SAN DIEGO – It’s not only drones and driverless cars that may become the norm someday -ocean-faring ships might also run without captains or crews. The Pentagon on Monday showed off the world’s largest unmanned surface vessel, a self-driving 132-foot ship able to travel up to 10,000 nautical miles on its own to hunt for […]
By Jason Contant | May 3, 2016
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Autonomous vehicles will “shrink” the auto insurance industry but could also increase liability risk for municipalities, speakers suggested at a recent conference in Toronto. “Over time, this is going to transform mobility and what cities look like,” said Stephen Buckley, general manager of transportation services for the City of Toronto, of autonomous vehicles. “It’s going […]
By Jason Contant | May 3, 2016
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A Canada-wide regulation mandating disclosure of privacy breaches might not be in place until late 2017, an official with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada suggested Friday. In June, 2015, the Digital Privacy Act was passed into law. Originally tabled as Bill S-4, the bill would give courts the power to “assess penalties […]
By Jason Contant | May 2, 2016
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The loss of confidential information can be crucial to understanding the interactions between cyber and crime coverage, attendees to the NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit heard on Friday. Matthew Davies, assistant vice president of Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, said that one major difference between crime and cyber policies is that the former doesn’t address the […]
By Jason Contant | May 2, 2016
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A transition is occurring in which the focus is not so much on commercial vehicles as on services, including those related to telematics, that are increasingly becoming available, Sandeep Kar, global automotive practice leader for Frost & Sullivan, suggested Friday at Insurance Telematics Canada 2016 in Toronto. “Bricks and mortar is giving way to bricks […]
By Angela Stelmakowich | May 2, 2016
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The Plug and Play Tech Center, a Silicon Valley global technology accelerator and venture fund, announced that it has partnered with the world’s largest reinsurer – Munich Re – to create what it is calling the first ever accelerator program for startups focused on insurance technology and innovation. The Plug and Play Tech Center, a […]
By Canadian Underwriter | May 2, 2016
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The consolidation trend continues in the property and casualty market in Canada, as carriers seek new product lines and distribution channels. But a sound integration plan, including technology, legal and actuarial processes, is just as important as selecting an acquisition target.
May 1, 2016
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Suppose that, because the name Bruce Springsteen appears nine times in this editorial (twice in the lede), an Internet search engine misidentifies Bruce Springsteen, rather than self-driving cars, as a key topic. Search engines are now pertinent to traffic safety because Google Inc. is advocating for self-driving cars without steering wheels or pedals. Ontario is […]
May 1, 2016
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Allowing both discounts and surcharges for all telematics programs are among the changes that could help ensure telematics has a bright future in Canada, Donald Light, director of Celent’s North America property casualty practice, suggested Thursday at Insurance Telematics Canada 2016 in Toronto. Right now, there are some things “inhibiting, to some degree, the growth […]
By Jason Contant | April 30, 2016
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The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) has drawn a line in the sand when it comes to using telematics data for claims management, but it is not a given that line will always be in place, Blair Currie, vice president of Canadian business development for Intelligent Mechatronic Systems Inc. (IMS), suggested Thursday during an […]
By Jason Contant | April 29, 2016
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