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Should risk managers assume more risk?
July 29, 2019 by Jason ContantRisk managers should stop “trading dollars” with an insurer and consider increasing their deductibles and assuming some of the risk, suggested Stéphane Cossette, senior director of risk management with Quebecor Media Inc. “Get rid of the noise, get rid of…
The preferred way to transfer risk of automated cars: Travelers
July 22, 2018 by Jason ContantThe public policy division of Travelers is recommending that a “clear risk transfer mechanism” be in place to adapt auto insurance for autonomous vehicles. “While there has not been widespread attention paid to how liability and compensation will be addressed as…
PCS launches global cyber industry loss index
September 5, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterProperty Claim Services (PCS) announced that it has launched PCS Global Cyber, a new loss aggregation service that provides “industry loss estimates for individual affirmative worldwide cyber events with insured losses of at least $20 million industrywide.” Developed in collaboration…
Cyber work diagnostic tool to help foster a cyber-savvy workforce by making people the focus: Willis Towers Watson
July 21, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterWillis Towers Watson (WTW) has launched a new cyber work diagnostic tool designed to help bolster organizational readiness by focusing on talent management, emerging skills and roles, and defining the requirements of cyber work. The idea is to combat an…
Allianz Risk Transfer, Nephila Capital successfully pilot blockchain for Cat swap
June 14, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAllianz Risk Transfer AG (ART) and Nephila Capital Limited report successfully piloting the use of blockchain smart contract technology for transacting a natural catastrophe swap, an approach they suggest offers benefits for this and other types of insurance transactions. The…
Investments to fight cyber breaches must include technology, people and risk transfer: WTW cyber head
April 24, 2017 Angela StelmakowichPHILADELPHIA – Considering human risk is essential when determining how best to combat data breaches and associated costs, but the human element is routinely overshadowed by technology in organizational efforts to bolster cyber security, says Anthony Dagostino, global head of…
Damage to reputation/brand gets social, cyber jumps higher on risk list: Aon survey
April 24, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichPHILADELPHIA – Social media is amplifying the impact of the top-ranked risk for businesses – damage to reputation and brand – while cyber risk has fully entrenched itself in the Top 10, becoming the number one risk for respondents in…
IBC supports regional platform for disaster risk reduction outcomes, vows to continue working with government
March 15, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterInsurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has voiced the property and casualty industry’s continued support for efforts by the federal government to enhance disaster risk reduction and make communities more resilient. “Our industry remains committed to being a full partner with…
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…
Aon announces alternative cyber risk transfer approach
January 24, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAon Global Risk Consulting announced on Tuesday its Cyber Captive Program, which guides companies through a series of steps to help identify, assess and quantify their cyber exposures – “ultimately making more informed decisions around risk retention in a captive…
Ed launches global cyber academy
November 4, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterEd, the global reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced on Friday the launch of what it is calling the insurance industry’s first global cyber academy. The Ed Cyber Academy, which will be led by Peter Hacker, the company’s group chief innovation officer,…
Insurance industry must work to reduce protection gap, burden on governments
October 25, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe insurance industry needs to capitalize on its unique risk understanding to reduce the financial burden on governments in light of “the daunting scale of the protection gap,” Nick Frankland, CEO of EMEA operations for Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC,…