Aviva Canada has announced the expansion of its classic and custom vehicles program in Quebec through The Silver Wheel Plan, available via the insurer’s network of brokers in partnership with Leclerc Insurance and Financial Services. “The enhanced product offering and…
Insurance brokers cannot win a price war in personal property & casualty lines, and consumers want to buy coverage from providers who are “fully fluent” in technology, the new president of the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) suggested Thursday.…
Two Managing General Agents (MGA) in British Columbia have announced their intention to merge into one new organization, effective Feb. 1. Guardian Risk Managers and Chutter Personal Lines Underwriting Services (CPLUS) announced that they would re-brand as Guardian Risk Managers…
Aviva Canada and RBC Insurance’s recently announced 15-year strategic agreement – which includes Aviva’s $582 million purchase of RBC General Insurance Company – will have implications for those selling retail personal insurance from a broker perspective, suggested speakers at the…
Economical Insurance is planning to expand its distribution strategy, becoming a multi-channel organization, with the launch sometime later this year of a separately branded direct channel, says company spokesperson Doug Maybee. “This new branded direct channel is going to operate…
The biggest disruptor in insurance distribution and service in the United States in the past few years may be email, according to a survey of 150 agents and brokers from 43 states. While mobile and social media “get all the…
Global insurance broking and risk management company Marsh LLC announced on Wednesday the launch of Cyber ECHO, a new global excess cyber risk facility that provides “more reliable insurance coverage” for organizations around the world, including in Canada. Following a…
Calgary-based InsureMy Ltd. is piloting its New Drivers Intelligence (NDI) program – expected to roll out across Alberta and Ontario in early 2016 – geared at exploring young driver performance and providing the information they and their parents need to…
Aviva Canada announced on Friday that its “long-standing partner in the Quebec market,” Leclerc Insurance and Financial Services, has been appointed Managing General Agent (MGA) in Quebec for its specialty personal lines business underwritten by Elite Insurance Company of Canada.…
Ross McDougall, CEO of McDougall Insurance and Financial, announced on Thursday that the company has merged with Upper Canada Commercial Insurance Group (UCC) effective immediately. All employees of UCC will remain with the organization and all branch office locations will…
Aviva Canada and RBC Insurance have signed a 15-year strategic agreement – which includes Aviva Canada’s $582 million purchase of RBC General Insurance Company – that will provide RBC Insurance’s existing and future customers access to a full suite of…
Intact Insurance, Canada’s largest home, auto and business insurance company, announced on Monday that it has launched drone insurance for its commercial lines customers. The unmanned air vehicle (UAV) coverage “caters specifically to small and medium-sized businesses that currently use…