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Long-term data strategy will allow for making the most of the information: OMIA’s Taylor

March 31, 2017 by Angela Stelmakowich

Mutual insurers need a long-term plan to ensure they meet the twin goals of capitalizing on the opportunities that data offers and continue to staying true to serving customers, the head of the Ontario Mutual Insurance Association (OMIA) suggested Thursday.

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Canadian executives investing in tech skills training, but still struggle to keep up with technology change: PwC Canada

March 29, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Polled Canadian organizations are struggling to keep up with constant technology change despite executives viewing digital strategy, cyber security and data analytics as quite or highly important skills to their businesses, notes a new report issued Wednesday by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

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Risk managers sometimes overlook ‘positive side of risk:’ RIMS report

June 7, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Organizations need to take some risks,  and risk managers need to understand the value of taking such risks, Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. (RIMS) said in a report announced Tuesday. “Usually risk is defined as the possibility of loss

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North American organizations experiencing slow shift to public cloud: Softchoice study

May 20, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Transitioning to public cloud is a slow-moving process for most businesses, according to a new study by Softchoice, a North American IT solutions and managed services provider. Released on Tuesday, the study, titled The State of Cloud Readiness: Transformation and

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Forecasting emerging risks expected to get tougher: Marsh/RIMS report

April 11, 2016 Angela Stelmakowich, Editor

SAN DIEGO – Cyber attacks – once again identified as a top critical business risk – are expected to be a source of emerging risks, but forecasting for all emerging risks could prove more challenging over the next three years,

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Technology playing ever larger role in U.S. specialty lines carriers’ ability to attract and retain clients: Novarica

March 30, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Specialty lines in the United States continue to be hypercompetitive, with technology playing an ever larger role in insurers’ ability to attract, retain and serve clients and brokers (agents) profitably, according to a new report from Novarica. The Business and

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Uncertain times highlight need for change at the CFO, finance levels: Deloitte

March 29, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

An increasingly uncertain business climate means finance departments have just four to five years to modernize if they are to meet the rising expectations of the organizations they serve, suggests a report issued Tuesday by Deloitte. Chief financial officers (CFOs)