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How can you improve cybersecurity? Hire more women

By Camelia Radu, Associate Professor in Accounting, Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM) and Nadia Smaili, Professor in Accounting (forensic accounting), Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM). This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original […]

By Alyssa DiSabatino | December 9, 2022

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The real reasons behind Canada’s softer D&O market

“Expanded insurer appetite and competition in the primary space,” as well as new capacity in excess layers, helps explain a softening of Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance pricing and limits expansions in Canada, says a recent quarterly market insights report from AON. But the capacity story is nuanced, said Imran Pira, senior vice president and […]

By Phil | December 9, 2022

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New president and CEO at Jones Deslauriers

Scott Irwin is now president and CEO of Jones Deslauriers, a Navacord broker partner.   He succeeds Eric Osbourne, Jones Deslauriers’ president and CEO of 15 years, who has taken on a new role at Navacord.  Jones DesLauriers is a commercial insurance and risk management firm. It represents business owners nationally, with offices in Mississauga, […]

By Alyssa DiSabatino | December 8, 2022

2 min read

This holding company’s first foray into Canadian P&C insurance

The Jim Pattison Group, a holding company that does $14-billion in business, has become a minority investor in Alberta-based brokerage HighStreet Insurance Group. The strategic investment marks the entry of the holding company into the Canadian P&C insurance space. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “HighStreet represents a great platform for the Jim Pattison […]

By David Gambrill | December 8, 2022

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