MONTREAL – Representatives of Montreal’s taxi industry are scheduled to meet Tuesday to draft a response to the recent deal between the provincial government and ride-hailing company Uber. Taxi drivers are almost unanimously against the agreement, which allows Uber to…
More than one-third of consumers in the United States experienced a computer virus, hacking incident or other cyberattack in the past 12 months, according to a new survey by Zogby Analytics for The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company…
The use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is set to soar south of the border — expected to triple the number of manned aircraft by year’s end — producing new risks that will require insurers to adopt a new view,…
The City of Edmonton has launched a new mobile app that warns drivers of school zones, speed limit changes and high collision locations. City of Edmonton Councillor Dave Loken said in a press release from the city on Monday that…
CALGARY — Resiliency plans are unlikely to ever be perfect, but they are an increasingly important element of an organization’s response to crises, two speakers who as individuals and members of their companies were intimately affected by the 9/11 terror…
Autonomous vehicles may reduce motor pure premiums in the United States by more than 40% by the time they “reach full adoption in 2050,” according to a recent Global Insurance Market Opportunities report from Aon Benfield. Aon Benfield, the global…
AIG Canada, in partnership with the Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, will be hosting the AIG Innovation Challenge on Dec. 9 in Toronto. AIG Canada will select 10 Canadian-based startups to pitch their products, services…
Advances in the development of “visual intelligence” based on multiple data sources, including satellite imagery and drone footage, have the potential to significantly enhance claims and catastrophe response processes and underwriting decision making when companies harness that potential effectively, according…
Technological developments will profoundly change the way in which the re/insurance industry develops, distributes, underwrites and administers the insurance protection it sells to consumers, Swiss Re said on Monday. New technologies such as cognitive and cloud computing as well as…
The global banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) security market is estimated to grow to nearly US$50 billion by 2021, driven by regulatory, security and cyber factors. Market research firm MarketsandMarkets said in a report released Thursday that the BFSI…
One cryptomalware attack can cost a small or medium business (SMB) up to US$99,000 on average, according to recent research from global cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab. And “despite the fact that cybercriminals do not guarantee the return of corporate data,…
MONTREAL – Quebec’s taxi lobby called the government’s nascent deal with Uber a betrayal and a humiliation, while Premier Philippe Couillard countered Thursday the one-year pilot project doesn’t pose a threat to the traditional cabbie industry. Taxi drivers blocked traffic…