Tech
OTTAWA – Tech leaders are challenging the federal Liberal government to get serious about reaping the rewards of one of the next big frontiers in the information revolution: big data. Canadian CEOs and academics have been pushing Ottawa for months to develop a national strategy for harnessing data’s burgeoning power – an approach advocates say […]
By Jason Contant | February 5, 2018
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Legal / Regulation
A bill affecting vehicle safety recalls and emerging automotive technologies could soon become law with the passage Wednesday in the House of Commons of Bill S-2. Bill S-2 brings “one of the most significant changes” to the 47-year-old federal Motor Vehicle Safety Act, because it changes existing law to give Canada’s transport minister the power […]
By Greg Meckbach | February 2, 2018
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Business interruption should be the focus of cyber insurance policies nowadays, Lindsey Nelson, international cyber team leader with CFC Underwriting, said to Canadian Underwriter in an interview on Monday. “I think it might be a matter of insurers are really focusing on the wrong aspects of cover… to sell to clients,” Nelson said. While cyber […]
By Jason Contant | February 1, 2018
CALGARY – About 400 jobs are expected to disappear at Suncor Energy Inc.’s oilsands mines in northern Alberta as it deploys driverless ore-hauling trucks to replace the ones humans operate now. “We have about 500 roles that will get eliminated through this and we’re going to add about 100. So the net change in our […]
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Brokers working on customer files over wireless computer networks at work need to be on guard, because hackers can listen in on insecure networks. If you’re working from a laptop or tablet and connecting to the corporate computer network using a WiFi card instead of an Ethernet cable, “you absolutely need to make sure you […]
By Greg Meckbach | January 30, 2018
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government needs to take the wheel when it comes to the development and testing of self-driving cars on Canadian roads – or risk getting run over by the fast-approaching high-tech revolution, a Senate committee warns. In a report released Monday, members of the Senate’s transport committee described how different departments […]
By Jason Contant | January 30, 2018
When Nova Scotia became the first jurisdiction in Canada to allow electronic proof of automobile insurance (EPAI), it opened up a whole new world for insurers to offer the digitized pink slips to their consumers. Nova Scotia’s move “will be a major turning point for consumers who appreciate having digital options and will quickly expect […]
Cyber insurance is evolving into the non-privacy space, with insurers moving more into business interruption coverage, Catherine Evans, vice president of Marsh Canada, told Canadian Underwriter Monday. “Insurers are pushing more into the areas where it’s really more of an operational disruption issue, as opposed to a privacy loss type of concern,” Evans said in […]
By Jason Contant | January 29, 2018
Canadian Underwriter conducted a poll of its broker readers last week. Out of the 401 responses CU received, about 68% placed business with Aviva Canada. Among the survey findings, we asked brokers to record their level of agreement with the following two statements: I understand how this leadership change will affect my business relationship with […]
By David Gambrill | January 29, 2018
Free WiFi offered at coffee shops, hotels and airports should pique the interest of brokers – and not just because brokers and their clients can work remotely in these locations for free. The technology does not come risk-free. WiFi technology has for decades let computers talk to each other using radio waves instead of Ethernet […]
By Canadian Underwriter | January 29, 2018
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