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Tired of attending yet another insurance industry cocktail event, idly stirring your drink with a swizzle stick and talking to everyone you already know? Go ahead and skip that schmooze-fest. There’s a better way to meet new people. High-stakes shared activity is more likely to draw you together with new people, according to David Burkus, […]
By David Gambrill | May 15, 2018
2 min read
Insurers that invest in artificial intelligence (AI) and human-machine collaboration at the same rate as “top-performing” businesses could, over the next five years, boost their revenues 17% and their employment 7% on average, according to new research by professional services company Accenture. Released on Wednesday, the report Future Workforce Survey – Insurance: Realizing the Full […]
By Jason Contant | May 10, 2018
3 min read
Create a digitized culture at your brokerage that emphasizes, fun, innovation, and recognition for a job well done.
May 9, 2018
The Co-operators is taking a holistic approach to leadership and business transformation, using strategies such as design thinking and minimum viable product (MVP) concepts, common language around innovation, and technology. Carol Poulsen, executive vice president and chief information officer at The Co-operators Group Limited, said the insurer has brought in design thinking and MVP concepts […]
By Jason Contant | May 2, 2018
Do you find the daily grind at your brokerage unbearable? You’re definitely not alone. Two-thirds (66%) of working Canadians report moderate to high levels of stress at their jobs, according to a TD Bank Group survey released Thursday. But those in the insurance industry likely find themselves reaching for a bottle of Advil more often […]
By Jason Contant | April 20, 2018
A new survey from Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has found that half of Canadian employers believe that work automation will result in job losses, a finding echoed recently by a Canadian property and casualty insurance executive. In November 2017, RSA Canada president and CEO Martin Thompson estimated that technological automation will change the composition of […]
By Jason Contant | April 19, 2018
Broker management system (BMS) integration with the back-end systems of Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company is a top priority for the company’s new president of Canadian P&C operations. Carol Jardine told Canadian Underwriter that a lot of the groundwork has been laid over the past two years to create new technologies through the application of the […]
By Jason Contant | April 7, 2018
Carol Jardine has been appointed president of Winnipeg-based Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company’s Canadian property and casualty (P&C) operation. Wawanesa CEO Jeff Goy made the announcement Thursday. Before her appointment, Jardine was senior vice president and chief strategy officer, a position she assumed when joining the company in 2016. In addition to her leadership role at […]
An engineer with “extensive mergers and acquisitions experience” is up for election to Intact Financial Corp.’s board of directors, the property and casualty insurer announced recently. William Young, chairman of the board of Aurora, Ont.-based auto parts maker Magna International Inc., has been nominated to serve as an independent director on the board of Toronto-based […]
By Greg Meckbach | April 5, 2018
Brokers need to reinvent how they provide face-to-face advice to their clients, changing their physical office model to reflect a more modern approach inspired by a quick and easy online experience. “Brokers need to start thinking about it in terms of retail,” Paul Jackson, chief marketing and distribution officer at Gore Mutual Insurance Company, told […]
By David Gambrill | April 5, 2018
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