The economic parameters that marked a tough reinsurance cycle in 2023 won’t be going anywhere in the next year, experts predict in a Canadian Underwriter webinar. However, the extreme rate increases that insurers saw this year won’t be sustainable…
CALGARY – Cybersecurity experts say they aren’t surprised by the revelation contained within a package of leaked U.S. intelligence documents suggesting Russian-backed hackers successfully gained access to Canada’s natural gas distribution network. They say oil and gas infrastructure in Canada…
Underwriters are starting to address cyber exposure in directors and officers (D&O) policies, an insurtech told delegates at the NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit in Toronto. “What we’re seeing is mandatory cybersecurity exposure questions on D&O submissions,” said Ben Davis, team…
McDougall Insurance has merged with 100-year-old brokerage Rayburn Insurance Brokers Ltd., a fourth-generation family-owned business located in Tweed, Ont. Rayburn Insurance has been in business since 1922. The brokerage serves Tweed, Northbrook and surrounding areas, offering home, auto, commercial, farm,…
Editor’s Note: This version corrects an earlier one in which it was suggested Intact CEO Charles Brindamour was predicting the beginning of a soft market cycle for the Canadian P&C industry, when in fact he was arguing the opposite (that…
Your cyber clients likely don’t know the answer to basic questions such as what is being done on a particular server, or even how many computer servers the company has, an expert from a cyber response and recovery firm said…
An M&A transaction can become even more complicated for both seller and buyer alike when a cyber breach occurs during the deal, experts at NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit shared. Due diligence and adequate representations and warranties (R&W) coverage during the…
OTTAWA – New reports from the Bank of Canada suggest business and consumer expectations on inflation are moderating, but a potential recession continues to weigh on economic outlooks. The surveys released today show inflation expectations are easing, but consumers and…
Insurers can expect pixel liability to “rear its ugly head” in Canada after recent litigation in the U.S., a lawyer at the NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit said. Especially as one Canadian home improvement company has been deemed by the…
A significant rise in construction projects being submitted in Canada means lead underwriting time is critical, according to a 2023 Q1 Global Construction Rate Trend Report from WTW. “Staffing shortages and underwriting approval processes are causing delays in quote turn-around,”…
Cyber insurers are now deliberately addressing silent cyber coverage in insurance policies, a Marsh executive said Wednesday at NetDiligence’s Cyber Risk Summit in Toronto. “With property [insurance policies]…I’m not seeing silent cyber anymore. I’m seeing very purposeful underwriting,” Karen Continenza,…
Canada’s federal government finally put numbers to a low-cost flood insurance program, committing $31.7 million over three years to protect households at high risk of flooding and without access to adequate insurance. Details about the program remain up for discussion,…