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Gore Mutual launches cyber and data breach product for Canadian small businesses
June 9, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterGore Mutual Insurance Company has announced a cyber and data response product for Canadian small businesses as well as a partnership with a global home automation company to provide flood sensors to select commercial and personal customers. Gore Mutual announced…
Canadian Reports and US-Reports merge to create risk solutions company Afirm
February 22, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterH.W. Kaufman Financial Group announced on Wednesday that it has “strategically” combined US-Reports and Canadian Reports, rebranding both companies under the name Afirm. The merger will continue their global presence and allow a single source for loss control inspection, premium…
Zurich North America, Deloitte collaborating on cyber protection
February 14, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterZurich North America and Deloitte reported on Tuesday that they are working together to provide services for customers to help them better understand and protect themselves from cyber related risks. Initial offerings include risk transfer options provided by Zurich and…
FM Global creates dedicated cyber risk engineering, underwriting units
September 26, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterFM Global is looking to bolster its expertise in first-party cyber solutions for the benefit of its mutual policyholders with its move to form integrated engineering and underwriting units dedicated to doing just that. The move seeks to address the…
TSB calls for implementation of voice and video recorders on locomotives in Canada
September 20, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is calling for the implementation of voice and video recorders on locomotives in Canada. The call follows the release of the TSB’s report on its safety study, Expanding the use of locomotive voice…
Resilience should be a goal of all organizations
September 12, 2016 by Angela StelmakowichCALGARY — Darius Delon, chair of the RIMS Canada Council, had a very simple message for those attending the annual conference in Calgary Monday: every organization can be hit by disaster, so every organization needs to be resilient. Scenario brainstorming,…
Ottawa seeks feedback on agriculture policy framework, including risk mitigation
August 11, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe federal government is looking for feedback on its “next agricultural policy framework,” which could entail promoting private-sector risk management tools. The first phase of its consultation closed July 31. In the next phase, the government is seeking feedback on…
VIA Rail safety management system “not yet” fully integrated into corporate risk management system: Auditor General of Canada
May 3, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterPassenger train operator VIA Rail Canada Inc. has not yet “fully integrated” its safety management system into its corporate risk management system, but the crown corporation has implemented mitigation measures for most of its risks, the Auditor General of Canada…