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Intact Service Centre opens in Ottawa, two more planned for Toronto and Montreal
July 11, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterIntact Financial Corporation (IFC) announced on Monday that the second Intact Service Centre has opened in Canada, this time in Ottawa. The first service centre opened in Calgary this February. With the launch of the new Intact Service Centre, Intact…
Road safety at heart of Ontario move to introduce mandatory, entry-level Training for Class A Truck Drivers
June 29, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has welcomed the announcement by transportation minister Steven Del Duca that mandatory, entry-level training will be adopted for new tractor-trailer drivers. Del Duca said Wednesday all new commercial Class A truck drivers will need to…
Executives want insurance decision-making to be faster: PwC report
June 29, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterExecutives want decision-making to be faster, especially in insurance, banking and healthcare, according to a report released earlier this week by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The 2016 Big Decision Survey, released on Monday, focused on how enterprises around the world, including Canada,…
Noraxis brokerages rebranding to Arthur J. Gallagher
June 28, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSeveral Canadian brokerages in the Noraxis group are rebranding to Arthur J. Gallagher, the Itasca, Illinois-based commercial brokerage announced Monday. The rebranding from Noraxis “marks another major milestone in Gallagher’s quest to become the leading insurance brokerage in Canada,” Arthur…
Insider corporate data theft and malware infections among biggest threats to digital businesses in 2016: Accenture and HfS Research study
June 27, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterInsider data theft and malware attacks top the list of the most significant concerns for global enterprise security executives, according to a new report from Accenture and HfS Research. The survey, titled The State of Cybersecurity and Digital Trust 2016,…
Ontario searching for first-ever Chief Digital Officer
June 24, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterOntario’s Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development announced on Friday that the province is kicking off a global search for its first Chief Digital Officer (CDO) to lead Ontario’s “transformation to become the most open, transparent and digitally connected…
XL Group shareholders approve redomestication to Bermuda, High Court of Ireland hearing scheduled July 20
June 24, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe shareholders of XL Group plc have voted in favour of changing the company’s place of incorporation from Bermuda, the Dublin, Ireland-based insurance carrier announced Thursday. XL has been using the XL-Catlin brand for slightly more than a year, since…
Corporate “no-cloud” policies will be as rare as “no-Internet” policies by 2020: Gartner
June 22, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterBy 2020, a corporate “no-cloud” policy will be as rare as a “no-Internet” policy is today, according to a new report from information technology research and advisory company Gartner, Inc. Cloud-first, and even cloud-only, is replacing the defensive no-cloud stance…
Former Telus computer security expert launches cyber breach investigation provider
June 22, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterA recently-launched Toronto-based firm, Cytelligence Inc., says it offers to investigate cyber breaches, review clients’ business continuity plans and take into consideration the “pros and cons of cyber insurance” for its clients. Cytelligence announced Wednesday it was launched by Daniel…
Insurance Brokers Association of Canada announces departure of CEO Dan Danyluk
June 22, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Brokers Association of Canada (IBAC) has announced in a press release dated Monday that its CEO, Dan Danyluk, has left the organization, effective immediately. “The board of directors wishes to thank Dan for his dedicated work both for…
Aviva Canada launches Pitch Day event; Aviva Ventures investing $180 million over five years in disruptive, high potential digital startups
June 20, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAviva Canada announced on Monday that it will host its first-ever Pitch Day event in Toronto on Oct. 11. Aviva Canada said in a press release that Aviva Ventures is investing $180 million over the next five years in “disruptive,…
Canadian Coalition on Distracted Driving begins development of National Action Plan
June 20, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe newly-created Canadian Coalition on Distracted Driving (CCDD) has wrapped up its first meeting, a two-day working session in Ottawa, where it began work on creating a National Action Plan to combat distracted driving. An initiative of the Traffic Injury…