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Major agreement toward resolving broker-carrier data exchange issues

May 29, 2018 by Jason Contant

Key players in Canada’s P&C industry have reached an agreement to pursue an application programming interface (API) hub solution, called the BrokerFlow solution, to solve the current data connectivity gap between insurers and brokers. The “solution phase” is set to

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What Ontario’s budget means for women in the province’s P&C industry

April 2, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

Fair wages for women is becoming a “bigger issue” in the insurance industry, says Colin Simpson, CEO of the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario. “There is proven disparity in the marketplace” between men’s and women’s salaries, Simpson told Canadian Underwriter

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What’s the hourly wage of an insurance professional?

November 25, 2017 David Gambrill, Editor-in-Chief

Ontario’s recent minimum wage hike up to $15 per hour ruffled a few feathers within the business community, but the new legislation didn’t raise much of a fuss within the property and casualty (P&C) insurance sector. “On this particular issue,

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Ontario broker association suspends partnership with Aviva Canada

October 23, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

The Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) announced on Monday that it is formally suspending its sponsorship partnership with Aviva Canada “for the foreseeable future.” IBAO CEO Colin Simpson argued in a media release that “Aviva continues to leverage the

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IBAO & Intact partner to deliver information to customers electronically

June 16, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

The Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) and Intact Insurance Company announced on Friday that they have created a working group to explore ways for brokers to integrate Intact’s new online Client Centre with their existing systems. This newly-formed group

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Multiple access points for single customer to obtain electronic communications could be detrimental to Ontario consumer: IBAO

June 16, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Creating multiple access points for a single consumer to obtain electronic communications, including e-documents, could be detrimental to the Ontario consumer, the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) argued in a position paper released on Thursday. IBAO released the paper,

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Aviva Canada partners with Tennis Canada for home and auto insurance program

May 15, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Aviva Canada Inc. announced on Monday that it launching a new “tennis-focused brand experience for home and auto insurance through an extended partnership” with Tennis Canada. The Tennis Canada Home and Auto insurance program for both fans and players alike

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New Brunswick brokers’ association suspends sponsorship partnership with Aviva

March 29, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

The board of directors of the Insurance Brokers Association of New Brunswick has “voted to suspend a longstanding sponsorship partnership with Aviva Canada,” IBANB said in a release sent Wednesday. On Jan. 18, Aviva announced it is offering “team branded”

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Ontario private member’s bill proposes 15% cap on personal injury lawyers’ contingency fees

March 10, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

A bill tabled Wednesday in the Ontario legislature, by a backbench Liberal MPP, would limit lawyers’ contingency fees in the province, for personal injury claims, to 15%. If passed into law, Bill 103 would stipulate that “contingency fees be capped

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IBAO, Insurance Institute of Ontario hosting live webcast on driverless cars

February 7, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

The Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) and the Insurance Institute of Ontario announced on Tuesday that they will be hosting a live webcast on the insurance implications of automated vehicles on Feb. 16. The webcast, which will run from

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Traci Boland assumes role as 2017 president of the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario

January 12, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Traci Boland has formally assumed her position as president of the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) as of Jan. 1, the association noted in a press release on Thursday. “It’s a privilege to serve as president of our provincial

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Ontario brokers receive top honours at IBAO’s 96th annual convention

October 21, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

The Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) has announced the “top performing brokers and brokerages” throughout the province at their recent annual Awards of Excellence gala. Held on the opening night of the 96th annual IBAO Convention at the Sheraton