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York University launches new online Certificate in Risk Management course
August 23, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterYork University’s School of Continuing Studies said on Tuesday that it is responding to the “demand for comprehensive risk management training” by launching a new online Certificate in Risk Management course. The three-course online program (Risk Management Principles and Practices;…
Customers in driver’s seat, geared up for experimenting with insurance offerings: webinar
June 29, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichCustomers want to be in the driver’s seat and, increasingly, that is something insurance providers should want as well, Ellen Carney, principal analyst for e-business and channel strategy at U.S.-based research and advisory firm Forrester, suggested during a Centre for…
New Insurance Institute webinar to explore the sharing economy as an “opportunity and a threat” for Canadian p&c industry
May 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Institute of Canada (IIC) will host a webinar examining the sharing economy as both an opportunity and a threat to the Canadian p&c industry. The webinar is scheduled for June 14 at 1 p.m. EDT. It offers “future-forward…
ICLR to host webinar on effects of hail on vehicles
May 29, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will host a webinar next month on the effects of hail on vehicles. The Hail Impacts on Automobiles: A state-of-the-art-review webinar will be held on June 16 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.…
ICLR holding 2017 hurricane season forecast webinar on May 30
May 10, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) is holding a webinar on May 30 that will discuss a forecast of the 2017 hurricane season. Bob Robichaud, warning preparedness meteorologist for the Canadian Hurricane Centre, will be part of the interactive…
ICLR to hold its forecast of 2017 wildfire season on May 10
May 1, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) is holding its forecast of the 2017 wildfire season on May 10. The forecast, in a webinar running from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EST that day, will feature Dr. Kerry Anderson, fire…
ICLR to host webinar on lot-level approaches to control urban flood risk and mitigate basement flooding
April 7, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be hosting a webinar in two weeks on lot-level approaches to control urban flood risk and mitigate basement flooding. The webinar on April 21 at 10 a.m. Eastern time is part of…
ICLR to host webinar related to extreme rainfall on March 24
March 2, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be holding a webinar on “physics” versus climate models as related to extreme rainfall on March 24. The ICLR announced the webinar, titled Practical issues in updating IDF curves for future climate:…
ICLR to host webinar on Canadian wildland fire interface maps
January 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be hosting its next Friday Forum webinar on Canadian wildland fire interface maps on Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. to 11:30 am EST. The webinar, titled Canadian wildland fire interface maps: Tools…
Wider mandate for Ontario’s auto insurance regulator would be welcomed
January 19, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichA wide mandate for the body regulating Ontario’s auto insurance sector – one that promotes competition, innovation and responsiveness – would be welcomed, Karin Ots, senior vice president of regulatory and government relations for Aviva Canada, suggested Thursday during a…
Canadian Underwriter, DMTI Spatial webinar on Feb. 15 to explore analytics, location intelligence in insurance
January 12, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCanadian Underwriter magazine and DMTI Spatial are offering a webinar Feb. 15th on advanced analytics and location intelligence. The webinar, scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time, is titled Adapting to Digital Disruptions: How Advanced Analytics and Location Intelligence Helps the…
ICLR to host webinar on Great Cascadia megathrust earthquakes
January 3, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be hosting a webinar on “Great Cascadia megathrust earthquakes” on Thursday, Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. EST. The workshop, titled “Great Cascadia megathrust earthquakes: Past, present, and future,” will…