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Most Canadian IT professionals report some security solutions “outdated and inadequate”: study

February 14, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Most IT professionals in Canada (73%) feel strongly that some of their security solutions are outdated and inadequate, according to the Canadian results of a global study released last week. The Need for a New IT Security Architecture: Global Study

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Soft and hard disruptors will vastly transform Canadian collision industry in next 10 years: CCIF speaker

January 27, 2017 Jason Contant, Online Editor

The Canadian collision industry will be “ripped apart beyond belief” in a decade by several disruptors, including connected autonomous vehicles and ridesharing, a speaker suggested Friday at the Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) meeting in Vaughan, Ont. Andrew King, managing

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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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Use of digital channels increasing, but technology can’t fully replace human connections during auto claims process: J.D. Power U.S. study

October 27, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Millenials’ customer satisfaction with the auto insurance process in the United States, while still the lowest among all generations, is improving and carrying the rest of the industry with it, according to the J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Auto Claims Satisfaction

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Millennials ‘not that informed’ about coverage needs: Travelers Canada CEO

October 22, 2016 Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor

Customers in their 20s and 30s are “not that informed” of their property insurance needs, suggested Duane Sanders, president and chief executive officer of Travelers Canada, at the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario annual convention Thursday. Sanders was one of

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Insurers who fail to “adapt to what millennials are looking for” will let go of “majority” of customers: Intact president

October 20, 2016 Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor

Insurance providers need to “rethink” how they provide advice to customers in their 20s and 30s, the president of Intact Insurance suggested Thursday to an audience of Ontario brokers. “Millennials still want advice,” Intact Insurance president Jean-Francois Blais said during

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Focus on behaviours of Generation Z to digitally engage consumers, Kanetix conference hears

September 28, 2016 Jason Contant, Online Editor

Although insurers have often looked at the purchasing actions of Millenials, they would do best to start examining the behaviours of the following generation – Generation Z – to digitally engage their customers, attendees to the Kanetix Insights 2.0 conference

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Social media the most dangerous medium for individual, corporate public image, new Canadian poll finds

August 31, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Social media is the medium most able to cause damage to the public image of an individual or organization, according to the results of a new Nanos Research poll. Toronto-based Signal Leadership Communication Inc. (SLC), a social PR consultancy for

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Global P&C insurance market forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.77% from 2016 to 2020

May 31, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

The global property and casualty insurance market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.77% during the period of 2016 to 2020, according to a new report from Research and Markets. The report from the

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Usage-based insurance expected to grow to 142 million subscribers globally by 2023 from 12 million in 2015, new report says

May 9, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Usage-based auto insurance (UBI) is expected to grow to 142 million subscribers globally by 2023, according to a new report from IHS Automotive, a part of IHS, Inc. and a source of information and insight to the global automotive industry.

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North American workers exhibit risky cloud behavior, study finds

April 14, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Enterprise cloud adoption has matured in recent years, but employees using cloud apps continue to display “reckless technology habits” that put their employers at risk, according to a study released on Wednesday by a North American IT solutions and managed