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Wider mandate for Ontario’s auto insurance regulator would be welcomed

January 19, 2017 by Angela Stelmakowich

A wide mandate for the body regulating Ontario’s auto insurance sector – one that promotes competition, innovation and responsiveness – would be welcomed, Karin Ots, senior vice president of regulatory and government relations for Aviva Canada, suggested Thursday during a

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82% of security operations centres of reviewed organizations vulnerable to cyber attack: HP

January 18, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Security operations centres (SOCs) south of the border are falling below target maturity levels, leaving 82% of reviewed organizations vulnerable to cyber security attacks, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) concludes in a new white paper issued Tuesday. The finding is worrisome

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Global insurtech market forecast to grow at compound annual growth rate of more than 10% between 2016 and 2020, new report suggests

November 24, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

The global insurtech market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of more than 10% between 2016 and 2020, according to a new report from global technology research and advisory company Technavio. The market research report, titled

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Capgemini launches global fintech initiative

November 17, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Capgemini has announced that it is launching a global fintech initiative “to fast track fintech engagements with its global financial services clients.” Capgemini – a provider of consulting, technology and outsourcing services – announced the initiative on Wednesday, saying in

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Insurance industry expects digital technology to drive transformation, but most companies unprepared: study

November 1, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Digital transformation can propel the insurance industry forward but barriers exist, with a “significant gap between organizations that leverage technology for competitive advantage and those that struggle with innovation,” according to a new study. The study, titled Assessing digital impact

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Insurance firms should investigate ‘insurtechs’ to complement their own digital strategies: Gartner

October 26, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Insurance sector chief information officers (CIOs) should expand their market insight concerning the innovation and disruption potential of insurance technology startups, or “insurtechs,” to complement their digital insurance strategies, according to Gartner, Inc. The Stamford, Conn.-headquartered information technology research and

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Insurance industry moving too slowly, must keep pace: Forgeron

October 25, 2016 Angela Stelmakowich, Editor

Canada’s property and casualty industry – in need of a regulatory environment that fosters the innovation and responsiveness consumers are demanding – is at risk of losing pace to new competitors, Don Forgeron, president and CEO of Insurance Bureau of

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Canada fourth largest cyber security hub in world, Ontario has potential to assume leading role

October 19, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

More investment and co-ordination is needed if Ontario – which offers strengths in financial services and technology – is to realize its potential to assume a more dominant leadership role in cyber security, notes a new report issued Thursday. Commissioned

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Saskatchewan Premier announces province’s climate change plan

October 18, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has released the province’s Climate Change White Paper, calling for adaptation and innovation instead of taxation on carbon. “There are three approaches we can take to fighting climate change – adaptation, innovation and taxation,” Wall said

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Industry must innovate or become irrelevant, conference speaker cautions

August 31, 2016 Angela Stelmakowich, Editor

The insurance industry will likely face what could be its biggest shift ever over the next decade and successful navigation will demand greater collaboration with a wider group of organizations, Mike Key, SAP’s vice president of business development, Global Core

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Alberta’s new insurance policy for TNCs a first for a Canadian province, policy available July 1

June 30, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

A new insurance policy for transportation network companies (TNCs) is available to insurance firms licensed in Alberta as of July 1, in line with the provincial government’s recently announced TNC framework geared at promoting fairness and road safety. The insurance

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Quebec’s financial services regulator creates fintech working group

June 16, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), Quebec’s financial services regulator, has announced the creation of a financial technology (fintech) working group whose primary mandate is to analyze technological innovations in the sector and anticipate regulatory and consumer protection issues. “The