Operations

Intact’s appetite for cross-border mergers

Intact Financial Corp. is not ruling out the possibility of buying a commercial brokerage or managing general agent in the United States. “We are doing a lot of work to understand the opportunities in distribution in the U.S. and will be open to deploy capital,” Intact CEO Charles Brindamour said Tuesday during a conference call […]

By Greg Meckbach | February 8, 2019

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Broker lands in hot water after BI coverage miscue

A Manitoba broker landed in hot water after filling in for a vacationing colleague whose commercial client wound up without business interruption coverage. Broker John C. McDonald was fined $250 for his role in the coverage mix-up. When McDonald’s work colleague first explained to the client how business interruption works, the client declined the coverage […]

By David Gambrill | February 5, 2019

3 min read

The Future of Cyber Sales

Top 3 ways cyber insurance will come of age over the next six years

February 4, 2019

4 min read

BrokerLink adds three Alberta locations

Another Edmonton-based brokerage has joined Intact Financial Corp.’s BrokerLink unit. Bridge Financial Insurance Ltd. joined BrokerLink effective Feb. 1. The announcement comes less than a month after Challenge Insurance, also of Edmonton, joined BrokerLink. “By joining BrokerLink, we know our customers will be treated well and have the right options to meet their needs and […]

By Greg Meckbach | February 4, 2019

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