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4 ways to make return-to-work a success 

October 3, 2023 by Jason Contant

Trying to figure out how best to get your employees back to the office? Instead of issuing blanket return-to-office policies, managers should co-create ways of working with their teams, said a blog from Harvard Business Review.  Companies continue to struggle

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Specialty insurer expands across Canada in five product lines

October 2, 2023 by Jason Contant

Specialty insurer Mosaic Insurance has expanded its offerings across Canada in five product lines — cyber, transactional liability, financial institutions, professional liability and environmental liability.  The global firm first opened an office in Toronto in July 2022 and now serves

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What the industry should do to get more P&C recruits

September 22, 2023 by Alyssa DiSabatino

As the P&C workforce ages out of the industry and recruits leave for prospects in other sectors, the industry must better highlight the benefits that come with an insurance career.  What exactly are those benefits? Compensation, professional development through financial

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Behind IBC’s recent executive shuffle

September 18, 2023 by Jason Contant

Amanda Dean is now interim vice president of Insurance Bureau of Canada’s (IBC) Ontario region, temporarily moving over from her role as IBC’s vice president of Atlantic Canada following a decision by IBC’s former Ontario vice president, Kim Donaldson, to

Catherine Dowdall, director of insurance and loss control at AECON Construction receiving the Donald M. Stuart Award on stage at the RIMS Canada Conference
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Veteran risk manager receives RIMS top honour

September 15, 2023 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Catherine Dowdall, director of insurance and loss control at AECON Construction, has received the Donald M. Stuart Award, the highest honour for Canada’s risk management field.   The award was presented in Ottawa Sept. 12 at the RIMS Canada Conference,

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Poaching: Inside the industry’s cutthroat war for talent

September 13, 2023 by David Gambrill

Recruiting into the P&C insurance industry has become so urgent that employers are looking for “plug-and-play” hires who can hit the ground running, leading to widespread industry poaching. “What we’re seeing [in our demographic research], and we’ve seen it since

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BrokerLink continues expansion with Atlantic Canada acquisition

September 13, 2023 by Jason Contant

BrokerLink continues its growth in Atlantic Canada with the acquisition of Nova Scotia-based brokerage Roger E. Strum Limited. Headquartered in Windsor, N.S., Strum Insurance has offered professional guidance for home, auto, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, boat and business insurance for more

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Brokerage merger to form Top 10 P&C firm

September 11, 2023 by Jason Contant

Quebec brokerages Fort Assurances and Gaudreau Assurances have merged to form what the two companies call one of the Top 10 damage insurance firms in the province. The new entity, which will operate under the name Fort Insurance & Group

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What P&C industry recruits will give up for hybrid work

September 8, 2023 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Prospective recruits into Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry are willing to accept a lower salary from employers if it means they can work from home, one insurance recruiter observed during a Live with CU stream Thursday.   “To give

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4 reasons why remote work is here to stay 

September 7, 2023 by Jason Contant

Executives expect both hybrid and fully remote work to keep increasing over the next five years, a new survey has found.  Many CEOs are publicly gearing up for yet another return-to-office push, but privately they’re expecting hybrid and fully remote

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Humber building talent pipeline into the property restoration industry

August 14, 2023 by David Gambrill

Humber College in Toronto is building a talent pipeline into the Canadian property restoration industry. “We’re looking at building a program that will help get more talented, skilled professionals into the restoration property management space, and then have graduates work

Allison Bryce, WTW's national practice leader of personal lines for Canada.
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WTW appoints national practice leader of personal lines for Canada

August 4, 2023 by Jason Contant

WTW has appointed Allison Bryce as its national practice leader of personal lines for Canada. Bryce will be based in WTW’s Toronto office and will focus on deepening and expanding client relationships across the Canadian market, WTW said in an