Canada’s property and casualty insurers are starting to discuss a ‘Plan B’ for an earthquake backstop, given the federal government’s slow progress on establishing a national flood insurance program. Insurance Bureau of Canada president and CEO Celyeste Power talked about…
Getting the basics right can help an organization improve its cybersecurity posture, a former intelligence officer at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) said during an industry event Thursday. Three basic strategies — mitigate, separate and positive control — can…
A survey from a clean energy think-tank says Alberta has done little to implement its plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. The Pembina Institute has examined the measures included in the province’s plan released one year ago. It says…
Although the federal government committed to forge ahead with its long-awaited flood insurance backstop Tuesday, Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry notes the 2024 federal budget was light on details – and funding. The insurance industry has been negotiating with…
The word ‘soft’ doesn’t spring to mind when describing the current insurance market for Canada’s healthcare providers. But four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, insurers are becoming more comfortable looking at, and writing, healthcare business. “We’re having…
Often described by Canadian property and casualty risk professionals as ‘uncertain,’ ‘volatile,’ and even just plain ‘weird,’ the post-pandemic era now has a name — we’re in a poly-crisis. “Here’s a short definition of what poly-crisis means — it comes…
Canada’s construction sector, which accounts for 7.5% of the country’s GDP according to the Canadian Construction Association, is seeing a rise in construction claims and disputes. That’s partially due to the increasing technical sophistication of construction projects, escalating price of…
BrokerLink aspires to increase its direct premiums written (DPW) by more than $1 billion over the next year-and-a-half. In 2023, BrokerLink surpassed $3.5 billion in DPW. “Our ambition is to be $5 billion by the end of 2025,” president Joe…
Mandatory entry-level training (MELT) for new commercial truck drivers needs to be implemented across Canada, and trucking companies must follow this up with mentorship and onboarding programs, a new report commissioned by the Insurance Bureau of Canada recommends. Plus, safety…
Technological breakthroughs in commercial lines are helping brokers win over Canadian business owners seeking insurance coverage. Brokers can do three things to stand out in this crowded, competitive market. They can standardize their data capture, simplify their quoting and submission…
Next-generation data, analytics and risk models are giving property risk assessment a much-needed facelift. The increased frequency and intensity of natural disasters, combined with population growth in NatCat-prone regions, is escalating property and casualty (P&C) insurers’ claims and losses. A…
Canadians are getting more litigious, and that means small business owners face a heightened risk of legal disputes, according to a recent survey by Zensurance. The majority (69.3%) of Canadian consumers say they’d sue a small business if they were…