Operations

Covering Small Business Cyber Exposure

Considering the potentially devastating effect of a cyber attack on a small business in Canada, it’s surprising to see a recent study showing that more than a third of Canadian firms do not report carrying cyber insurance coverage. “For me, when I look at a commercial client that’s not carrying cyber insurance, that’s kind of […]

October 18, 2018

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How brokers should prepare for Canada Post strike

Brokers need to prepare scripts in case their staff get a flood of phone calls from clients asking how they plan to work without mail service, the Centre for Study of Insurance Operations advises. “Mail service may be interrupted indefinitely,” CSIO stated Wednesday. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers warned Tuesday that rotating strikes could […]

By Greg Meckbach | October 17, 2018

2 min read

How a Canada Post interruption could play out

The federal government will probably consider legislating Canada Post employees back to work if they go on strike or are locked out, a labour lawyer told Canadian Underwriter Monday. “I think it’s likely that the Liberals will consider” back-to-work legislation, Andrew Monkhouse, managing partner of Monkhouse Law, said in an interview. Canada Post officials are […]

By Greg Meckbach | October 15, 2018

2 min read

Why cyber insurance discussions should include real estate agents

Brokers scoping out new leads for selling cyber should consider this new opportunity in the professional class: real estate agents. Real estate agents move large sums of money when houses are selling. There is also typically a time cluster when these house purchases close, such as lunch time on a Friday, said Andy Holmes, chief […]

By Jason Contant | October 15, 2018

2 min read