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Global market for usage-based insurance grew by 32% in 2016 to 14 million policies: PTOLEMUS
May 18, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe global market for usage-based insurance (UBI) insurance grew by 32% in 2016 to 14 million policies, according to PTOLEMUS Consulting Group’s UBI Quarterly Dashboard, released on Thursday. The dashboard is a 100-page quarterly quantitative and business intelligence report surveying…
“Noticeable decline” in distributed denial of service attacks in Q1 2017: Kaspersky
May 15, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterRussian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab has found a “noticeable decline” in the number of overall distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and a change to how they were dispersed by country. Kaspersky released late last week its Q1 2017 DDoS…
Ransomware cyberattack cripples hospitals across the United Kingdom
May 12, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterA large ransomware cyberattack has “crippled” computer systems at hospitals across the United Kingdom on Friday, with appointments cancelled, phone lines down and patients turned away, the Associated Press has reported. Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) said that a number…
Allianz total revenues up 2.5% to 36.2 billion euros in Q1 2017
May 12, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAllianz Group has recorded total revenues of 36.2 billion euros in the first quarter of 2017, up 2.5% from 35.4 billion euros in the same quarter last year. All segments contributed to the increase, Allianz said in a press release…
Threats of cyberattacks, natural disasters and supply chain failure most pressing global business performance risks: FM Global
May 11, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCyberattacks, natural disasters and supply chain failure are three of the most pressing risks to global business performance in the 21st century, according to the 2017 FM Global Resilience Index. The online, interactive annual index ranks 130 countries and territories…
72% of employees willing to share sensitive, confidential or regulated company info: survey
April 25, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterNearly three in four (72% of) employees across eight countries, including Canada, are willing to share sensitive, confidential or regulated company information, according to a recent survey from computer technology company Dell. Late last week, Dell released the results of…
PERILS discloses second property loss estimate of 234 million euros for extratropical cyclone Egon
April 12, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterPERILS AG has disclosed its second loss estimate of 234 million euros for extratropical cyclone Egon, which affected France and Germany on Jan. 12 and 13 of this year. The cold front associated with Egon resulted in heavy rain and…
213 million euros initial loss estimate for extra-tropical cyclone Thomas: PERILS
April 10, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe initial estimate of the insured property market loss from extra-tropical cyclone Thomas is 213 million euros, representing the second time so far this season that a European winter storm exceeded 200 million euro, Zurich-based PERILS reports. The market loss…
Difficult year for Canada’s p&c insurance industry: IBC’s McGown
April 4, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichThe Fort McMurray wildfire and other large weather events combined with the lowest return on investment (ROI) in decades to produce a very difficult year for Canada’s p&c insurance industry in 2016, David McGown, senior vice president of strategic initiatives…
Artificial intelligence and Internet of Things accounted for nearly half of insurtech funding globally in 2016: Accenture
March 31, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterArtificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) now account for almost half of total investment in insurance technology (insurtech) startups globally, according to new research from global professional services company Accenture. The research, which includes new analysis of…
Global market for autonomous, assistive safety and comfort vehicle features up to US$26 billion annually by 2025: Bain & Company
March 7, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAutonomous vehicles are revving up, with Bain & Company Inc. forecasting annual growth of 12% to 14% for the global market of autonomous and assistive safety and comfort features by 2025. That translates to a global B2B market of US$22…
PERILS puts initial loss estimate for extra-tropical cyclone Egon at 212 million euros
February 23, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterPERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has put the initial loss estimate for extra-tropical cyclone Egon at 212 million euros. The low pressure system associated with Egon developed as a secondary low from a large…