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Incremental disruption in insurance industry “like death by a thousand cuts”: Insurance Analytics Canada speaker
June 30, 2017 Jason Contant, Online EditorThe insurance industry has been very incremental in dealing with disruption and needs a drastic shift from historical analysis to predictive, future risk models, a speaker suggested on Wednesday at the Insurance Analytics Canada Summit. “You cannot disrupt with incrementalism,”…
Garneau calls for tough national standard for distracted drivers using cellphones
March 3, 2017 Ross Marowits - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – Transport Minister Marc Garneau is calling for the creation of a tough national standard to penalize distracted drivers using their cellphones on the road. Garneau said Wednesday that having consistent national rules with stiffer fines and demerit points…
Saskatchewan police targeting distracted drivers in March
February 28, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterSaskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) announced on Tuesday that distracted driving is returning as the traffic safety spotlight for the month of March. Police across the province will be watching for drivers using their cellphones while behind the wheel, including those…
ICBC, police and government join forces for month-long distracted driving campaign
September 1, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), provincial police and the B.C. government are teaming up to launch a month-long campaign to tackle distracted driving, which is responsible for approximately one-quarter of all fatal crashes in the province. ICBC said…