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Zurich Insurance Group announced on Tuesday that it will combine its corporate and commercial businesses into a “single global business as part of its process to simplify and strengthen its organization.” The new unit, to be called Commercial Insurance, brings together corporate and commercial insurance expertise worldwide under a single umbrella. It will be headed […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 21, 2016
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Two brokerage executives and the chair of the Ontario Mutual Insurance Association are recognized by the Chartered Insurance Professionals (CIP) Society with national leadership awards, the Insurance Institute of Canada announced Wednesday. Robert Pearson, president and chief executive officer of Town & Country Mutual Insurance Company, is one of two recipients this year of the […]
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is calling for the implementation of voice and video recorders on locomotives in Canada. The call follows the release of the TSB’s report on its safety study, Expanding the use of locomotive voice and video recorders in Canada. The study, which was launched by TSB in May 2015, […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 20, 2016
Aviva Canada has opened its 2016 Aviva Community Fund (ACF) competition for submissions. Canadians with ideas for positive change in their community can submit them for a chance to share $1 million in funding, Aviva Canada said in a press release on Monday. There are three ACF categories – Community Resilience (Environment, climate, disaster relief […]
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Chubb has announced the availability new coverages under its specialized clean tech industry insurance program meant to help firms, including rebuilding “green” in the event of a covered property loss. The Clean Tech Sustainability Suite – available in the United States and Canada – offers essential protection for firms doing research and development (R&D) and […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 16, 2016
The Insurance Institute of Canada (IIC) announced on Thursday that it has launched CE OnDemand, a new catalogue of online courses based on a survey of brokers’ continuing education needs. The IIC said in a press release that CE OnDemand is based on a recent poll of more than 600 brokers and general insurance agents. […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 15, 2016
The worldwide public cloud services market is projected to grow 17.2% in 2016 to total US$208.6 billion, up from US$178 billion in 2015, according to Gartner, Inc., a Stamford, Conn.-based information technology research and advisory company. Gartner said in a press release on Thursday that the highest growth will come from cloud system infrastructure services […]
The majority of businesses and economies are not ready for digital platforms, according to a new report released on Tuesday by global professional services company Accenture. Accenture’s report Five Ways to Win with Digital Platforms, published in collaboration with the G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance, assessed the ability of 16 G20 economies, including Canada, to support […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 14, 2016
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AIG Canada, in partnership with the Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, will be hosting the AIG Innovation Challenge on Dec. 9 in Toronto. AIG Canada will select 10 Canadian-based startups to pitch their products, services and technologies to a panel of AIG executives and members of its Global Innovation Team, […]
By Canadian Underwriter | September 13, 2016
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CALGARY — Current trends around ownership of brokers by insurers is “basically leaving the mid- to large end of the commercial market to fight over,” Ulrich Kadow, chief agent, Canada for Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Americas (AGCS), said in advance of RIMS Canada in Calgary. This year’s RIMS Canada Conference, the theme of which […]
By Jason Contant | September 12, 2016
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