Hi-Alta Capital continues expanding its reach through broker consolidation. The TSE-listed company has announced a series of new acquisitions in Saskatchewan and Alberta. The company has purchased two Calgary-area brokerages Shackleton Insurance Ltd. in Olds, north of Calgary, and Wilson, Krochak & Broadbent Agencies Ltd., in Brooks, east of Calgary. The company also announced the […]
January 31, 2000
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Buy-side, inside, and sell-side technology strategies are three systems today's insurers are utilizing to create and maintain their competitive advantage.
January 31, 2000
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Tristan Barter, son of Lloyd and Karen Barter of Ron Armstrong Insurance Broker, in Crysler, Ontario, is the recipient of the 1999 Cunningham Lindsey Colin MacKay Memorial Scholarship Award. This annual scholarship is available to students enrolled in first-year studies at a college, university or other school of higher learning, whose parent(s) or guardian is […]
December 31, 1999
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RIBO announced at its AGM a reduction in broker firm fees for the year ahead, this resulting from a surplus reported for the prior year. The association will also offer an additional $50 reduction to firms and individuals who made early payment by the end of August this year. cu
November 30, 1999
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Consumers need better information when they buy insurance, provincial and territorial insurance regulators agree. “Consumers should get plain-language ‘disclosure’ documents when they buy life insurance,” the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) agreed at its two-day meeting in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (PEI). “For some people, insurance contracts may be complex or difficult to understand,” […]
October 31, 1999
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Scott Tannas, president of Alberta-based broker consolidator Hi-Alta Capital Inc., says his company has reached important benchmarks at the 1999 six quarter mark. “We are judged by our operating margins and our EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) and in both areas, we have again this quarter demonstrated exceptionally strong performance.” Hi-Alta’s second […]
September 30, 1999
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Announcements in Coming Events are run free of charge as a service to the industry. Items should be submitted by the first of the month prior to the month in which the announcement is to appear. Toronto Insurance Women’s Association: Insurance Information Week. For more information, call Yvonne Lincoln at 416-601-1801. Toronto, Scarborough & Etobicoke, […]
September 30, 1999
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Delphi Information Systems has officially launched ebix.com, their internet-based data exchange system that allows insurers, brokers and consumers to communicate, exchange quotes and conduct business online. Currently, only U.S. consumers can purchase insurance through the site. As first reported in CU’s February 1999 edition, ebix.com combines portal and e-mail technology to create a Yahoo!-style web […]
September 30, 1999
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The Insurance Brokers Association of Canada’s (IBAC) recently held broker-based CEO symposium featured a speech by IBAC president Michael Toole, who outlined association initiatives for the future. One idea bandied about was a decision to move the IBAC management team from its current Toronto headquarters an Ottawa head office. In a letter to Canadian Underwriter […]
August 31, 1999
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“The future of the independent broker is up to the independent broker,” says George Cooke president of The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company. A favorable future lies ahead of the independent broker if the members of the profession want to realize it, he adds. However, success will depend on two factors, maintaining independence and […]
August 31, 1999
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