Operations
VANCOUVER – A small wildfire is burning just above the highway connecting Vancouver and Whistler. The fire along Highway 99, the Sea-to-Sky corridor, broke out early Sunday morning on a steep, rocky slope between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay. The BC Wildfire Service lists the blaze as out of control, but calm winds and cool, […]
By Greg Meckbach | June 24, 2019
1 min read
The Insurance Brokers Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (IBAN) is happy with regulatory amendments that would eliminate the remaining 13% retail sales tax (RST) on auto insurance in the province. “IBAN is pleased to see the elimination of the RST on auto insurance because it will provide a 13% cost saving to consumers, and will […]
By Jason Contant | June 20, 2019
2 min read
The Toronto Raptors capped off their season with an NBA Championship – and their win can help give your employees a little more pep in their step when they come into work. It felt like everybody jumped on the bandwagon – almost 60 so-called Jurassic Park public viewing parties were set up across the country, […]
By Adam Malik | June 19, 2019
Quebec’s largest brokerage, Lussier Dale Parizeau, has merged with financial services firm Genius Financial Group. André Lussier, president of Lussier Dale Parizeau, announced the merger along with the four partners of Genius Financial Group: Jean-Pierre Gauvreau, Serge Gravel, Éric Émond and Émilie Gauvreau. All employees of Genius Financial Group – which specializes in group insurance […]
By Jason Contant | June 18, 2019
The insurance industry needs to figure out how to leverage technology and ride the waves of change that other industries are seeing. From there, issues like finding talent will become easier, a panel recently told young brokers. Problem is, insurance doesn’t operate like many of the high-tech high flyers in the way business is done. […]
By Adam Malik | June 18, 2019
3 min read
HR
Nearly six out of 10 Canadian employees believe artificial intelligence will have no impact on their jobs, according to a recent survey. Brokers would be wise to not side with the majority. As AI becomes more refined, it will be a boon for the industry, a panel at the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario’s Young […]
By Adam Malik | June 14, 2019
Large Quebec brokerage Lussier Dale Parizeau has acquired the assets of Petrela, Murray, LeBlanc Inc., another brokerage in the province. With the acquisition, Lussier Dale Parizeau now totals $475 million in premium volume, the brokerage said in a press release issued June 10. Lussier Dale Parizeau is Quebec’s largest insurance brokerage, with more than 850 […]
By Jason Contant | June 14, 2019
Network, build your brand, develop partnerships and squash procrastination – those are just some of the things young brokers need to do as they move up the ranks. With a room full of young brokers in front of them, expert panellists were asked to give them one piece of advice that would help in their […]
By Adam Malik | June 12, 2019
Legal / Regulation
Real, sustainable solutions are needed to curb what’s being called a “devastating” time for some brokers in Alberta. The Insurance Brokers Association of Alberta (IBAA) has put together a task force to come up with ways to resolve what the group is calling a crisis around auto insurance in the province. The task force, chaired […]
By Adam Malik | June 11, 2019
Alberta-based brokerage Western Financial Group is continuing its strategic expansion into Ontario with its third brokerage acquisition in the province. High River, Alta-headquartered Western acquired EGM Insurance Group effective May 31, Western said in a press release last week. Based in the Ottawa Valley, EGM Insurance and its subsidiaries, MC Carroll Insurance Brokers and Johnston […]
By Jason Contant | June 10, 2019
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