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Paid Safeguarding Trust: Data Privacy Strategies for Your Brokerage

March 4, 2024 CAA Insurance Company

Imagine firing up your computer on a Monday morning with the usual hustle and bustle of various requests to attend to. An urgent client request for a policy change comes in but, in a rush, you decide to send this

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Regulator cautions brokers about sharing and storing client data

December 15, 2020 by David Gambrill

As the pandemic continues to plunge Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry deeper into the digital space, regulators are issuing ongoing reminders — and warnings — about how brokers are sharing and storing their clients’ personal data. Most recently, Peter

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Cyber risks involved with digital contact tracing

May 19, 2020 by Adam Malik

Health officials are recommending time-honoured techniques to help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. Today’s technology can make these methods more effective than they’ve ever been, a researcher argued recently, but that means people would have to sacrifice one

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Global private companies seem underprepared for cyberattacks: PwC report

March 20, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Global private companies seem to be more at risk of cyber threats, but less prepared to protect themselves against cyberattacks, according to a new report from professional services firm PwC. Released late last week, the report, titled Undaunted, but underprepared?,

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Advanced analytics and other emerging technologies revolutionizing public sector agencies: Accenture

November 16, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Advanced analytics and other emerging technologies are revolutionizing the way governments and public service agencies are trying to address citizen demands, helping to overcome persistent challenges such as regulatory compliance, outdated legacy IT infrastructures and organizational cultures, according to a new