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P&C industry fastening its seatbelt for risk of global recession
June 20, 2022 by David GambrillFresh from emerging from a global pandemic, Canada’s P&C insurance industry is turning its mind toward the next item on its global risks list – the threat of an economic recession. Global economic recession topped the list of potential 2023…
Could the P&C industry have anticipated current supply chain issues?
May 9, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoPandemic-related supply chain interruptions have been contributing factors to rising commercial client exposures, and this outcome could have been anticipated, say panellists in a Canadian Underwriter webinar. “When you think about firms who have offshored, whether it be processing, or…
Paid How to help your clients risk manage prolonged supply chain struggles
April 5, 2022 HDI GlobalWith experts predicting the pandemic-induced global supply chain crisis will continue for at least several months, if not as long as two years, it has become more important than ever to help your clients manage their exposures. “It continues to…
Businesses bracing for high inflation to stick around over next two years: survey
April 4, 2022 Adena Ali - THE CANADIAN PRESSThe Bank of Canada said Monday that Canadian businesses expect average inflation to remain elevated over the next two years, but see interest rate moves and better supply chains cooling things off longer term. The central bank’s latest Business Outlook…
Manufacturers look to budget for help on supply chain problems, domestic production
April 1, 2022 Jordan Press - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – The federal Liberals are being asked to muscle space in next week’s budget to help Canada become more productive, and lay investments to lure new companies as part of a push to simplify pandemic-strained supply chains. For years,…
How supply chain back-ups are contributing to cargo theft
March 9, 2022 by Jason ContantSupply chain disruptions and back-ups due to COVID-19 and other factors (such as a shortage of drivers or trucks to deliver product) are contributing to concerns around cargo theft, a transportation industry expert says. “When you have more [cargo] that’s…
Omicron variant raises uncertainty as companies downgrade forecasts
February 1, 2022 Christopher Reynolds - THE CANADIAN PRESSThe highly transmissible Omicron variant has prompted companies in the manufacturing and resource sectors to downgrade their earnings forecasts amid ongoing uncertainty linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cascades Inc., the Quebec-based packaging and tissue company, said Monday it expects fourth-quarter…
Truckers say vaccine requirement for crossing border will exact economic toll
January 12, 2022 Christopher Reynolds - THE CANADIAN PRESSMONTREAL – Truckers are warning that a Jan. 15 deadline requiring them to be vaccinated in order to enter Canada will put additional strain on supply chains amid the latest COVID-19 surge and severe worker shortages. As of Saturday, truck…
Key B.C. highway reopens to truck traffic after flood damage; rebuilds supply chains
December 21, 2021 The Canadian PressVANCOUVER – British Columbia’s “hobbled” supply chains received a major boost with the reopening of the primary transport route for goods heading to and from Metro Vancouver, a spokesman for the trucking industry said. The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and…
Why a short-term approach to talent management doesn’t work anymore
November 26, 2021 by Jason ContantIt’s time employers get better at sourcing their own talent and actively developing their employees’ skills, two authors wrote in a blog from Harvard Business Review. “For decades, companies have adopted a short-term, ad hoc approach to talent management —…
Border-crossing vaccine mandate adds to driver shortages, supply chain concerns
November 17, 2021 Canadian Underwriter StaffBrokers are struggling to support their transportation clients as a new border-crossing vaccine mandate adds to driver shortages and supply chain concerns for an industry that’s already grappling with a host of prolonged concerns, a broker has said. The recent…
Annual inflation rate rises to 4.7% in October, Statistics Canada says
November 17, 2021 by Jason ContantOTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation in October rose to 4.7 per cent as the consumer price index posted its largest year-over-year gain since February 2003. The increase compared with a year-over-year increase in the consumer…