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Commercial Risk Management


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Marketplace

February 1, 2015 by Canadian Underwriter

TECHNOLOGY  Potential economic benefit of driverless cars $65 billion annually Automated vehicles (AVs) – or self-driving cars – could be on Canadian roads between 2020 and 2025, with the economic benefits being more than $65 billion annually, reports the Conference

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Deeper Pool

February 1, 2015 Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor

As Ottawa plans to increase the absolute liability on Canadian nuclear operators from $75 million to $1 billion, the association writing most of the coverage for operators is looking to deepen the pool by attracting new insurers in anticipation of more required capacity by the end of 2015.

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Fitter not Fatter

February 1, 2015 Neil Parkinson, National Insurance Sector Leader; and Mary Trussell, Insurance Sector Partner, KPMG

Property and casualty insurers in Canada, as elsewhere, are well-advised to keep and eye out for existing and emerging risks and opportunities. But with challenges ranging from economic factors to new risk surrounding cyber security, how can insurers capitalize on opportunity?

Michael Grant, Director of Research, Industry and Business Strategy, The Conference Board of Canada
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Clearing Innovation Obstacles

February 1, 2015 Michael Grant, Director of Research, Industry and Business Strategy, The Conference Board of Canada

Does the attitude of Canadian businesses create obstacles for innovation? A recent survey by The Conference Board of Canada shows that dealing with the top-rated innovation constraints would help businesses embrace more risk-taking and greater innovative activity.

Willie Wong, Security Leader, IBM Canada
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Security Check

February 1, 2015 Willie Wong, Security Leader, IBM Canada

Data security has always been an issue, but perhaps no more so than today. A recent survey of about 1,500 Canadians clearly shows, however, that awareness of data security lags concern.