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Professional Development
Toronto Insurance Conference scholarship applications due Sept. 8
May 11, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Toronto Insurance Conference announced Thursday that applications for its scholarship program are due Sept. 8. TIC, an association of Ontario commercial brokerages, started offering three scholarships per year in 2013 in order to encourage young people to consider a…
McFarlan Rowlands Insurance Brokers announces acquisition of Callister Musico Insurance Group
May 10, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterLondon, Ont.-based McFarlan Rowlands Insurance Brokers announced on Wednesday that it will acquire Callister Musico Insurance Group of Sarnia, Ont. Located at 1315 Michigan Ave. in Sarnia, the Callister Musico office will become McFarlan Rowlands’ 15th branch in Ontario, allowing…
Fintech sector in Canada not reaching full potential: Competition Bureau of Canada
May 1, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe fintech sector in Canada is not reaching its full potential, in part because of consumer complacency and a lack of trust in new alternatives to the big banks, according to a new summary from the Competition Bureau of Canada.…
Federal government invests $2.5 million to examine Canadian start-ups
April 28, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) has announced a “non-repayable contribution” of up to $2.5 million to Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ont. to support a national “scale-up data platform.” The platform will “capture and track…
Former RSA Canada exec appointed CEO Canada, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
April 27, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAdrian Hall, former chief customer officer for RSA Insurance in Canada, takes the helm of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions in Canada May 1. He will be “responsible for managing the company’s strategy, development and performance,” Swiss Re Corporate Solutions said…
Confusion, frustration common to BI claims can be lessened: RIMS survey
April 26, 2017 Angela StelmakowichPHILADELPHIA – Quantifying business interruption losses continues to be a big challenge, reported by almost six in 10 RIMS members taking part in a recent survey, but a well-conceived approach by risk managers can help to clear any hurdles. “By…
Workplaces should consider the value of staff reporting, observation in combating potential terrorism, violence
April 25, 2017 Angela StelmakowichPHILADELPHIA – The value of staff monitoring and reporting to identify behaviours that may seem linked to the risk of terrorism and workplace violence should not be underestimated, Harry Rhulen, chief executive officer of Firestorm, suggested Tuesday during an educational…
RIMS Canada Night, April 25, 2017
April 25, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterSCM Insurance Services sponsored this year’s RIMS Canada Night at Philadelphia’s grand Masonic Temple. In between the mixing and mingling, RIMS Canada Council Chair Reineke Lips and Southern Alberta RIMS director Trinh Tran presented donations from their respective organizations totaling…
FCA, Google begin offering rides in self-driving cars
April 25, 2017 Dee-Ann Durbin - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDETROIT – Fiat Chrysler and Google for the first time will offer rides to the public in the self-driving vehicles they are building under an expanding partnership. The companies announced in the spring of last year that they would build…
72% of employees willing to share sensitive, confidential or regulated company info: survey
April 25, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterNearly three in four (72% of) employees across eight countries, including Canada, are willing to share sensitive, confidential or regulated company information, according to a recent survey from computer technology company Dell. Late last week, Dell released the results of…
New president and CEO announced for CNA Canada
April 25, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCNA Financial Corporation announced on Tuesday the appointment of Nick Creatura to president and chief executive officer of CNA Canada. Creatura will be responsible for “executing profitable growth strategies” for the global insurer’s Canadian operations, CNA said in a press…
42% of global CEOs have begun digital business transformation: Gartner
April 25, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterMore than four in 10 CEOs around the globe have begun the process of digital business transformation, according to a new study from Gartner, Inc., an information technology research and advisory company based in Stamford, Conn. Mark Raskino, vice president…