Tech

Wireless Working, Part II: Why cyber criminals love free WiFi

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

3 min read

Are your cyber clients ‘red-teaming?’

Brokers placing cyber insurance should advise their commercial customers that it’s not enough to just have a plan to respond to computer security breaches — they need to test the plan, or “red-team” it. “An incident response plan is not fully implemented and useful until it has been tested,” Terri Mason, assistant vice president of […]

By Canadian Underwriter | January 26, 2018

2 min read

Wireless Working, Part I: Risks of working from home

Working from home and using a wireless Internet router calls for special security precautions on the part of brokers and other business employees, creating an opportunity for brokers to advise commercial clients about their risk and insurance needs. Many insurance brokerages have employees working from home, Christian Gilby, director of product marketing for Hewlett Packard […]

By Canadian Underwriter | January 26, 2018

3 min read

Pilotless planes on the horizon if public acceptance grows, say experts

MONTREAL – Canadians may not be quite ready to fly on a pilotless aircraft but technological advances in self-driving vehicles are already opening the door to autonomous commercial flight, an increasingly attractive prospect for industry players facing a dearth of pilots. Aviation consultant Mike Doiron believes that pilotless flights will be viable in the next […]

By Jason Contant | January 26, 2018

4 min read