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Industry leaders should begin preparing right now for the post-pandemic business environment, while still managing the immediate fallout of COVID-19, two partners of a strategy consulting firm said recently. This includes spending time envisioning the future, developing a strategy to “walk back” the envisioned future to today, being prepared to learn and pivot, and rallying […]
By Jason Contant | April 22, 2020
4 min read
Looking for a free course that will give you continuing education credits without having to leave your house? The Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation recently launched a 1.5-hour online home flood risk course for brokers anywhere in Canada. “It helps them become [an information] hub for their clients,” said Daniel Filippi, program manager of resilience […]
By Greg Meckbach | April 1, 2020
3 min read
Yes, it is possible for a woman to be a senior executive in the insurance industry and successfully raise a family with young children. Women all make their own individual choices about the best way to raise their young families, five senior industry execs said at a recent event celebrating International Women’s Day. But one […]
By David Gambrill | March 9, 2020
5 min read
With the number of coronavirus cases increasing in Canada and “coronavirus anxiety” now a reality, there are some strategies insurance professionals can take to ensure their teams continue to collaborate effectively and maintain momentum in the business. Among those strategies is to spell out goals and roles, emphasize personal interactions and to normalize new work […]
By Jason Contant | March 6, 2020
The biggest obstacles to creating data-based businesses aren’t technical, they’re cultural, said David Waller, a partner and head of data science and analytics for Oliver Wyman Labs. “It is simple enough to describe how to inject data into a decision-making process,” Waller wrote in 10 Steps to Creating a Data-Driven Culture, a blog published on […]
By Jason Contant | February 14, 2020
Canadian insurance professionals want to learn how to be innovative, and they are enlisting the help of a Canadian-based open innovation centre to explore the new frontier of design thinking. “Design thinking revolves around a deep interest in developing an understanding of the people for whom we’re designing the products or services,” as defined by […]
By Jason Contant | February 3, 2020
2 min read
It’s no secret that there is a war for talent in Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry. But before you look outside your brokerage or insurance company for talent, take a look inside, advises Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, the chief talent scientist at workforce solutions company ManpowerGroup and Jonathan Kirschner, a business psychologist and founder and CEO […]
By Jason Contant | January 17, 2020
More risk managers need to find themselves at the highest levels of their companies. But positions in the C-suite aren’t going to just be given away, which is why certification is going to be a major focus for the new president of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) over the next year. “We need […]
By Adam Malik | January 10, 2020
RIMS Canada got a pat on the back recently, as the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) looks to fortify its ranks around the world, according to the group’s 2020 president. Laura Langone spoke with Canadian Underwriter in her first interview since moving into the role on Jan. 1. She applauded the Canadian division of […]
By Adam Malik | January 8, 2020
We’ve all seen those “best companies to work for” lists (and perhaps even longingly wished we worked for one of them). What does it take to be one of those companies? While there is no one formula that can capture the idiosyncrasies of these companies and the telling ways they motive employees, there are some […]
By Jason Contant | December 19, 2019
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