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solvency
Where the feds stand with an earthquake backstop
December 7, 2023 by David GambrillCanada’s federal government is aware of the need for a government financial backstop for earthquake losses, but the question is, will an earthquake happen before then? Panellists at Canadian Underwriter’s 2024 Economic Outlook webinar Nov. 27 were asked if there…
Which peril might bankrupt the Canadian P&C industry?
June 28, 2023 Canadian Underwriter StaffOttawa’s effort to build policy around flood risk in the face of climate change is important, but it overlooks a peril that could be far more catastrophic for Canadian P&C insurers, Alister Campbell, president and CEO of Property and Casualty…
Still standing
October 22, 2020 David Gambrill, Editor in ChiefThe P&C industry’s second-quarter earnings reflect the impact of COVID-19. Overall, they tell a story of financial resilience
Insurance Bureau calls on Ontario to implement file-and-use process for private passenger auto, allow e-signatures
February 7, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Ontario government should apply a file-and-use process for private passenger auto coverage, Insurance Bureau of Canada suggested in a paper released Monday. Auto insurers’ rate changes are subject to approval by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario. FSCO actuaries…
No ‘plague’ of data breaches and solvency issues, fintech industry CEOs say
April 6, 2016 Alexandra Posadzki - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – There is no “plague” of data breaches and solvency issues affecting financial technology upstarts, contrary to what TD Bank’s CEO says, the heads of several companies in the so-called fintech sector said Monday. The industry insiders were responding…
Conduct Becoming
March 11, 2016 Patrick Déry, Chair, Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators, and Superintendent, Solvency, Autorité des marchés financiersInsurance regulators in Canada have taken an important step forward with the recent adoption of a new, co-operative supervision framework for market conduct. The framework provides the foundation required to continue the central mandate to serve consumers at a time when the insurance marketplace is evolving and experiencing rapid change.