Features
Big Moves – Former head of State Farm Canada retires
January 20, 2020 by Greg MeckbachBarbara Bellissimo helped lead State Farm Canada through the transition after it was bought by Desjardins Group
Electronic claims triage
January 15, 2020 David Gambrill, Editor in ChiefTrying to figure out which claim is best-suited to which adjuster? Now technology can do that for you
High water mark
January 14, 2020 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorProperty risk from erosion and waves on the Great Lakes is on the rise because of record-high surface elevations
New Year’s resolutions
January 10, 2020 David Gambrill, Editor in ChiefWhat the P&C industry promises to itself and Canadians over the next year
Unfinished business
January 5, 2020 By Kevin Shipley, Partner, XCG Consulting LimitedWhy a winter construction fire should give underwriters pause before covering the risk of unfinished buildings
There goes the neighbourhood
January 4, 2020 Sarah Cunningham-Scharf, Freelance WriterHow governments and the industry should broach the delicate topic of expropriation in areas at high risk of flood damage
Captive Audience
January 3, 2020 Adam Malik, Managing EditorThanks to emerging industries and threats, captives have once again taken centre stage as a popular form of alternative risk transfer
Data to the rescue
January 2, 2020 David Gambrill, Editor in ChiefWitness to three hard markets, Greg McCutcheon, president of Opta Information Intelligence, tells how advanced analytics can predict the winners and losers in today’s hard market
Bright skies ahead
January 1, 2020 Adam Malik, Managing EditorCatastrophes have hit Canadian P&C adjusters hard, causing many to wonder if the industry has the capacity to handle increasing workloads. Why adjusters see sunnier times ahead
A flood of data
December 30, 2019 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorCarriers have taken the lead on advanced data analytics related to water damage risk. But commercial brokerages will soon be looking to
buy or access the same information that their carriers have, says Michael Loeters, senior vice president for commercial insurance and risk
management at Prolink. – As told to Greg Meckbach
Executive Outlook 2020 | Jason Storah, Aviva Canada
December 30, 2019 by David GambrillJason Storah, President, CEO, Aviva Canada I find it quite interesting, intriguing and frustrating that auto insurance is so complex in this country. Why is an auto accident treated differently in Quebec, Ontario, B.C., or Alberta? It doesn’t make sense,…
Executive Outlook 2020 | Valérie Lavoie, Desjardins
December 30, 2019 by David GambrillValérie Lavoie, President, Chief Operating Officer, Desjardins General Insurance Group Rising home and auto insurance premiums will be the big issue for the industry again in 2020, driven by the growing frequency and severity of extreme weather events and the…