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Ian Gallagher elected president of Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association
June 17, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterVeteran aviation claims adjuster Ian Gallagher has been elected president of the Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association (OIAA), taking over from Catherine Groot. Gallagher works in St. Catharines as an executive adjuster for Vancouver-based Kernaghan Adjusters Ltd. In addition to aviation,…
Connected cars and other digital solutions can drive progress toward UN’s sustainable development goals by 2030: report
June 14, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterConnected cars could save 720,000 lives from road accidents annually and prevent up to 30 million traffic injuries, according to a new analysis prepared for the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) by Accenture, a global professional services company. The information and…
Aviva Canada announces the Aviva Community Fund is back for eighth year
June 14, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterFor the eighth consecutive year, Aviva Canada has put a call out to organizations looking to make a positive difference with this year’s launch of the $1 million Aviva Community Fund. As part of the fund, the insurer will again…
Board of directors dismissed at Alberta’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp.
June 14, 2016 by Dean Bennett - THE CANADIAN PRESSEDMONTON – The Alberta government has sacked the board of a Crown corporation following a report that said there were procurement violations and lavish spending by executives that included golf trips, limo rides, and luxury seats to the Edmonton Oilers.…
Drastic measures needed if insurance sector is to reinvent itself: KPMG report
June 13, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterOnly half of global insurers polled believe that they are capable of extracting and sustaining value from business transformation initiatives, with 57% admitting that their transformation efforts to date have been “less than successful,” according to a new report from…
Zurich Insurance Group reshapes company, creates chief operating officer role
June 10, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterZurich Insurance Group announced on Friday a reshaping of the company, which includes the creation of the new role of chief operating officer (COO) and a move to a “simpler, more customer-oriented structure.” “Over the coming months, the business will…
Increasing adoption of cloud services primary driver of growth in global critical infrastructure protection market: research
June 9, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe increased adoption of cloud-based services among enterprises is the primary driver for growth in the global critical infrastructure protection market, according to global market research company Technavio. Research analysts at Technavio predicted on Wednesday that the global critical infrastructure…
2013 Calgary floods spawned ‘increased demand’ for services from non-profits: World Conference on Disaster Management speaker
June 9, 2016 by Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorNon-profit organizations need to be prepared for natural disasters so they can help deliver public services, speakers suggested Tuesday at the World Conference on Disaster Management. From research conducted after the floods in affecting southern Alberta in 2013, the Calgary…
MGB Claims Consultants announces acquisition of ProFormance Group Insurance Solutions
June 8, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterMGB Claims Consultants Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has acquired ProFormance Group Insurance Solutions Inc. “as part of an overall strategy for expansion to better service our clients and strengthen our presence in both the Lloyds of London and…
Business continuity training should happen first day on the job: World Conference on Disaster Management speaker
June 8, 2016 by Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorEveryone needs to be trained in business continuity management, and the importance of managing expectations is one lesson learned during the major floods in 2013 in southern Alberta, speakers suggested Tuesday at the World Conference on Disaster Management. “Exercising is…
Risk managers sometimes overlook ‘positive side of risk:’ RIMS report
June 7, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterOrganizations need to take some risks, and risk managers need to understand the value of taking such risks, Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. (RIMS) said in a report announced Tuesday. “Usually risk is defined as the possibility of loss…
60% of digital businesses will suffer major service failures by 2020 due to inability to manage digital risk: Gartner
June 6, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSixty per cent of digital businesses will suffer major service failures by 2020 due to the inability of IT security teams to manage digital risk, according to a special report from Gartner, Inc., an information technology research and advisory company.…