]
By Jason Contant | January 3, 2019
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Canadian Underwriter approached Canadian P&C industry executives with two questions: 1) What is the single most important change the industry must make looking forward into 2019? 2) How might this change be brought about? Their answers, featured in our 2019 Executive Outlook, may provide you with insight as you set your own agenda for change. […]
By Jason Contant | January 2, 2019
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Canadian Underwriter approached Canadian P&C industry executives with two questions: 1) What is the single most important change the industry must make looking forward into 2019? 2) How might this change be brought about? Their answers, featured in our 2019 Executive Outlook, may provide you with insight as you set your own agenda for change. […]
By Jason Contant | January 2, 2019
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Are you an insurance company looking to build up your direct-to-consumer capabilities without alienating the broker channel, on whom you rely for your core business? Here are three tips for you, as outlined by bloggers Ned Calder, Shahriar Parvarandeh and Michael Brady, all three from the growth strategy consulting firm Innosight. Their blog is published […]
By David Gambrill | December 14, 2018
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EDMONTON – Two security guards were injured in an explosion during an overnight armed holdup at a Scotiabank branch in northeast Edmonton. Police at the scene said the guards – a man and a woman employed by GardaWorld – suffered significant head and facial injuries in the blast that occurred around 2 a.m. Thursday. They […]
By Greg Meckbach | December 13, 2018
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Federal regulations requiring liability insurance for boats that carry passengers take effect Jan. 11, Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced Wednesday. It is estimated the industry will make $24.8 million more, over 10 years, than it otherwise would have, the federal government said in a regulatory impact analysis. With the new rules, operators of vessels carrying […]
By Greg Meckbach | December 12, 2018
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As business risks become more global, interconnected and less tangible, brokers and insurers should expand their dialogue with clients about loss mitigation or loss prevention, the chief executive of CNA Canada says. “An insurance policy today isn’t really enough,” CNA Canada president and CEO Nick Creatura told Canadian Underwriter Thursday in an interview. “We need […]
By David Gambrill | December 6, 2018
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