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Why personal lines cyber is a growing need for consumers

July 10, 2023 by Alyssa DiSabatino

When a company has been cyber breached, they are obligated to tell their clients their data’s been leaked. But personal consumers may be more likely to bury their shame and eat the cost of the cyber scam—even to their detriment,

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How consolidation is changing broker-insurer relationships

July 7, 2023 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Brokerage consolidation is changing how insurers interact with their broker partners, panellists said during the Insurance Brokers Association of B.C. (IBABC) AGM and Leader’s Conference in Whistler, B.C., last week.  The impact of consolidation is most acute for insurers who

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How insurers can reduce cyber claims without slashing coverages

July 6, 2023 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Cyber insurers are finding that acting as incident response services for their small- to mid-sized business clients is helping to reduce overall claims, experts shared during an industry conference.  Insurers should be the first ones to open the lines of

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Is it possible for MGAs to become too mainstream?

July 5, 2023 by Alyssa DiSabatino

While Managing General Agents (MGAs) say their firms are here to stay, their competitors are discussing whether the specialty underwriting market is oversaturated. The topic arose in response to an audience question about whether the industry acknowledges the role MGAs

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Brokers, insurers differ on the value of numerous flood products for home owners

July 4, 2023 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Canada’s property and casualty insurance brokers have long maintained the need for a unified flood map, but insurers want to compete on their proprietary flood maps, and the ongoing differences between brokers and their insurance partners on this point became

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Insurance Brokers Association of British Columbia annual conference and trade show, June 14 to 16, 2017

June 14, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Whistler provided a spectacular backdrop for the 69th annual Conference & Tradeshow of the Insurance Brokers Association of B.C. Highlights included: a gala dinner capped with a performance by Juno Award-winning R&B group The Philosopher Kings; a keynote presentation on