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Although public health indicators have seemingly stabilized and provinces are doing away with COVID-19 restrictions, clients aren’t all rushing to change their policies mid-stream, say brokers. In fact, many clients seem to be sticking to the policy changes they made during the pandemic. “We’re not seeing the rush for people to make the changes to […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | June 14, 2022
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Employee development may be key to increasing worker satisfaction and increasing talent equity, suggests one panellist during the Insurance Institute of Canada’s Pivot with Purpose webinar. Instead of viewing employees as assets, companies should see them as investments, explains Trevor Buttrum, director of operations at TalentEgg. “We actually got the accounting wrong when […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | April 29, 2022
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Everest Group, a major reinsurer announces, key promotion and appointment in Canada.
By Phil | April 28, 2022
Many in the P&C industry plan to return to work in-person, so companies may want to consider ways to incentivize their employees to return to their offices, suggests a panellist at the Insurance Institute of Canada’s Pivot with Purpose webinar. “[It’s] about creating opportunities,” says Trevor Buttrum, director of operations at TalentEgg. “What incentivized […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | April 27, 2022
Prioritizing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues is part of a company’s long-term competitive success, and panellists in a recent webinar shared examples of why. For example, companies that focus on ESG — and social responsibility in particular — find themselves making better profits. “From a business standpoint, it actually does have influence […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | April 22, 2022
About one-quarter of brokers say they are either likely or highly likely to leave the industry in the next three years, according to Canadian Underwriter’s National Broker Survey. One way to encourage brokers to stay would be to expand employee benefits and automate mental health tools, an insurance design agency says. Cake & Arrow’s recent […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | April 19, 2022
The P&C industry is struggling to find talent to fill the leadership skills gap, but a new program designed to get prospective executives to hit the ground running may be able to help with that. The New Leader Integration program, led in collaboration by University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and leadership advisory firm Odgers […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | March 24, 2022
To commemorate International Women's Day, Canadian Underwriter has reached out to 20 women leaders in the P&C industry.
By David Gambrill | March 7, 2022
The Insurance Institute of Canada is celebrating 1,201 Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) graduates this year, the highest number of graduates in any year since it was established in 1899. “In a typical year, we graduate about 900 to 1,000 new CIPs, so that’s [at least] a 20% jump in the number of graduates, which […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | March 3, 2022
If you think you have what it takes to lead Willis Towers Watson’s Canadian corporate risk and brokerage business, the job is open and it’s not too late to apply. “We’re currently interviewing,” said Ofelia Isabel, managing director, Toronto market leader and Canada co-leader for Dublin-based Willis Towers Watson PLC, the third biggest commercial property […]
By Greg Meckbach | October 14, 2021
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