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New mobile app issues verbal safety warnings to Edmonton drivers
September 13, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe City of Edmonton has launched a new mobile app that warns drivers of school zones, speed limit changes and high collision locations. City of Edmonton Councillor Dave Loken said in a press release from the city on Monday that…
Capitalizing on Analytics
August 2, 2016 Angela Stelmakowich, Editor; and Jason Contant, Online EditorTime will bring more and more data. But to truly understand and reap the benefits, information needs to be properly analyzed. First-movers are expected to realize the biggest advantage and chart their future paths.
Saskatchewan launches new public emergency app and website
June 27, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe province of Saskatchewan has launched the new SaskAlert mobile app and SaskAlert.ca website to “connect residents across the province with the information they need when an emergency strikes.” The SaskAlert.ca website and app (available at the site) were released…
Province of Alberta introduces new website, improved mobile app to help manage flood risk
June 10, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe government of Alberta has introduced a new website and updated mobile app to help “keep Albertans informed and allow municipalities to respond faster and more efficiently if conditions change.” Although Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) noted in a press…
U.K. penetration testing firm hacks into SUV through mobile app
June 9, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterUnited Kingdom-based Pen Test Partners LLP said recently that it has hacked into a Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) through a mobile app. Pen Test Partners said in a blog post on June 5 that while most remote…
App Flap
June 1, 2016 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorMobile application developers can do plenty to reduce the security risk of their apps. That said, information security also depends on the devices themselves, which, unfortunately, are not always within the control of insurers or their developers.
Mobile app benefits discussed at Insurance Analytics Canada conference
May 16, 2016 Jason Contant, Online EditorAs one of the brokerages that was “significantly affected” by the Fort McMurray wildfires, Sharp Insurance was able to contact every single one of its clients using analytics, attendees to the Insurance Analytics Canada conference heard on Friday. “We were…
Kanetix Ltd. partners with ClientDesk to help insurance industry engage with customers digitally
April 25, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterKanetix Ltd. has partnered with ClientDesk Inc. to offer a new insurance solution to insurance providers, intermediaries and their customers – a mobile self-service technology for policyholders that allows insurance providers to connect with their clients via a mobile app.…
New mobile app from Zurich released at 2016 RIMS to help companies assess, manage risk
April 11, 2016 Angela Stelmakowich, EditorSAN DIEGO – Zurich Insurance Group is unveiling a new mobile app this week at the 2016 RIMS Conference and Exhibition which the company reports will enable customers to perform their own on-site risk assessments and use those results to…