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Beyond Chitchat

August 1, 2016 The CIP Society - Insurance Institute of Canada

A long-standing and friendly relationship between a broker and client is always welcome. But busy schedules, brief chats and assumptions should never take the place of a comprehensive review of a client’s risk come renewal time. This sort of annual review is necessary to meet a broker’s professional obligations to the client, insurer and insurance industry as a whole.

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Strategic Thinking

August 1, 2016 Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor

Risk management is becoming more about strategy and less about buying insurance and managing hazard risk, Julie Pemberton, RIMS president for 2016, says.

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Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario announces Colin Simpson as new CEO

July 28, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

The Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) has announced the appointment of Colin Simpson as CEO, effective Wednesday. IBAO president Doug Heaman made the announcement on behalf of the association’s executive committee and recruitment committee. Simpson brings more than 15

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Trillium Mutual obtains CSIO certification for personal lines eDocs

July 27, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

The Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO) announced on Wednesday that Trillium Mutual Insurance Company has become the latest company to obtain CSIO certification for Personal Lines eDocs. When eDocs are used to their full potential, sending, receiving, sorting,

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Economical Insurance board names Rowan Saunders president and CEO effective Nov. 1

July 27, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

The board of directors of Economical Insurance announced on Wednesday that Rowan Saunders has been named president and CEO effective Nov. 1. Having served as president and CEO of RSA Canada since 2003, Saunders (pictured right) will “further the vision

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Cyberattacks costing U.S. businesses US$3.5 million annually, 79% of businesses lack strategies to manage these risks: Ponemon Institute

July 18, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

External cyberattacks are costing businesses in the United States about US$3.5 million in incurred annual costs, with 79% of polled businesses lacking comprehensive strategies to manage these risks, according to a new Ponemon Institute study sponsored by BrandProtect. Despite acute

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AIR Worldwide announces new global resilience practice

July 18, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Catastrophe modelling firm AIR Worldwide announced on Monday that it has formed a “global resilience practice,” a new function to support risk reduction and resilience initiatives across the globe. “These initiatives are aimed at developing solutions that aid society’s efforts

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90% of global consumer product companies have experienced data breach, almost half not complying with regulations: Capgemini report

July 14, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Nine in ten global consumer product (CP) companies have faced a data breach and nearly one in two do not company with industry regulations, research from Gapgemini has found. The consulting, technology and outsourcing services firm conducted a global survey

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Alberta government consulting on private auto insurance system

July 12, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

The government of Alberta said on Monday that it is conducting technical consultations with industry stakeholders on the private automobile insurance system. A targeted stakeholder consultation is underway to gather evidence-based information to inform potential technical changes to regulations governing

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Intact Service Centre opens in Ottawa, two more planned for Toronto and Montreal

July 11, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Intact Financial Corporation (IFC) announced on Monday that the second Intact Service Centre has opened in Canada, this time in Ottawa. The first service centre opened in Calgary this February. With the launch of the new Intact Service Centre, Intact

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Road safety at heart of Ontario move to introduce mandatory, entry-level Training for Class A Truck Drivers

June 29, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has welcomed the announcement by transportation minister Steven Del Duca that mandatory, entry-level training will be adopted for new tractor-trailer drivers. Del Duca said Wednesday all new commercial Class A truck drivers will need to

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Executives want insurance decision-making to be faster: PwC report

June 29, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Executives want decision-making to be faster, especially in insurance, banking and healthcare, according to a report released earlier this week by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The 2016 Big Decision Survey, released on Monday, focused on how enterprises around the world, including Canada,