VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan says ride-hailing is on its way to British Columbia and if the service isn’t available by Christmas it shouldn’t be seen as a government failure. The premier says the approval process to bring ride-hailing services to B.C. is well underway but it has been time consuming and taken longer than […]
By Jason Contant | December 3, 2019
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Commercial brokerages are looking at non-traditional approaches, particularly around technology, to attract and build producer talent, speakers said Thursday at Insurance Bureau of Canada’s inaugural Commercial Insurance Symposium in Toronto. “We’re seeing some commercial brokerages put increasing emphasis on [non-traditional approaches] and getting more digital-savvy and plugging into different ecosystems than they traditionally would to […]
By Jason Contant | November 29, 2019
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Most home insurance clients don’t know they could be covered for identity theft, Top Broker Summit attendees heard Monday. “On the personal lines side, there have been a number of companies in Canada that have offered identity theft coverage for 10, 12 or 13 years. I think most Canadians don’t know it’s available,” said Paul […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 27, 2019
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Forget about attracting talent, keeping up with rapid change, or complying with a myriad of regulations – what’s really keeping insurance executives up at night is scaling artificial intelligence (AI) for their business. According to a recent report from Accenture, based on a global survey of 1,500 C-level executives across 16 industries (including 113 executives […]
By Jason Contant | November 27, 2019
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How do you insure intangible assets like intellectual property or data on the cloud? If you are not thinking about this now, you could be in a few years, insurance company executives told brokers attending Canadian Underwriter‘s Top Broker Summit meeting in Toronto Monday. For many of the world’s largest companies, most of their assets […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 27, 2019
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A comparison site wants to partner with brokers in Canada who are looking to generate leads, but the idea sparked a debate at a panel discussion at Canadian Underwriter‘s Top Broker Summit conference Monday. LowestRates.ca CEO Justin Thouin was making the case that aggregators may not necessarily be competing with Canadian brokers, but actually helping […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 27, 2019
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HEADINGLEY, Man. – An Indigenous child welfare authority in Manitoba has called in the RCMP after being hit by a cyberattack that’s corrupted its computer files and potentially compromised the privacy of its clients. Southern First Nations Network of Care spokesman Jim Compton said the organization’s IT department has been trying to restore service since […]
By Jason Contant | November 25, 2019
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As an increasing number of your clients come from cohorts younger than Generation X, the availability of non-traditional insurance products is going to increase, an insurtech industry watcher suggests. “I think we are increasingly going to see the development of some new innovative products – whether you call them on demand or you call them […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 19, 2019
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When trying to implement an IFRS 17 solution in your insurance company, should you start fresh with a new solution, integrate into your existing systems, enlist the aid of a third-party provider or some or all of the above? The risks for your company will vary depending on the path you choose. Insurers will need […]
By Jason Contant | November 18, 2019
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Emerging tech companies are entering a new world of vicarious liability that may not be covered under traditional E&O policies
November 16, 2019
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