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Mergers and Acquisition
Intact buys restoration firm
August 7, 2019 by Adam MalikIntact Financial Corporation has entered the restoration services area. The insurer has struck a deal to acquire Vancouver-based On Side Restoration. The company announced the acquisition late on Aug. 6, which it says will strengthen its ability to provide claims…
American brokerage continues Canadian expansion
July 11, 2019 by Adam MalikUnited States brokerage NFP has acquired Toronto-based McLean Hallmark Insurance Group as part of its strategy to expand into the Canadian market. McLean Hallmark has offices in Toronto, Markham and Mississauga and Halifax. It offers property and casualty coverage in…
Desjardins exec explores intricacies of State Farm acquisition
May 10, 2019 by Adam MalikA merger between two direct carriers may seem simple enough, but stumbling blocks can quickly appear once you peel back the layers. It’s a lesson Desjardins learned during its acquisition of State Farm. Things you don’t think about come to…
Increased cyber espionage, data integrity attacks part of global threat landscape in 2017: Stroz Friedberg
January 5, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterTop cyber threats in the coming year include nation state cyber espionage, a rise in data integrity attacks and more attacks harnessing Internet of Things (IoT) devices, Stroz Friedberg, an Aon company, notes in its 2017 Cybersecurity Predictions report. “We…