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Professional Development
P&C industry should consider “under-hiring” to fill talent gap: RIMS panel
September 15, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoP&C insurance is still struggling to backfill employees, as executives retire and the Great Resignation directs workers to other industries, industry experts told delegates attending a RIMS Canada Conference panel in Halifax. Possible solutions include turning to students (via apprenticeships),…
Jim Abernethy Challenge: Can P&C industry top $500K for blood cancer research?
September 2, 2022 by David GambrillIn this year’s second annual Jim Abernethy Challenge, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada hopes Canadian P&C insurance professionals can help top last year’s $500,000 contribution to blood cancer research and community support. The Jim Abernethy Challenge is part…
How much time you waste toggling between applications
August 31, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoAs insurance becomes increasingly digitized, brokers and other professionals may feel as if they’re spending more time toggling between apps and websites than they are doing their jobs, but there may be a better way to spend the workday, according…
What insurers are doing to improve recruiting
August 23, 2022 Philip PoradoIt’s not your imagination, COVID-19 really did throw a wrench into the insurance industry’s ability to hire and retain talent, says a new Deloitte report on the state of Canada’s P&C industry. It found industry demand for people with the…
Brokers, how are you coping with your clients’ rising incivility?
August 23, 2022 by David GambrillFamed Canadian civility may be a thing of the past, and Canadian P&C brokers would probably know best, since they have been caught in the crossfire of frustrated clients and unprofitable insurers for the better part of two years during…
Are brokers and agents marketing effectively to women?
August 18, 2022 Canadian Underwriter StaffMore than 60% of women don’t have an insurance agent, compared with fewer than half (48.1%) of men, according to a new study from Zelros, a Paris-based insurtech with offices in Montreal and New York. The survey includes data from…
Where Canada’s P&C insurance professionals are at with COVID
August 2, 2022 by David GambrillWhen deciding whether to attend industry events in-person, just over half of Canada’s risk professionals are casting a wary eye on COVID-19, while about one in three are ready to move on, according to responses received in a Canadian Underwriter…
How risk pros feel about attending in-person events in the COVID era
July 29, 2022 by David GambrillInsurance is a relationships-based industry, but Canada’s risk professionals appear conflicted about attending in-person industry events again, even after most public health restrictions have been dropped in most provinces, a Canadian Underwriter online survey suggests. On one hand, 69% out…
A new resource for Canada’s Black insurance professionals
July 14, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoThe Canadian Association of Black Insurance Professionals is looking to empower and bridge the gap of opportunities for Black insurance professionals. “The mission was derived collectively from our own lived experience growing up in this industry,” says co-founder Dionne…
Hard market challenges aside, brokers not racing for the exits
July 12, 2022 David GambrillCanada’s hard market in insurance remains the Number 1 concern of new and experienced brokers alike, as well as brokerages big and small, according to Canadian Underwriter‘s 2022 National Broker Survey. The gender split among respondents was most prominent, with…
Better productivity in the office? Think again, HR survey finds
July 7, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoRemote work is now tied with the office as the place to do the most productive work, according to a new survey by recruitment and employment services provider Robert Half. Forty-two per cent of professionals report accomplishing more work at…
Alongside the hard market, brokers face talent crunch
July 4, 2022 David GambrillCanada’s hard market continues to be brokers’ Number 1 concern, with impacts being felt in several key areas — namely, workloads, resources, pay structures and work satisfaction, our 2022 National Broker Survey found. “Companies not wanting to write risks,” one…