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Why you’re not seeing as many carrier acquisitions as expected

January 5, 2018 by Jason Contant

The lack of “domestically sizeable targets” coming to market is one factor contributing to a less-than-expected number of acquisitions for Canadian carriers, an industry analyst says. And whenever a sizeable acquisition opportunity does arise, there is heated competition among multiple

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Integrating disaster risk, resilience into broader systems key to unlocking climate adaptation abilities

October 13, 2017 by Angela Stelmakowich

A systemic disconnect between material natural disaster risk, asset valuation and infrastructure investment demands that disaster risk and resilience be integrated into broader financial, accounting and reporting systems, David Greenall, senior director of sustainable business solutions for PwC Canada, told

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Cyberattacks, asset bubble risks top Canadian business worries: World Economic Forum survey

September 22, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Cyberattacks and asset bubble risks top the list of worries for Canadian businesses, according to new survey data from the World Economic Forum (WEF). The data – released earlier this week and published by the strategic partners of WEF’s Global

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OSFI publishes draft 2018 version of Minimum Capital Test for federally regulated P&C insurers

June 15, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) on Thursday published the draft 2018 version of its Minimum Capital Test (MCT) for federally regulated P&C insurers. The revised guideline, which will be effective Jan. 1, 2018, provides clarification with

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Satisfying unmet customer needs key to helping prevent disruption: CIP Symposium speaker

April 7, 2017 Jason Contant, Online Editor

If the insurance industry doesn’t start meeting unmet customer needs and responding to trends like the sharing economy, new entrants will likely continue to disrupt the industry, attendees to the CIP Society Symposium 2017 heard on Thursday. “The big risk

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Canada’s energy, utilities sectors should beef up climate change competency: report

January 13, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Companies in Canada’s most carbon-intensive sectors are not demonstrating “climate competency” in the boardroom and should be doing so to address climate change issues, suggests a report this week by Shareholder Association for Research & Education (SHARE). “Investors are increasingly

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Aviva Canada launches cross-border insurance solution for Canadian domiciled companies

November 24, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Aviva Canada has launched a cross-border insurance solution for Canadian domiciled companies with assets, exposures or plated vehicles in the United States. On Thursday, the insurer announced the solution for Canadian domiciled companies that have physical assets, exposures or plated