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Fraudsters exposed in COVID-19

August 6, 2020 Ephraim Stulberg, Partner, MDD Forensic Accountants

Here’s where, and why, insurers see more fraud claims being uncovered

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The new age of risk

August 5, 2020 Adam Malik, Managing Editor

Post-pandemic, expect risk professionals to be called upon more often to find creative solutions for emerging issues

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Looking in the Mirror

August 4, 2020 David Gambrill, Editor in Chief

Canadian Underwriter asked brokers across the country to rate themselves as trusted advisors. While pride in their work during the pandemic was obvious, the survey results also suggested ways to enhance their value to consumers.

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Pandemic Prognosis

August 3, 2020 David Gambrill, Editor in Chief

Canadian Underwriter caught up with Stephen Stewart, president and CEO of Stewart Specialty Risk Underwriting Ltd., who shared his thoughts on the impact of the pandemic on MGAs

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Withering heights

August 1, 2020 David Gambrill, Editor in Chief

Canadian Underwriter talked to several commercial lines brokers about the impact of COVID-19 on specialty lines. Hear their tales of withering capacity, new challenges finding D&O insurance, and when to expect growth again

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The Way Forward

July 14, 2020 David Gambrill, Editor in Chief

I remember the day everything changed. It was two days after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus to be a global pandemic. On that Friday, Canadian Underwriter prepared for what has turned out to be a three-month stint

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Briefing Note: Territories

July 13, 2020 Canadian Underwriter Staff

Nunavut and the Northwest Territories are feeling the effects of insurers pulling out of both areas. “We had Aviva Elite, who wrote probably all of the mobile homes in the Northwest Territories, discontinue writing [that line],” says Mark Harris, the

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Briefing Note: Newfoundland and Labrador

July 12, 2020 Canadian Underwriter Staff

Canada’s most easterly province had a tough start to 2020, says Kelly Hickman, president of South Coast Insurance in St. John’s. The province’s brokers have been working through a tough commercial market. They’re seeing “tighter underwriting restrictions, and less capacity,”

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Briefing Note: Prince Edward Island

July 11, 2020 Canadian Underwriter Staff

Since the insurance industry in P.E.I. tends to mirror the insurance markets in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, it’s no surprise that Canada’s smallest province is also experiencing a hard commercial market. “One of the biggest things is capacity,” says

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Briefing Note: Nova Scotia

July 10, 2020 Canadian Underwriter Staff

Nova Scotia has had a hard few months, and not just because of COVID-19, says Darren Lipsett, president of the Insurance Brokers Association of Nova Scotia. Brokers are dealing with rate hikes and the national capacity crunch as insurers try

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Briefing Note: New Brunswick

July 8, 2020 Canadian Underwriter Staff

In a nearly unprecedented situation, the province is in an economic state that reflects the rest of Canada, says Andrew McNair, CEO of the Insurance Brokers Association of New Brunswick. “The last 18 months have been challenging. But this seems

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Briefing Note: Quebec

July 7, 2020 Canadian Underwriter Staff

Quebec brokers are facing a hard commercial market, says Eric Manseau, executive director of RCCAQ, an association representing brokers in Quebec. “Premium increases are a major issue for us in commercial. On average, I would say [rate increases of] between