Features
Identifying and Managing Risk
November 1, 1999 Jane Voll, director of policy and research, and Andrew Keppen, rThe Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) recently completed a survey in conjunction with management consultants Deloitte & Touche to identify what internal risk control procedures property and casualty insurers have or should be applying in evaluating strategic, operational and capital…
IBAO 99 Convention: Competing in a New World
November 1, 1999 Lowell Conn AND SEAN VAN ZYLCelebrating the 79th year of its annual convention, this year’s Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) event included a discussion panel of global senior executives of the property and casualty insurance industry, their frank views forewarning of a new world of distribution ahead.
On The Move (November 01, 1999)
November 1, 1999 by Canadian UnderwriterMunich Reinsurance Company of Canada has announced the following appointments, Barbara Amodeo, vice president, Technical Insurance Department, Frances Fortin, vice president, Actuarial Department, Joe Golobic, vice president, Information Services Department, Tina Gooding, vice president, Property Treaty Department, John Kelly, vice…
FOCUSSING EDUCATION
November 1, 1999 by Canadian UnderwriterThe IBAO will continue pursuing its provincial “off-site” education program, which was launched at the association’s 1998 Convention, says Rodney Hancock, education chair. And, while the program has proven “highly successful” for a first year, he adds that some fine-tuning…
CRIMS celebrates RIMS 50th year
November 1, 1999 by Canadian UnderwriterThe focus for risk managers in the year ahead continues to be about education. But, according to Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS) president Susan Meltzer, the organization will focus on continuing education for professionals, not necessarily on designing new…
Saskatchewan brokers wait in limbo
November 1, 1999 by Canadian UnderwriterMarket Watch continued from page 38. The Insurance Brokers Association of Saskatchewan (IBAS) is in a “wait-and-see mode”, says president Keith Wilson, after the association’s recent conference in Saskatoon. The province’s brokers are still carefully watching the credit unions, who…
R. Lewis Dunn 1942-1999
November 1, 1999 by Canadian UnderwriterPeacefully, on October 19, 1999 Lewis Dunn, president and chief executive officer of CGU Group Canada Ltd., passed away surrounded by family. Beloved husband of Sandy, and father of son’s Chris, Greg (and wife Carolyn), daughter Carolyn and grandfather of…
Irene bookends expensive cat quarter
November 1, 1999 by Canadian UnderwriterHurricane Irene, which moved from the Caribbean into southwest Florida with winds gusting at 75 miles an hour, dumped more than 18 inches of rain and caused widespread flooding in mid-October. The damage inflicted by Irene to the U.S. eastern…
Coming Events (November 01, 1999)
November 1, 1999 by Canadian UnderwriterAnnouncements in Coming Events are run free of charge as a service to the industry. Items should be submitted by the first of the month prior to the month in which the announcement is to appear. The Canadian Institute: Litigating…
TEN HINTS FOR BUYING THE RIGHT PC
November 1, 1999 Laura Moffatt, Desktop Support Technician, Southam Inc.As a computer consultant, I could tell you that you need a Pentium-333 Megahertz with 32 megs of RAM, but because of the swift obsolescence of computers, it would be better if I gave you some basic guidelines instead. This…
TECHNOLOGY and EDUCATION twin priorities
November 1, 1999 by Canadian UnderwriterTechnology was a dominant theme of the 79th annual IBAO Convention as Ken Orr, president of the association for the 1999/ 2000 term, issued a cautionary tone on the industry’s interface future. Speaking at the convention’s final day luncheon, he…
MARKETING MANAGEMENT: The SAME PRODUCT, but the SAME SERVICE?
October 1, 1999 Chris MacKechnie, a consultant at Information DesignWorksAs an industry within the personal financial services sector, our customers don’t like us very much. To tell you the truth, I don’t blame them.; The SAME PRODUCT,