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Open banking in Canada could help insurers with credit scoring

January 20, 2021 by Greg Meckbach

Open banking could give insurers better data for credit scoring, suggests an official with the organization that handles clearing and settlement for banks in Canada. “I think we will see more accurate underwriting and more accurate credit scoring,” Andrew McFarlane,

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How career prospects are looking in risk management

May 16, 2019 by Greg Meckbach

Are you one of those brokers who’s thinking of changing jobs so that you’re buying commercial insurance instead of selling it? “There is a shortage of supply [of risk managers], so if anybody is looking for a fast way to

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Aviva Canada looking into electronic payments standard

February 22, 2018 by Jason Contant

As payment systems continue to modernize globally and locally, one Canadian insurer says it is hoping to explore opportunities related to its payment infrastructure. While it is not currently using ISO 20022, an international standard that supports electronic payments, Aviva

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Want to offer real-time claims payments? Start planning now

February 19, 2018 by Jason Contant

Canadian insurance companies should start to plan now how they will implement ISO 20022, an international standard that supports electronic payments, the chief operating officer of Payments Canada told Canadian Underwriter Wednesday. “Your large insurance companies… ought to be thinking

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Standards now exist for same-day insurance claims payments

February 15, 2018 by Jason Contant

Imagine when same-day insurance claims payments are a reality, without the need to overhaul any existing infrastructure. That could become a reality sooner than you think. ISO 20022, an international payments messaging standard that supports electronic payments, is already in

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Modernization of payment systems long overdue amid rapid changes: Bank of Canada official

May 26, 2017 Andy Blatchford - THE CANADIAN PRESS

The country’s payments infrastructure is long overdue for an update to ensure financial system stability amid the rapid advance of new technologies and the risks that accompany them, a senior Bank of Canada official said Thursday. Deputy bank governor Sylvain