What’s on Dec? | Episode 6 | MGA perspectives
April 25, 2023 by Canadian UnderwriterMGAs used to be “operating in the shadows” but that has changed since the formation of the Canadian Association of Managing General Agents (CAMGA) two-and-a-half years ago. In our sixth What’s on Dec? podcast, CAMGA executive director Steve Masnyk shares…
What’s on Dec? | Episode 5 | Insurance fraud
March 21, 2023 Canadian Underwriter Équité Association president and CEO Terri O’Brien discusses how the industry is tackling insurance fraud, including the use of artificial intelligence and data analytics. During this Fraud Prevention Month chat, she’ll join hosts Pete Tessier and Curt Wyatt to…
What’s on Dec? | Episode 4 | Broker-carrier connectivity
February 21, 2023 by Canadian UnderwriterCommercial lines differ from personal lines when it comes to broker-carrier connectivity. Northbridge Insurance and insurance software company Acturis will take you behind the scenes of the development of an API data exchange solution. They’ll look at typical interactions in…
What’s on Dec? | Episode 3 | Insurance to value
January 24, 2023 by Canadian UnderwriterThe current macroeconomic environment of high interest rates and inflation is affecting the entire insurance ecosystem, and how insurers cover replacement costs is no exception. Listen as Opta Information Intelligence president Greg McCutcheon discusses insurance to value, data points used,…
What’s on Dec? | Episode 2 | 2023 Executive Outlook
December 13, 2022 by Canadian UnderwriterCanadian Underwriter’s 2023 Executive Outlook series asked the country’s top insurance company leaders to tell us the most important challenge facing the industry in 2023, and how the P&C industry should respond. In our second ‘What’s on Dec?’ CU podcast,…
What’s on Dec? | Episode 1 | Brokerage M&A
November 8, 2022 by Canadian UnderwriterIn the inaugural 15-minute episode of CU’s What’s on Dec?, Smythe LLP partner Mike Berris discusses how market forces affect multiples and brokers’ selling habits. He also talks about how the current interest rates will influence M&A activity, business issues…
CU launches new P&C industry podcast
November 8, 2022 David GambrillCanadian Underwriter is pleased to announce today’s launch of its new podcast series, What’s on Dec? in partnership with industry veterans Pete Tessier and Curt Wyatt. Tessier and Wyatt will be well-known to those who listen to The Insurance Podcast,…