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What COVID-19 means for your insurance education

COVID-19 has shifted the Insurance Institute of Canada’s April exam session into the first three weeks of June, a move that affects students taking winter semester courses in the Institute’s Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP), General Insurance Essentials (GIE) and Risk Management programs. Winter semester students who were originally scheduled to write exams in April will […]

By David Gambrill | March 26, 2020

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HUB’s advice to corporate clients who don’t have COVID-19 coverage

Hub International is encouraging corporate clients to report business interruption losses arising from COVID-19 even if they think those claims will likely be denied. “This way, the insurance companies can provide the official response,” said Mike Moyer, Toronto-based senior vice president, complex claims leader, national claims, Canada, at Chicago-based Hub International. “A second reason is, […]

By Greg Meckbach | March 25, 2020

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The challenges of closing your doors in smaller communities

Gillons Insurance has 11 offices throughout Northern Ontario, but several are located in communities with around 1,000 (and sometimes fewer) people. And so closing their doors to walk-in clients is a big deal to people living in the area. In rural communities — Gillons has offices in Emo (population 1,300), Rainy River (population 800), and […]

By Adam Malik | March 25, 2020

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3rd Top Story of 2020: Why it matters that insurance is declared to be an “essential service”

The insurance industry will continue to operate as an essential service after Quebec and Ontario issued orders for many companies to close their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And that’s a relief for consumers, brokers and insurers, say industry leaders. Governments in both provinces issued shutdown orders Monday, with Ontario’s to start at 11:59 […]

By Adam Malik | March 24, 2020

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