Topic HR
What would a hybrid workplace even look like?
March 26, 2021 by David GambrillCanadian property and casualty insurance professionals would like a more flexible, hybrid workplace, a recent survey shows, but the question for employers now is what such an arrangement might look like. About 87% of the more than 1,150 P&C insurance…
The demographic suffering most during remote work
March 23, 2021 by Jason ContantVery young workers at your brokerage or insurance company are the “overlooked demographic” that may be suffering the most as we pass the one-year anniversary of working from home during the pandemic, according to a recent survey from Microsoft Corp.…
How vaccine rollout impacts commercial risk management
March 22, 2021 by Greg MeckbachIf your commercial clients are bringing more workers back into the office, risk managers might be curious as to whether returning workers have received any of their COVID-19 vaccine shots. But before your clients ask their employees about their vaccine…
Why you need to define your personal brand early in your career
March 16, 2021 by Jason ContantDefining your personal brand early in your insurance career path can pay dividends in the long-run, viewers attending an Insurance Institute of Canada webinar heard recently. Three-quarters of lifetime earnings are defined within the first 10 years of a person’s…
How to hire during a pandemic
March 15, 2021 by Adam MalikDuring the pandemic, in the absence of being able to meet job candidates face-to-face during the hiring phase, it’s best to arrange multiple meetings to get a better sense of what your new recruits are like, and whether they are…
How to actually improve diversity on your board
March 11, 2021 by Jason ContantData show that most directors are interested in diversity — at least in theory — on their boards, but that doesn’t always translate into real change. A new blog written by the leader and a principal of PwC’s Governance Insights…
The 2 ‘power skills’ needed for the new world of work
March 10, 2021 by Jason ContantLearning and development (L&D) leaders across Canada have cited resilience and digital fluency as the two most important “power skills” for the new world of work in 2021, one year after the COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. “There are…
What it’s like being hired in a pandemic
March 10, 2021 by Adam MalikThe process of getting hired might be shorter in terms of start to finish these days during a pandemic when everything is virtual, but much more is happening along the way, according to a brokerage leader who recently went through…
Health Canada says vaccine boosters will be approved more easily
March 4, 2021 by Mia Rabson, The Canadian PressOTTAWA — Health Canada says it won’t require new clinical trial data from vaccine makers on booster shots being developed to target new variants of COVID-19. Instead, the regulator will rely more heavily on lab tests on blood samples, which…
6 principles for P&C leaders on return to office work
March 4, 2021 by Jason ContantLeaders in the Canadian property and casualty insurance industry should resist the following two urges: 1) making a hasty decision to return to work; and 2) mimicking high-profile companies that quickly announce plans to embrace remote work permanently. These are…
Is it time to ease up on the video calls?
March 4, 2021 by Adam MalikNew research shows the influx of video calls brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic is tiring people out. “Zoom” has become a verb to describe videoconference meetings, said professor Jeremy Bailenson, founding director of the Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab.…
How a shrinking office footprint can grow your company
February 26, 2021 by Adam MalikYou can grow your business by shrinking the office footprint, as long as you do it correctly, the CEO of Travelers Canada says. Several P&C insurance company executives are openly discussing how much office space they might actually need once…