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TechCanary makes available enhanced insurance platform for Canadian market
July 26, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterU.S.-based TechCanary has enhanced its insurance platform for the Canadian market to allow brokers and insurers access to additional Canada-specific capabilities around p&c lines of business meant to help them to deliver more responsive and predictive offerings to customers. TechCanary…
Specialist Lloyd’s broker now providing regional Canadian brokers with direct access to London liability insurance market
June 29, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterServca, the independent international specialist Lloyd’s broker, announced on Thursday that is has expanded its global footprint into Canada. Servca now provides regional Canadian brokers with direct access to Lloyd’s of London specialist products, schemes and carriers, “catering for non-standard…
Carriers should more fully explore potential in episodic insurance, CIAA event hears
April 17, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichInsurance carriers need to more seriously consider the potential that exists in episodic insurance and how such an approach could alter offerings, Mukul Ahuja, leader of insurance strategy and innovation at Deloitte Canada, suggested Thursday. “Not nearly enough carriers are…
Chubb expands global cyber facility with multi-line peril endorsements
February 14, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterChubb has announced the availability of new property and casualty endorsements for its Global Cyber Facility aimed at helping risk managers and chief information security officers (CISOs) address exposure gaps in their organizations’ insurance portfolios and best respond to C-suite…
Reinsurers face challenging market conditions, technology to play important role: Novarica
January 31, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterReinsurers can expect huge losses from man-made and natural catastrophes, open-ended liabilities like asbestos and terrorism, and developing creative technology solutions to become increasingly important in future, Novarica notes in a new report. The new challenges are in the wake…
Hurricane Matthew damage significant, but manageable, for U.S. insurers: A.M. Best
October 18, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterMost insurance carriers rated by A.M. Best have sufficient capital and appropriate reinsurance programs to effectively absorb Hurricane Matthew losses, notes a new briefing from the rating agency. That being the case, A.M. Best reports it does not anticipate a…