Features
Benefits of backing brokers
March 2, 2019 by David GambrillWawanesa Mutual Insurance Company made a bold move last year, forsaking the direct channel to sell exclusively through brokers. Carol Jardine, president of Wawanesa’s Canadian P&C operations, shares her assessment of how the strategy has worked so far.
The revolution is now
March 1, 2019 David Gambrill, Editor-in-ChiefAfter several attempts to create a utopian state of broker-carrier data exchange, could the D/X Initiative be the tech breakthrough that commercial brokers have been seeking for decades?
The Future of Cyber Sales
February 4, 2019 Vishal Kundi, CEO and Co-Founder, Boxx InsuranceTop 3 ways cyber insurance will come of age over the next six years
Competency for the Future
February 3, 2019 Jason Contant, Online EditorHow a revamped CAIB program will give brokers the deep understanding required to be a trusted advisor
Advocating for New Storylines
February 2, 2019 David Gambrill, Editor-in-ChiefDon Forgeron, president and CEO of Insurance Bureau of Canada, talks to Canadian Underwriter about what’s top of mind for Canada’s home, auto and business insurers in 2019. Here’s his update on where the nation’s insurers stand on auto reform,…
Making peace with insurtechs
February 1, 2019 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorOnce hyped as a potential dogfight, the anticipated competition between the insurance industry
and insurtechs has turned out to be a
cozy affair. How did that happen?
Control of the Wheel
January 16, 2019 By Sarah Cunningham-ScharfIn Ontario, where about half the country’s auto premium is written, politicians say they want to work with the industry to bring down auto rates. But on the issue of auto reform, the province and the industry are not always steering in the same direction to reach the ultimate destination – lower auto rates for consumers
Insurance to the Rescue
January 15, 2019 Danielle KubesWinning ways to guide your clients through the worst day of their lives
Ratepayer Bias
January 15, 2019 Annette Uetrecht-Bain, Partner, McCague Borlack LLPAre jurors in auto insurance trials “biased” because they pay insurance premiums?
Fiscal Responsibility
January 7, 2019 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorAsset managers don’t want hackers attempting to impersonate them. Here’s a golden opportunity to minimize their exposure
Ahead of the Pack
January 5, 2019 Jason Contant, Online EditorWhat makes for a stellar workplace? Four insurers reveal key insights into developing happy and motivated workers
Reinsurance Protectionism
January 4, 2019 David Gambrill, Editor-in-ChiefWill OSFI proposals take the “global” out of global reinsurance?