Risk

Prediction and Preparation

Panelists at 2006 RIMS Canada Conference in Calgary talk about the future of risk management and how to prepare for the unthinkable

October 31, 2006

6 min read

Halifax conference 2007

Tragedy is no stranger to the shores of Halifax, Nova Scotia: historically, thearea has been fraught with disasters — from the Titanic and Swiss Air, to the Halifax Explosion. But tragedy is only as severe as the response allows it to be. “We’ve been impacted by almost every major disaster, both natural and man-made, but […]

October 31, 2006

3 min read

Differences in D&O Coverage

Canadian board executives are preparing for increased risk, but many still mistakenly believe that all D&O coverage is alike

October 31, 2006

6 min read

Changing the Channel

At the CIAA's 2006 annual conference, a CEO panel suggested brokers need to be aware of a future distribution shift towards direct writing

October 31, 2006

6 min read

Decorative pattern

ESIS Plugs Into Canada

ESIS Canada - an all-new Canadian risk management operation - has launched in Toronto. Using innovative, proprietary technology, the company is able to offer Canadian clients broad access to claims information available on both sides of the Canadian-U.S. border.

October 31, 2006

4 min read

Guaranteeing Public Confidence

Guarantee funds reduce the risk that insolvencies will dominate the front pages and thereby harm the insurance industry's reputation

October 31, 2006

6 min read

Best Defence is a Good Offence (November 01, 2006)

Canada’s risk managers are discussing a provo-cative new approach to their identity. At the 2006 RIMS Canada Conference in Calgary, a panel of experts took a hard look at the future of risk management and what risk managers need to do to perpetuate the health of their industry. Essentially, they advocate turning the profession’s whole […]

October 31, 2006

3 min read

Views (November 01, 2006)

Catlin Canada held a Sunday evening reception in September at the RIMS Canada Conference in Calgary. The theme of the lively evening, held at the Art Gallery of Calgary, was Conceive. Craft. Connect. Soiree. Guests enjoyed local exhibits and tasty fare as they dropped by for a visit between the conference’s roster of events and […]

October 31, 2006

6 min read

Moves (November 01, 2006)

The 15th annual Insurance Person of the Year award was presented to Patti Kernaghan at the Salute 2006 banquet, held in October at the Pan Pacific in Vancouver. Kernaghan is the president and CEO of Vancouver-based Kernaghan Adjusters Ltd. This marks the second time since the general achievement award was established in 1992 that a […]

October 31, 2006

3 min read

Decorative pattern

Reinsurance capacity “not nearly enough”: RAA

The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) publicly endorsed the Terrorism Risk Insurance report issued by the President’s Working Group (PWG) on Financial Markets. The report looks at market dynamics in the private terrorism insurance markets. The RAA said the report builds on the numerous important databases in both the public and private sectors addressing the […]

October 31, 2006

1 min read

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