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Professional Development
Commercial insurers in Canada face challenges, opportunities: Kadow
September 12, 2016 Angela Stelmakowich, EditorCALGARY — Current trends around ownership of brokers by insurers is “basically leaving the mid- to large end of the commercial market to fight over,” Ulrich Kadow, chief agent, Canada for Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Americas (AGCS), said in…
RIMS CRMP exam now available online
September 9, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterRisk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) Inc. announced Friday that members interested in attaining the Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) designation will soon be able to take the exam online. “Eligible practitioners will be able to take the online exam…
Hub International acquires Ontario brokerage Sarjeant Insurance Brokers, second Canadian acquisition in one day
September 8, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterGlobal insurance brokerage Hub International Limited announced on Thursday that it has acquired Barrie, Ont.-based Sarjeant Insurance Brokers Limited. Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. Hub has acquired the shares of Sarjeant, which specializes in providing property and casualty…
Hub International acquires New Dimensions Underwriters Ltd.
September 8, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterGlobal insurance brokerage Hub International Limited has acquired Edmonton-based New Dimensions Underwriters Ltd. The terms of the acquisition of the managing general agency were not disclosed, notes a statement this week from Chicago-based Hub International, which provides property and casualty,…
Report details missed opportunities to stop OPM cyber breach
September 7, 2016 Eric Tucker - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON – It was time to purge the hacker from the U.S. government’s computers. After secretly monitoring the hacker’s online movements for months, officials worried he was getting too close to critical information and devised a plan, dubbed “the Big…
85% of polled companies victims of phishing scams in 2015, a 13% increase from 2014: Wombat Security
September 7, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterMore than 8 in 10 organizations were victims of phishing scams in 2015, a 13% increase over 2014, according to companies polled recently by Pittsburgh-based information security company Wombat Security Technologies. Wombat Security compiled data from the “millions of phishing…
Symcor announces strategic relationship with Majesco to deliver a cloud-based solution to Canadian insurers
September 7, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSymcor Inc., a Canadian provider of business processing and client communications management systems, announced on Wednesday a strategic relationship with Majesco, a global provider of core insurance software, consulting and services for insurance business transformation. The strategic relationship adds Majesco’s…
U.S. millennials may not view insurance as “boring” after all: Vertafore
September 6, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterMore than 90% of the millennials in the U.S. taking part in a Vertafore survey say they view the industry as fulfilling for long-term careers that meets important criteria commonly identified as essential for job satisfaction. The finding is at…
Christopher Schaper appointed chief executive officer of Marsh MGA Schinnerer Group
September 1, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterMarsh has announced the appointment of Christopher Schaper as CEO of its managing general agent (MGA) business, the Schinnerer Group, effective immediately. In his role, Schaper will focus on the development and advancement of Marsh’s existing MGA businesses in Canada…
Vericlaim Canada acquires RGM Claims Services
September 1, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterVericlaim Canada – a subsidiary of Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. – announced on Thursday that it has acquired the assets of RGM Claims Services, Inc. Mississauga, Ont.-based Vericlaim Canada is a national provider of loss adjusting and claims management…
Social media the most dangerous medium for individual, corporate public image, new Canadian poll finds
August 31, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSocial media is the medium most able to cause damage to the public image of an individual or organization, according to the results of a new Nanos Research poll. Toronto-based Signal Leadership Communication Inc. (SLC), a social PR consultancy for…
Industry must innovate or become irrelevant, conference speaker cautions
August 31, 2016 Angela Stelmakowich, EditorThe insurance industry will likely face what could be its biggest shift ever over the next decade and successful navigation will demand greater collaboration with a wider group of organizations, Mike Key, SAP’s vice president of business development, Global Core…