Tech

Connected things to reach “tipping point very shortly,” Insurance-Canada Broker Forum speaker suggests

There will be a “tipping point very shortly” involving connected things, a speaker suggested on Wednesday at the Insurance-Canada.ca Broker Forum. Ryan Spinner, head of innovation with Aviva Canada, was speaking during a panel discussion titled Distribution in the InsurTech Age at the broker forum, held at the Allstream Centre in Toronto and moderated by […]

By Jason Contant | March 2, 2017

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Broker ‘still a valuable partnership’ for Economical Insurance despite Sonnet launch: CIO

Economical Insurance’s recently-launched direct writer, Sonnet, is one example of “disruptive innovation” in the Canadian industry, a speaker told insurance professionals at a recent conference, though a senior executive of Economical suggested there is a “significant segment” of the market that will “continue to value” the advice that brokers provide. There are “two different approaches” […]

By Canadian Underwriter | March 2, 2017

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Speakers weigh in on contentious topic of insurers with “broker arm interrupters”

If an insurer can offer brokers more products, assistance and their brand is recognized by clients, “there is some value there,” Jeff Roy, CEO of Excalibur Insurance Group, suggested on Wednesday at the Insurance-Canada.ca Broker Forum, held at the Allstream Centre in Toronto. Roy was discussing the contentious decision in late January in which the […]

By Jason Contant | March 2, 2017

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Battle Ready

What will it take to win the cyber security war in 2017? Organizations may choose to arm themselves with the strategic approach that has worked for high-performing organizations, including identity management and authentication, web application firewalls and encryption for data at rest.

March 1, 2017

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