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Property market loss estimate for Europe’s Cyclone Egon reaches 275 million euros: PERILS
July 13, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe latest property insurance market loss estimate for extratropical cyclone Egon, which hit parts of France and Germany in mid-January, has increased to 275 million euros, Zurich-based PERILS reported on Wednesday. Representing the third of four estimates to be issued…
Consumers starting to expect zero friction, omni-channel offering key: CIAA event speakers
April 18, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichInsurance is among the services that must offer an omni-channel experience if it expects to address the expectations of consumers as the complexity of their demands shift, Duncan Stewart, director of technology, media and telecommunications research for Deloitte Canada, suggested…
Collaboration, communication and integration key to success: Boland at IBAO Convention
October 23, 2016 Jason Contant, Online EditorBrokers, broker management system (BMS) companies and insurance companies all need to “come together” using collaboration, communication and integration, incoming Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) president Traci Boland said last week at the association’s 96th annual convention. “The theme…
Persisting low interest rates, regulatory cost concerns expected to result in lower returns: U.S. insurers
July 15, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAbout three-quarters of polled insurers south of the border “have lowered their target return-on-equity expectations to 10% or lower,” notes a new special report released Thursday by A.M. Best. The lowered expectations are “a reflection of highly competitive market conditions…