Topic Management
Canadian Museum of History CEO resigns after probe into alleged workplace harassment
April 9, 2021 by Teresa Wright - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – The head of the Canadian Museum of History has resigned following reported allegations of workplace harassment at the national institution. Museum CEO Mark O’Neill has been on a medical leave since last summer, when an independent investigation was…
Former Zurich Canada CEO to head up university reciprocal exchange
April 8, 2021 by Greg MeckbachPatrick Lundy is about to take the reins of Burlington, Ont.-based Canadian University Reciprocal Insurance Exchange (CURIE). Lundy, CEO of Zurich Canada from 2012-17, will be CEO of CURIE effective Apr. 19, 2021. Until recently, Lundy was senior vice president…
Why the new hybrid office model may have less flexibility than you think
April 1, 2021 by Adam MalikThose pining for the freedom to pick and choose when they’ll work from home and when they’ll go to the office may be in for a surprise, panellists of a recent insurance webinar warned. On one hand, it’s unlikely that…
Go small? Why insurers need a new M&A approach
April 1, 2021 by Jason ContantLarge mega-mergers and acquisition deals may be enticing, but smaller deals actually create more value for insurers, according to a recent report by global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. The primary goal of six out of 10 transactions (representing…
Fewer brokers in 10 years, insurance exec predicts
March 24, 2021 by Adam MalikBrokers may not disappear over the next 10 years but their ranks will definitely thin out, an insurance brokerage executive predicted during a recent webinar. Commoditization of the insurance industry will cut out transactional procedures that many brokers find themselves…
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…
Economical sets date for final policyholder vote on demutualization
March 17, 2021 by Greg MeckbachA key step in Economical Insurance’s demutualization process, the third and final policyholder vote, is scheduled May 20, the Waterloo, Ont.-based insurer announced this week. If a client had a policy – either mutual or non-mutual – with Economical in…
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…
This mutual aspires to break into Top 10 by the 2030s
March 12, 2021 by Greg MeckbachIf multiple Juno-winner Tom Cochrane were to analyze your industry, he might say, “My Gore’s going to play in the big leagues.” Gore Mutual Insurance Company, based in Cambridge, Ont., has big ambitions. Although the mutual currently commands less than…
Heena Patel, RSA Canada
March 12, 2021 by Greg MeckbachHeena Patel, Senior Vice President, Chief Auditor, RSA Canada Advertising to more potential job candidates and raising awareness among managers about unconscious bias are among the measures the property and casualty insurance industry can take to help women advance into…
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…