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Q&A: Business Continuity in the Digital Age
May 26, 2020 by David GambrillMore than 3 million Canadians lost their jobs in March and April due to the business closures to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. An Angus Reid poll published in March suggested that 44% of Canadian households reported lost…
Trufla to host free digital summit exploring COVID-19 broker strategies
May 26, 2020 Trufla TechnologyCALGARY, AB, MAY 26, 2020/insPRESS/— Trufla is excited to announce the launch of their new Digital Summit series called the Amplify Sessions on June 4-5, geared to help brokerages across the country with their digital presence from marketing to operations.…
Q&A: Business Continuity in the Digital Age
May 25, 2020 by David GambrillWith the novel coronavirus pandemic creating an economic recession, the future of real estate pricing may become a factor in how some businesses choose to proceed in the post pandemic future. Some have argued that commercial real estate pricing may…
Carrier exec calls for BMS vendors to move away from developing third-party rating tools
May 22, 2020 by David GambrillBroker management system (BMS) tech vendors need to move away from spending time, effort and money on developing third-party rating tools used for comparison quoting, an insurance company executive said at a recent webinar on broker-carrier connectivity. Instead, they should…
What smaller brokerages need to sell cyber to SMEs
May 21, 2020 by David GambrillSmaller brokerages need improved tools to sell cyber insurance to small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs), a cyber insurer told Canadian Underwriter recently. The industry is currently working to provide those tools, which may include a scaled version of the third-party…
Q&A: Business Continuity in the Digital Age
May 20, 2020 by David GambrillIn a world of working remotely from home during a global pandemic, Internet bandwidth is of primary importance for brokers to be able to serve their clients. But when the P&C insurance industry started migrating their workplace out of the…
Q&A: Business Continuity in the Digital Age
May 19, 2020 by David GambrillDo you have questions about how the novel coronavirus pandemic is affecting your business continuity planning? Canadian Underwriter has answers. We spoke recently with Steve Whitelaw, vice president of broker and industry partnerships at Applied, shortly after airing the first…
Covid-19 Webinar (Part 2): Cyber Security in a Remote World
May 12, 2020 by Canadian UnderwriterCanadian Underwriter hosted a free webinar on April 29 to discuss emerging cyber threats during the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar panel featured three cybersecurity experts in the industry, including Eduard Goodman, global privacy officer at CyberScout, Tim Zeilman, vice president…
Covid-19 Webinar (Part 1): Business Continuity in the Digital Age
May 12, 2020 by Canadian UnderwriterCanadian Underwriter hosted a free webinar on Apr. 22 exploring how brokers’ business continuity plans have responded and will continue to respond during the unfolding drama of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The panel discussion featured IBAO president Joseph Carnevale, partner…
Covid-19 Webinar (Part 2): Cyber Security in a Remote World
May 12, 2020 Canadian UnderwriterCanadian Underwriter hosted a free webinar on April 29 to discuss emerging cyber threats during the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar panel featured three cybersecurity experts in the industry, including Eduard Goodman, global privacy officer at CyberScout, Tim Zeilman, vice president…
Covid-19 Webinar (Part 1): Business Continuity in the Digital Age
May 12, 2020 Canadian UnderwriterCanadian Underwriter hosted a free webinar on Apr. 22 exploring how brokers’ business continuity plans have responded and will continue to respond during the unfolding drama of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The panel discussion featured IBAO president Joseph Carnevale, partner…
Regulators to brokers: What is your cyber security plan?
May 11, 2020 by Greg MeckbachWhat programs – if any – does your brokerage have in place to mitigate your own cyber risk? This is what your provincial regulator could be asking you, if they haven’t already. “If the Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario knocks…