Features
Why insurers are training in design thinking
March 20, 2020 Jason Contant, Online EditorCanadian P&C professionals have approached Cookhouse Labs, an industry innovation hub, to help with staff training. Cookhouse co-founder Sven Roehl (pictured here) and Ibeth Ramos, Cookhouse’s program manager and innovation coach, explain why.
– As told to Jason Contant
Tech Partnerships
March 12, 2020 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorDoes Aon’s recent acquisition of CoverWallet signal a trend towards brokerages buying insurtechs?
Talent war goes high-tech
March 10, 2020 Jason Contant, Online EditorHow carriers and brokerages are leveraging tech to overcome their Number 1 threat
Hitting the Target
March 9, 2020 Robyn Croll, VP, Goose DigitalHow data, strategy and technology can help you drive growth from your existing cutomer base during a hard market
LGBTQ: More than just letters
March 8, 2020 Dexter Morse, Director, International Air Transport AssociationDiscrimination persists in workplaces against the LGBTQ community. Being more welcoming can boost your competitive positioning
Sound and Fury
March 7, 2020 David Gambrill, Editor in ChiefWho will decide the epic battle going on in B.C. over public v. private auto?
Big Moves – Leadership change at BMS vendor
March 5, 2020 by Greg MeckbachPat Durepos is leaving Keal Technology, the broker management system vendor he sold to Vertafore
Snowed Under
March 3, 2020 Naomi GrosmanCanada gets a lot of snow. So why is it so difficult to find snowplow insurance in this country?
The future of cyber
March 2, 2020 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorNathan Rose, a senior underwriter with Burns & Wilcox, shares how emerging trends in cyber will lead to untapped business opportunities.
Condo Coverage Crisis
March 1, 2020 Jeff BucksteinHow market pressures and climate issues are combining to reduce the availability of insurance to condo corporations
Which business line has taken the biggest hit?
February 25, 2020 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorHow would you characterize the hardening commercial market right now? We put the question to Scott Treasure, CEO of Edmonton-based Treasures Insurance and Risk Management Inc., a founding partner of the Excel Insurance Group. – As told to Greg Meckbach…
How brokers feel about BMS provider M&A
February 16, 2020 Jason Contant, Online EditorBrokers witnessed a number of significant tech vendor acquistions last year. We asked brokers what they thought about it, and here’s what they told us